aulansalot
6th July 2014, 12:24 PM
Just purchased a 2005 Patrol for a steal, but unfortunately there was no user manual so came on here to find out a few things. Am going to trawl through the forums to find my answers I need. I hope the community can answer the questions I have if I am unable to find them for myself.
EDIT:
So the Patrol I picked up is a 12/2005 ST 3.0L Turbo Diesel with 152,000kms on the clock. I have a budget to do some mods on it, but there are a few things holding me back. It has 2 spares, and all 6 tyres have been replaced within past 3 months with Cooper A/T3's so cant really justify changing out tyres (do I really need to from stock size? 305's do look nice though). The car itself is pretty well stock, and we got it at a steal as my wife's work offloaded it to us for $6k when they shut up shop. I know I could invest some $$$ into it and get them back pretty easily, but with a budget of $0-$4,000 what should I really do? I've been reading up on NADS and it's only $400 odd to get this done. So far as what are we going to use it for, well we live in the north of WA so it'd be nice to be able to take it offroad. We tested it out today driving it up Mt Nameless in Tom Price and it did the trick quite well, I'm just thinking of when I go beach driving do I need to think about anything other than making sure my compressor is handy and letting down the tyres? Is a lift kit needed for beach driving or is it simply a way of increasing clearance?
My current wishlist if anything is:
- NADS (if needed).
- Roof rack with awning.
- A set of 305's (do I need to change rims?)
- Winch.
- Dual batteries.
Do I need to change out stock intercooler? I'm only ever going to be towing a <750kg unbraked camper trailer.
If your keen to share your thoughts I'd appreciate it.
EDIT:
So the Patrol I picked up is a 12/2005 ST 3.0L Turbo Diesel with 152,000kms on the clock. I have a budget to do some mods on it, but there are a few things holding me back. It has 2 spares, and all 6 tyres have been replaced within past 3 months with Cooper A/T3's so cant really justify changing out tyres (do I really need to from stock size? 305's do look nice though). The car itself is pretty well stock, and we got it at a steal as my wife's work offloaded it to us for $6k when they shut up shop. I know I could invest some $$$ into it and get them back pretty easily, but with a budget of $0-$4,000 what should I really do? I've been reading up on NADS and it's only $400 odd to get this done. So far as what are we going to use it for, well we live in the north of WA so it'd be nice to be able to take it offroad. We tested it out today driving it up Mt Nameless in Tom Price and it did the trick quite well, I'm just thinking of when I go beach driving do I need to think about anything other than making sure my compressor is handy and letting down the tyres? Is a lift kit needed for beach driving or is it simply a way of increasing clearance?
My current wishlist if anything is:
- NADS (if needed).
- Roof rack with awning.
- A set of 305's (do I need to change rims?)
- Winch.
- Dual batteries.
Do I need to change out stock intercooler? I'm only ever going to be towing a <750kg unbraked camper trailer.
If your keen to share your thoughts I'd appreciate it.