Comments on: 2008 Nissan Patrol Cab Chassis review

By: Warren

Warren — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 07:41:37 +0000

How far does it take to turn around the new poxy Toyota ute, crap for driving on rutted road because of the out of track tyres, and you are trying to convince people that they are a better vehicle atleast you arent fighting the nissan down the road and you can actually achive a 3 point turn

By: corey

corey — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:01:03 +0000

if they can put a 6cyl turbo diesel in the new 2011 navara,

why not the patrol ?

By: corey

corey — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:56:56 +0000

to true !

By: 3.0 Luvva

3.0 Luvva — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 08:37:38 +0000

I BOUGHT A NEW 3.0 L UTE IN 2008 AND LOVE IT, FAIR ENOUGH THEY ARE GUTLESS FROM FACTORY, BUT FIT THEM OUT WITH A 3″ MANDREL BENT EXHAUST, AN AFTERMARKET TUNING CHIP AND A BOOST CONTROLLER AND THEY ARE AWESOME. PULLS MY CAMPER UP MOST HILLS DOIN 100 IN 5TH.

By: JohnD

JohnD — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 07:22:18 +0000

I bought a 2009 Patrol ST-L diesel, manual, for towing purposes only. What a waste of money. Some what diappointed with the performance of the 3 litre. 1st gear up Bulli pass in the steep areas and 2nd gear up Mount Ousley NSW towing a 2.5 tonne boat and trailer. This vehicle is great for towing on a flat road and thats about it. I hope someone from Nissan reads this as there will be no future buisness with Nissan from me.

By: eugene

eugene — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:01:32 +0000

out of which vehicle did you get the VM v6 or was it a crate from the factory??

What did it set you back..and are you satisfied with the conversion.

Looking at fitting similar to my GQ camper

By: John Willybrup

John Willybrup — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:02:13 +0000

I have had three toyotas, all of them have blowen up, all of them new. I have learnt my lesson, i have 5 nissans now all ok, at least the run.

By: Bombardier

Bombardier — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 13:15:17 +0000

We have these at my work.

No go below boost and then everything above it.

Auto in this vehicle is the best option if it is an option.

The suspension is rough in the rear as ours have been uprated.

One of the fellas managed to make the cam belt slip some teeth with an incorrect gear change – bye bye engine.

By: John

John — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 12:53:55 +0000

I to didn’t like the 3.0 litre engine in it but after a bit of research i found a good 3.0 litre V6 Turbo diesel made by VM Motori (and italian company). After about 2 weeks i had secured an engine and it was on it’s way to north queensland. It may not sound like much but the engine i put in trumps toyota’s 4.5L (single) turbo V8. The toyota’s V8 generates 151Kw/430Nm while the TDV6 engine i got makes 184Kw/510Nm. I did have to get a mate of mine who knew heaps about engines to fit it for me (and it tok him 3 weeks to do). So stop getting in a sook and just do what i did, ok. It is a tiny bit smaller than the standard one but it will fit in the engine bay.

By: Benny

Benny — Tue, 20 May 2008 09:58:54 +0000

I’m not exatly buyest towards toyota and nissan, I own a GQ nissan patrol and there as tough as nails, I think it is a bloody big shame they ditched the pushrod 4.2 as much as the days of pushrods are over i think it was great.

I wouldn’t buy a 3.0lt patrol ute, i’ll wail for the V6TD, if it doesnt happen soon LC76 here i come, I Love em!! Bloody fantastic engine.

Dont like the 200′s at all, mainly because i love my manual gears,