Thread: New car can it keep up

Originally Posted by INter674

Yes there is a natural progression with almost all 4wdrivers.. from smashing thru bog holes to more sedate and sensible off road driving and touring.

Want to smash bog holes all day long...buy a cheap petrol GQ Patrol.

Want to drive comfortably off road and/or tour. ...buy a more sophisticated and safer vehicle.

Case in point..youngest son went from lifted twin turbo'ed GQ with 35s to a more sedate and lightly midded GU. Reason..a kid in tow now and relatedly the daughter's partner slow rolled his GQ and we were mortified how it crumpled into a flat pack. He survived but now fits his Nissans with huge roll bars...as well as plating the chassis weak points and diffs to stop them bending..fitting aftermarket springs..shocks..panhards..rims..tyres..drag link..larger rad...etc etc etc

My D4 cost less than he spends on modding Patrols..go figure😎

hahaha yes!!
I never thought I'd be "that guy".I used to look at Discovery's and think they were soft roaders.
Only when I did the research for a luxury 4wd (my shortlist was leather interior, electrics, and Low range), there wasn't really anything in the range that could compete.
I still have a desire to do alot of the same driving in the Vic high country - I have seen pics of Discoverys in the same places I took the Patrol, so I have no doubts it will do the work. I might just take a different line than last time

I'm looking forward to taking the discovery out properly. i haven't yet had the chance, I am still in the process of fabricating the winch bracket for it with an albright solenoid. once that's done I'll head out.
The wife def likes it alot more than the patrol, thats for sure.

Not taking away from patrols, they are great vehicles. But a little too utilitarian for my likes at this stage of my life.

Would agree that the d3/4 would keep up with the bigger boys. Got invited to watagans by a mate and was the only discovery 3 there on stock 19" HT tyres amongst the Hilux's and 80's with lockers, 33's and 35's. Damages on the trip was scratches from branches along the car and bent the stock boards. That's about it. Went pretty much everywhere the boys went but I did choose to take an alternative track when I feel the car couldn't make it(35's were struggling doing the obstacles) as it is not equipped with any winches. My mate was a little disappointed cause he thought he'll be able to recover a Land Rover but instead he was recovering the 80's on the same track where all of us had to drive through.

I don't do the heavy stuff but I have got an ARB bull bar which looks pretty. Also GOE 18" wheels, with BFG KO2s 265/65/18. The 65 profiles give me a lot of confidence. I am not aware of the tyres touching anything when on full lock too, but I admit to only going full lock when I am reversing my camping van. And that is backing my van through my tight gates into my suburban home. These things do have a very tight turn considering their wheel base. My concern when buying was sand, as they are heavy and have less tyre than a 200 series (which is a bit lighter). Going from 55 profile 19" factory to 18" 60 profile provides a large amount of extra float (for sand driving) ... I think around 900kg (when the tyre is let down). I assume the 65 profile gives me a whole lot more again when it lengthens its tread when deflated. I think there are other 18" wheels around now, but the GOE ones are stronger and lighter than the factory 19" wheels and have worked for many I think. I've yet to be on sand though .... oh and on corrugations, I was told one should not go by feel, and to drive slower than the vehicle can easily go. Because while the ride is often very smooth, the suspension is still working very hard. The air hides the work it's doing evidently.

Besides the excellent Llams ( inventor Small's name backwards and image if he'd spelled Smalls backwards ) people advise putting in a devise to identify faults in computers etc which enables being able to turn off a fault hence avoiding a vehicle potentially going into permanent very slow speed mode. There are also some low cost kits to isolate and get you home when an air pipe fails. GOE used to sell those, I hope they still do? Others would know more than me.

Originally Posted by scarry

With a descent set of tyres,thats 18",it will out do a stock patrol in the rough stuff all day.There is no comparison.

What about the Y62 Paul?

It seems pretty damned impressive with only decent tyres fitted.

Look up road test comparisons..the diesel D4 comes out on top v the Y62 for on road and off road ride and capability and is way better on fuel and has more features fitted std.

But the Y62 can take 35"tyres without much modding and has the grunt to turn them fast. The Y62 is slowely being picked up for off road use as it is better value than a Cruiser.

Engine supercharges v well too...and no issues have arisen mechanically yet.

I seriously looked at buying one but the SC D4 was a better car all round and kills the Y62 for maneuverability and visibility...something the missus likes a lot when shopping. It was also 20k cheaper😚

Hope Nissan keeps building them😎

Originally Posted by rick130

What about the Y62 Paul?

It seems pretty damned impressive with only decent tyres fitted.

Good question,i dunno?Havent seen a test with it in the real rough stuff.

It certainly has some get up and go,and is huge.

What will be interesting is the LC 200 replacement end of year.

They are saying Turbo 3.5L petrol,and the V8 diesel is staying,with a few mods.

Originally Posted by scarry

Good question,i dunno?Havent seen a test with it in the real rough stuff.

It certainly has some get up and go,and is huge.

What will be interesting is the LC 200 replacement end of year.

They are saying Turbo 3.5L petrol,and the V8 diesel is staying,with a few mods.

Yes the Y62 is big with lots of rear overhang..something the off road tests comment on esp lack of maneuverability.

Check out the latest 4wd Action there's a SC Y62 doing some tough tracks in Tassie.. sounds great too😁

Hope Yota keep the V8 for their sake as it is the reason most buy their 4wd trucks and without which the 79 s for example would be quite ordinary!

Originally Posted by INter674

Yes the Y62 is big with lots of rear overhang..something the off road tests comment on esp lack of maneuverability.

Check out the latest 4wd Action there's a SC Y62 doing some tough tracks in Tassie.. sounds great too

Hope Yota keep the V8 for their sake as it is the reason most buy their 4wd trucks and without which the 79 s for example would be quite ordinary!

There was a Y62 on an LROR YouTube vid and it was doing the track easily, albeit I think it was running 35's