Hi.

I am about to go backpacking Australia and will have to buy a car. I have an eye on the Nissan Patrol, which I think is a wonderful car, but will it be suitable as a backpacker car? I believe I will drive about 12-15.000 km, so the fuel economy has to be if not good then decent. My fuel budget is maximum 2500 AUD Since I will be sleeping in the back of the car, it has to have space for a mattress. I do not have endless of money, so the maximum purchase price is 3500 AUD.

I have searched Gumtree and found some 1989-1991 GQ Patrols to an affordable price, running on dual fuel. Does dual fuel cope with my requirement of an okay fuel economy? I searched Google for answers but the answers were years old, and the LPG price has risen since, so I couldn't really use it..


Thanks in advance

// kgoul