Good mornings smileys,
I usually go by the moniker "Andy".
No, I don't have a Patrol. But certainly thinking of it. And thinking of it. And scheming for it... Maybe sometime in the next year hopefully. Gives me lots of time to read up all about them on here and get an idea for what I'd be getting myself in for.
In terms of future thoughts, the main thing would be probably for the patrol to be set up as a tourer, so I can take junior out to see the country - most of which I haven't seen myself!
In the mean time I'm driving the patrol's little brother - Nissan X-trail. My first foray into operating a diesel, although it does spoil me somewhat - 127kW / 360N.m(2000rpm) tucked into 1500kgs.
My interest has already been caught in the mech threads (I've already done a little sniffing about) because of the vast experience already attained with patrol diesels - the exys are a newcomer to this technology, starting out with a turbo'd CRD.
I successfully managed to put the cart before the horse in this case - got the xtrail and then discovered 4wd'ing. The exy is great and can do a lot, but it does have its limitations, such as no low range. I have already done a couple of mods to it though - 35mm lift (gives 24cm or so under the diffs), 3mm steel bash plates - front, diff and rear end, nudge bar with little drivers. Oh, and AT tyres. The Exy shouldn't be underestimated due to its excess power/torque combined with light weight (but shouldn't be over-estimated either!).
Anyways, looking forward to learning so much from you mob and perhaps occasionally I'll have something I can share back to the community.
Cheerio.
Andy
