SG1
3rd September 2014, 12:04 PM
Hi all,
Reason for joining the forum is we are currently in the process of looking for our first patrol. We have to sell our Navara ZD30 first but with a growing family and misses refusing to drive a manual the Patrol seems a very good choice for us. We do a fair bit of fishing and try to get out camping as much as possible so generally put the 4wd to good use but nothing really serious, the added comfort of patrol also ticks a few boxes given our current D22 while very capable is a little hard on those longer trips.
My one concern with buying a used patrol given our price range it will be most likely a 04 GU III diesel auto is the engine problems Ive read about, and the high costs for a rebuild if it happens, I know we always here a lot more about the ones gone wrong but still is a concern, have read about some of the mods possible with ZD30 engines to help extend engine life but would be very interested to read on other users experience with this?
Anyway we are still keen on Patrol and hope its not a lucky dip when buying one in the 04-03 range?
Cheers and look forward to reading more and learning along the way.
Reason for joining the forum is we are currently in the process of looking for our first patrol. We have to sell our Navara ZD30 first but with a growing family and misses refusing to drive a manual the Patrol seems a very good choice for us. We do a fair bit of fishing and try to get out camping as much as possible so generally put the 4wd to good use but nothing really serious, the added comfort of patrol also ticks a few boxes given our current D22 while very capable is a little hard on those longer trips.
My one concern with buying a used patrol given our price range it will be most likely a 04 GU III diesel auto is the engine problems Ive read about, and the high costs for a rebuild if it happens, I know we always here a lot more about the ones gone wrong but still is a concern, have read about some of the mods possible with ZD30 engines to help extend engine life but would be very interested to read on other users experience with this?
Anyway we are still keen on Patrol and hope its not a lucky dip when buying one in the 04-03 range?
Cheers and look forward to reading more and learning along the way.