Old school baby yeah!!!

[terranosaurusdoug]

I daren't put this in eBay bit but check it out!! This is seriously cool , man I wish I had the money for this

[solarman216]

Originally Posted by terranosaurusdoug

I daren't put this in eBay bit but check it out!! This is seriously cool , man I wish I had the money for this

Something missing???? Rick

[terranosaurusdoug]

sorry guys, I can't figure out how to edit it so here it is

https://www.gumtree.com/p/nissan/198...p-x/1140251477

[elty001]

Almost bought one of these a few years back.went and had a look and liked it so I went to the bank to get the money and in that time someone else came along with the cash and bought it.
Was gutted but that's life

[solarman216]

Bally hell £4.8k for a 27 year old motor, it would have to be good!!! but then I know nothing about trols, Rick

[elty001]

Yeah a bit of a hefty price tag.the one I looked at was up for £1500.
Didn't look as clean but was solid and looked after.

[terranosaurusdoug]

Yeh plenty of wiggle room in the price but that interior, wow!!!!
Some spacers on the wheels and a lift, oh yes

[AlexD333]

Only one trol for me, the 4.2td lwb I'm after

[terranosaurusdoug]

Originally Posted by AlexD333

Only one trol for me, the 4.2td lwb I'm after

Personally I just think they're a bit too big, I think that's one of the reasons L..d R...r D......rs did so well, small enough to squeeze through ridiculous lanes and gates etc. If I was going abroad however, somewhere pretty open, I would take a trol

[davenclaire]

That was our first 4x4 iv still got a couple of half shafts sitting here in the garage and a work shop manual.

Fitted bfg 31 10 50 15s to it was unstoppable got a video of the wife at gravel mania showing all the landrover boys up

[Daemo]

Originally Posted by terranosaurusdoug

Personally I just think they're a bit too big, I think that's one of the reasons L..d R...r D......rs did so well, small enough to squeeze through ridiculous lanes and gates etc. If I was going abroad however, somewhere pretty open, I would take a trol

yes, I find my patrol just too big and sometimes it just becomes a pain, nothing is made for a vehicle this size in this country especially carparks!! I didn't find it a problem back in nz or oz, I find myself using the missus focus more and more for nipping around.

still, getting off topic, a very nice example of a MK/MQ PATROL and just up the road from me, shame its a petrol and leaf sprung....

[terranosaurusdoug]

Originally Posted by davenclaire

That was our first 4x4 iv still got a couple of half shafts sitting here in the garage and a work shop manual.

Fitted bfg 31 10 50 15s to it was unstoppable got a video of the wife at gravel mania showing all the landrover boys up

That's pretty awesome mate, any chance of seeing the vid?

Parts for project coming together already ladies n gents

[terranosaurusdoug]

Originally Posted by Daemo

yes, I find my patrol just too big and sometimes it just becomes a pain, nothing is made for a vehicle this size in this country especially carparks!! I didn't find it a problem back in nz or oz, I find myself using the missus focus more and more for nipping around.

still, getting off topic, a very nice example of a MK/MQ PATROL and just up the road from me, shame its a petrol and leaf sprung....

Are there any smaller 4x4's popular over there?

[Daemo]

Originally Posted by terranosaurusdoug

Are there any smaller 4x4's popular over there?

suzukis have a following, land rovers have a following in a small way but other than that Nissan safaris, patrols, Toyota land cruisers, SWB PATROLS dominate nz, both have the reputation of being un breakable in normal/extreme conditions. There is a saying, if you want to drive into the desert you can take a land rover, if you want to drive out of the dessert take a Nissan.
small trucks are just no good on long corrugated roads (literally like driving on corrugated iron) you need long wheel base to absorb the corrugations, cracked chassis are common around suspension mounts especially in the outback. my mate bought a patrol from the outback, when he took the carpets out to clean them and get rid of the sand he found a snake had shed its skin under them,oinly about a foot long but a little un nerving and quite common.

[terranosaurusdoug]

There is a saying, if you want to drive into the desert you can take a land rover, if you want to drive out of the dessert take a Nissan.

my mate bought a patrol from the outback, when he took the carpets out to clean them and get rid of the sand he found a snake had shed its skin under them,oinly about a foot long but a little un nerving and quite common.