Fizzing at the bung..to reality.

[Hodge]

Just to be clear I'm freaking loving the 62, it just has idiosyncracies that irk me (can I say just like the partner?....sshhhhh!!). I'll come around I'm sure.
But if you ask me what shits me about the GU2 TD42T? Ummm...........hang on...........wait a sec..........thinking here........ahhh.........nup. Sorry I got nothing. Oh yeah, head wobbles. Thats probably it! It doesn't have an annoying cruise control coz it doesn't have one, and it has a tape deck! Now that is special! But it's time to move on.

Haha mate you have the ultimate of the ultimate.
It's solar systems ahead of the troglodyte GU.
You mentioned exhaust fitted. Let the lion roar and have heaps of panties thrown at ya !

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[rusty_nail]

A Y62 newby's early observations after 5000km on road only:

So I bought myself a new Y62 late last year (2022), wide-eyed and bushy-tailed.
I drove it stock, and loved it.
The TI-L front bumper was as ugly as sin with its fake plastic chrome inserts, but got plans for that.
The factory rims looked better in real life than in the brochure, but the 265 HTs had to go.
So after 246km I lay under it and replaced the silent factory exhaust with an aftermarket system.
I chucked new rims and some AT tyres on it and woohoo...loved it.
I had a bullbar installed, replacing the ugly factory plastic front end. It looks the part, but front suspension performance was substantially affected even though I didn't exceed maximum front load limit. A bit vague cornering over bumps now.
Adaptive cruise control - needs re-calibrating after bullbar install. It tried to kill me a few times after "seeing" slow vehicles in neighbouring lanes as if they were in mine and applying emergency braking. Thank god nobody was up my arse at the time.
Steering wheel.....too skinny. My Ford Terrtitory has a much better ergonomic (bit thicker and smaller diameter) steering wheel.
Steering wheel control buttons...not intuitive. I still need to look down to pick volume control and various other buttons. In comparison, the Territory's buttons are "just there" like a Jap-build should be.
The 7-speed transmission is quite honestly bloody disappointing. There is no logical reason for so many gears matched to this amazing engine. Let it pull. (I compare it to the Territory's straight 6 petrol engine that torques so hard through a 6-speed transmission). One or two less gears would see this big donk pulling harder down low and less "flighty".
Cruise control is hysterical. On gradients, on resume, even on setting it. Annoying.
Its factory headlights, great.
Its internal ergonomics, great.
Cooled seating, unbeatable!
Its looks, great.
Its engine.... f_cking amazing. No more to be said.
The HBMC (Hydraulic Body Motion Control) suspension is something else! Bloody amazing. No going back.

These observations are based solely on my highway blast up to Queensland and back over the Christmas break. Maybe some of my negative opinions will change once I get the thing properly off road which I admit I haven't done yet.

Maybe that transmission will win me over in the bush!

i dare you to find the limiter before @MudRunnerTD does haha. well done mate!

[Plasnart]

Haha mate you have the ultimate of the ultimate.
It's solar systems ahead of the troglodyte GU.
You mentioned exhaust fitted. Let the lion roar and have heaps of panties thrown at ya !

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Mate I throw me own panties out the window when I floor it

[Plasnart]

On the soft stuff on the beach the 62 is basically an Animal. The gear box excels on the beach mate. Just sweet symphony.

I have not really played with Rock Mode yet but sand mode was great.

But....... make sure you know how to actually get the thing into 4wd and further, into Low Range. Don't figure this out after you are bogged.....

AWD to 4WD on the fly is fine.
Hi range to Low range, stop. Foot on brake. Select neutral, select low range, ding, drive on. Low range is a beast.

Yeah covered that.

There's also a 2wd-only hack I found on youtube (Dash Offroad). Pull the 4wd fuse under the bonnet and AWD is disabled. I kept my factory spare based on this.

[BrazilianY60]

This !!! And mud, and bog holes ! It's in another league ... 4.8 used to be king of "bop bop bop" limiter fun .. step aside ! The 62 shreds it all to bits...

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What is the v8 volume?

[mudski]

Just to be clear I'm freaking loving the 62, it just has idiosyncracies that irk me (can I say just like the partner?....sshhhhh!!). I'll come around I'm sure.
But if you ask me what shits me about the GU2 TD42T? Ummm...........hang on...........wait a sec..........thinking here........ahhh.........nup. Sorry I got nothing. Oh yeah, head wobbles. Thats probably it! It doesn't have an annoying cruise control coz it doesn't have one, and it has a tape deck! Now that is special! But it's time to move on.

What do you think you will sell the GU for? I know someone who is looking for one.

[Plasnart]

What do you think you will sell the GU for? I know someone who is looking for one.

I'll PM you mate.

[Plasnart]

What is the v8 volume?

They're 5.6L mate.

[MudRunnerTD]

Yeah covered that.

There's also a 2wd-only hack I found on youtube (Dash Offroad). Pull the 4wd fuse under the bonnet and AWD is disabled. I kept my factory spare based on this.

yeah i had issues on teh beach on my first bog, the thing just would not select low range and would not spin any wheels. was very very strange. it seemed to not allow me to slelect low because it was already under pressure. Was a frustrating time on the beach and i wondered why i sold the GUIV. Once it selected (This took several minutes and turning the car off a couple of times even) then it was basically a Beast and didnt show any signs of strugling after that.

Yes i have watched plenty of Dash vids, i have spoken at length with him a few times too when i first bought the car. I bought the rear difflock bypass loom off him and rate this mod highly as it basically changes the rear difflock into a selectable E Locker which is nice.