Francois Theron wrote: ↑07 Sep 2020 10:00 Only Hermie will be brave enough to tackle that trip with a diesel Cruiser!
Y61 4.5 petrol in sand?
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Re: Y61 4.5 petrol in sand?
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Re: Y61 4.5 petrol in sand?
Matewis, keep us posted as i am sure there will be some more patrols going that can join you. Not sure who you going with.Matewis wrote: ↑06 Sep 2020 20:47Francois ek vat my Patrol 3 Oktober Atlantis toe vir die eerste keer. Dink dit kan nogal sports wees aangesien ek nog nooit eintlik 4x4 gery het nie.Francois Theron wrote: ↑06 Sep 2020 18:11 As a fairly new Patrol owner, I have no idea what the 4.5 is like in sand. I have been invited on a dune trip through Namibia and need some advice/info.
It is a 4.5 manual.
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Re: Y61 4.5 petrol in sand?
That is GoldJohnBoyZA wrote: ↑07 Sep 2020 09:27 Hallo Francois
as the chaps mentioned, weight is your biggest enemy but the 4.5 manuals do well in the dunes once you get the nack of the gearing and momentum required. You will need to give more oemf than your Prado and would be good, if you haven't already, go for a test drive in the AD dunes to test optimum gearing/tyre pressure - of course Namib dunes are much higher.
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Re: Y61 4.5 petrol in sand?
Hoe meer siele hoe meer vreugde! Gooi 'n PM dan vra ek die manne dat hulle jou add op die whatsapp groepSweetlips wrote: ↑07 Sep 2020 11:21Matewis, keep us posted as i am sure there will be some more patrols going that can join you. Not sure who you going with.Matewis wrote: ↑06 Sep 2020 20:47Francois ek vat my Patrol 3 Oktober Atlantis toe vir die eerste keer. Dink dit kan nogal sports wees aangesien ek nog nooit eintlik 4x4 gery het nie.Francois Theron wrote: ↑06 Sep 2020 18:11 As a fairly new Patrol owner, I have no idea what the 4.5 is like in sand. I have been invited on a dune trip through Namibia and need some advice/info.
It is a 4.5 manual.
Thanks
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