Patrol as a retirement vehicle

[Tinus lotz]

Ja gerrit I like the 4.5 too !!! Mind you I like all patrols

[davejones]

Yup - and to clarify, i meant that by the time i actually get to retirement, i'd probably have to consider a 4.8 seeing as the 4.2s and 4.5s would be >40 years old by then

[BABELAAS]

the 4.8 hauls ass and sucks gas Ha ha . I get 5-6kms/lt fully loaded with roof top tent and roofrack loaded with jerry cans etc ( open roads at 110-120km/hr) . just recently I did a trip to the south coast pulling an Echo 4 offroad trailer and averaged 5.3kms/lt , it doesn't seem to make much different if towing or not. its just an amazing vehicle that goes anywhere.
out of interest , I met an old couple travelling through Namibia, who were retired, they had a landcruiser 4.2d bakkie with an alu canopyand he was complaining that at 110kms/per hour ( he couldn't do 120 unless down hill) he was getting 5-kms/lt.
I say 4.8 forever

[Jorrie]

My Trol is wearing Hankook RF10's. They are good onroad and in dry off road conditions. I'm not convinced they're good in mud. Will find out in Lesotho in Apr 12.

[Jorrie]

I'm 8 years from retirement and already have the best retirement vehicle - 4500E GRX - and to h&ll with the fuel consumption. It's the fun we're after.

[Herrie]

Stem defnitief met jou saam!!

[Adamastor]

Hallo almal

Ry tans 2007 Navara DCi 2.5 4x4 wat ek nuut gekoop het.
Sleep partymaal die Explorer ander kere moet die laaie en die "bollie" tent hulle ding doen.

Oorweeg 'n 2de handse Patrol 4.8 outomaties of soortgelyke Prado voor ek 'n nuwe 140kW Navara outomaties (is nou moeg vir handratte) of selfs die V9X teen R525 000 aanskaf.
Ongelukkig moet ek nou van vooraf begin dink aan laaie en goete vir 'n Patrol as ek daai rigting gaan.
Maar dit klink in elk geval of dit die dink werd sal wees, brandstof verbruik ten spyt - my 2.5 diesel Navara met sy 145L diesel aanboord het 'n laaaaang asem teen 10/11km per liter.

Julle kommentaar was baie waardevol.
Dankie.

[Tinus lotz]

Kry vir jou n 4.8 jy sal nie spyt wees nie!!!!!!!

[Stefan]

Daar is niemand waarvan ek weet met 'n 4.8 wat wens hulle het 'n ander kar nie.

[Tinus lotz]

Even as jy geld in aanmerking neem ......mooi 2007 4.8 vir 260k selfde specs as nuwe een los jou 200k plus vir brandstof en bells en wisiles!!!!!hoeveel gaan n mens kan ry???