2. Birthday and Age: 3rd June - 65
3. Town and Country of residence: White River, Mpumalanga
4. Home Language: English
5. Occupation/Business: Regional manager
6. Family status: Married
7. Membership - Other 4X4 Clubs and Forums: 4X4 Community Forum
8. Current 4x4: Land Rover Defender 110, TD5
9. Current Mods: Everything you can get
10. Mods on wish list: None
11. Vehicle on wish list: Patrol
12. Previous 4x4's: 5 Defenders, 1 Hardbody 3 liter
13. Last 3 offroad or overland destinations: Botswana CKGR & Delta, Nortern Moz to Tanzania, Zambia
14. Your favourite destination: Central Kalahari & Mozambique
15. Other hobbies: Deep Sea Fishing
16. GPSr and Map Data used: Garmin, T4A
17. Rate your 4X4 and overlanding experience: Reasonable
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Good day to all you Patrol owners. My other great hobby is deep sea ski boat fishing and I tow a fairly heavy boat (3.2 tons). Although the Defender gets the job done, I do not feel comfortable over working the TD5 turbo particularly on the hills, and have come to the realization that I need something with enough power to haul the boat with ease. Unfortunately there are very few vehicles that are licensed to pull 3.5 tons but the Patrol is one of them. In addition it is a great riding "car" and very, very capable offroad. I have not heard of any "usual" problems with the Patrol and having owned a Hardbody DC before, I am confident with the brand. I realise that with the power comes a bigger fuel bill, but hey, it can't be any worse that the 50 litres per hour of the boat :
So, I am here to listen to you experts and to find out if you know of any reasonable Patrol station wagons for sale. I guess I am looking at the 4.5 or 4.8, preferably auto. 250,000 k's is not an issue for me as long as she is mechanically sound.
