Patrol with a FORD badge

[taslucas]

I have a 91 GQ, mate has a 92 Maverick. Both have TB42, Same Auto, same carbi, Same interior including electric windows. Mine is a Ti so has a few more options inside (bucket seats, velour, elect mirrors, etc)
One interesting difference is the power button: Mine has a power button on the gear stick, when you push it to "power on", it holds a gear longer letting the revs get higher.
My mates Mav has an overdrive button on the gearstick which acts the opposite, when you push it to "overdrive off" the engine acts the same as mine with the power button on.
The mav also has a button on the dash which can switched between "power---off---hold". when switched to "hold" it holds the gear its in (usually)
Bit confusing

[chester]

You'd now you were winning he argument because you had to yell back at them while you were pulling them out!!

LOL funny you should say that,i was snatching a mate out of a bog and the angle's were all wrong and ended up putting it on it's side,i thought it was funny.
Bloody nissan i think was the cry from the rolled cruiser.

[easydoesit]

I love looking through my ford maverick windscreen and the first thing you notice is the nissan stamp on the wipers

[patch697]

I can't believe ford asked Nissan to go to all the trouble of repressing rocker covers for the Mav's without the Nissan stamped in them & left everything else under the bonnet with it in, including to overflow bottle which is something that regularly checked?????

I wonder how much extra they whacked on the price of a new Mav for that privilege.................lol

[AB]

I like the radio aerials on the Mav's though. They are clamped onto the drivers A pillar and run on the same angle.

Way better then Nissan straight up aerials just asking to be bent and snapped if you forget to take it down in the scrub.

[patch697]

I like the radio aerials on the Mav's though. They are clamped onto the drivers A pillar and run on the same angle.

Way better then Nissan straight up aerials just asking to be bent and snapped if you forget to take it down in the scrub.

Believe me there not that good or safe from damage either. I've had to replace mine 3 time in 2 yrs & every time I've damaged it, its been down.

One good whack with a small branch is all it takes to bend them in the middle like a banana, the only consolation being a cheap $20 buck pillar mount special out of super cheap is all you need to replace the antenna itself.

I'd rather an in guard electric job myself that goes down automatically when you turn the radio itself off as I don't tend to have it on when out wheeling.

[growler2058]

Maybe a Pov pak thing AB my troll has the aerial on drivers 'a' panel

[the ferret]

Just don't buy ya parts from FORD lol. ouch!!!

[patch697]

Maybe a Pov pak thing AB my troll has the aerial on drivers 'a' panel

You could be right there Growlers as I did hear that all Mav's started life as intended Patrol Pov packs & where upgraded from there.

[patch697]

Just don't buy ya parts from FORD lol. ouch!!!

If you ask for anything in regards to a Mav here they send you to Nissan anyway. Thats how I learned even the ford badge in the grill isn't even ford its actually Nissan & even has a Nissan part number on it.

Go figure that one..... It had me scratch my head....hahahahaha