My 6th Patrol is now a Y62

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Having spent a week or more in working out a replacement for my 2 yo Gu8 I ended up choosing a Landcruiser Vx diesel. However having once owned a toyota, was a little cautious of going ahead and betraying my loyalty to the patrols.They have never let me down and taken quite a hammering at times.
So I dropped into a Nissan dealer to have a close look at the Y62. After the first drive I was hooked and didn't care about the "toted" huge fuel consumption. At the moment Nissan appear to be almost giving them away as a promotion to get more out there. The price difference was over $25,000. That would buy a lot of slabs of beer!!!
My current 3 litre Patrol struggles to pull our caravan against the wind and up hill at the same time and was using 18-20 l/100 doing it. So the only real replacement choice was limited. One concern that tended to raise caution on a Toyota was several reports on Landcruiser forums of the motors getting "dusted" and need replacing after getting into the 150-200,000 klm range. Toyota was giving these guys a $8000 exchange discount on a new one at a price of around $30,000, so maybe they are not a long lasting proposition. They are a terrific machine just the same but at $25,000 more to buy. If this is not a few isolated instances it could become a bit of a problem for the brand.
The Patrol in comparison also has less wind, engine and road noise getting into the cabin. I don't get the machine until next week so will give an update after I have driven around and towed my van. cheers!