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Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2004 10:39 pm
by Rainbow Warrior
sledheadak wrote:i would buy a new gu right now if they sold them here.there are so few patrols of any kind here,mostly the old 60s.i would love to have a gu ute with the big turbo diesel and 5 speed.
Import a trayback ute or rolling chassis then put a US lefthand drive cab on it perhaps.
Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2004 10:55 pm
by AJ
Rainbow Warrior wrote:sledheadak wrote:i would buy a new gu right now if they sold them here.there are so few patrols of any kind here,mostly the old 60s.i would love to have a gu ute with the big turbo diesel and 5 speed.
Import a trayback ute or rolling chassis then put a US lefthand drive cab on it perhaps.
They are available in South America and the Middle East in left hand drive. Nissan just doesnt import them into the US.
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2004 2:45 pm
by bogged
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2004 3:56 pm
by JemmyBubbles
Wow. I want one.
In that video it has stabby button, for hours of knifey fun ? Lol hahaha
Nah rear stabliser disconnect + rear diff lock = Good
Patrol
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2004 7:22 pm
by 2HI4U
Long live hard core patrols!!
GU Trays
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 9:08 am
by MD4x4
I cannot see them changing the GU traybacks to IFS considering how many are sold as company workhorses.
Has the 79 series Toyotas gone to IFS fronts.
MD
Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2004 9:20 pm
by Camshaft1
[quote="roly"]or the amended poll which if you read between the lines....
"We, the 4WDers listed below, are concerned that the next generation Nissan Patrol will have Independent Front Suspension. We believe that Nissan should ensure that the Patrol maintains its tradition of being a great offroad vehicle and we believe that there is a market for strongly constructed, full sized, live axled 4WD running 46" claws, twin lockers, turbo'd 5.7 GEN III V8, Warn 8274 hi-mount, kevlar panels, tray-back dual-cab, hose-out cabin, onboard air-inflation, 90 degree approach and departure angles, and that the Patrol is that vehicle. This would be the luxury model, but the base model would need to be a little more hard core...
Yours sincerely.
Future Patrol Buyers[/quote] I'll buy one Roly!
Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2004 9:24 pm
by Camshaft1
[quote="getdirty"][quote="bogged"]
I dont want [color=yellow]I[/color] ts [color=cyan]F[/color] ucked [color=orange]S[/color] uspension
ymmv[/quote]
Why? What reason do you have for not wanting IFS? It is more comfortable ride and probably offers about the same amount of wheel travel as the front of a GQ anyway!
Sure, it won't suit the hardcore guys due to the limited travel but for 99% of the buyers of new 4WD's its ideal.[/quote]
o wonder youve got a commodore on your profile picture... bloody soft
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 5:43 pm
by GUJohnno
berazafi wrote:do any of you guys actully buy new 4x4's, i already know the awnser is noooo. Nissan are a company interested in market share, and the majority of the market is families. the thing is by the time all the new gu and the like are 20 years old there will be nowhere to 4x4 legally. There will probably be parks and they wont requrire registration so you will have tube buggys and dream of the old days, a partition from a minority group will do absolutly nothing exept give nissian the idea to put spare parts prices up for the older 4x4 capible vechiles because they no there is nothing you can do a bought it. Might be a grim outlook but just my 2 cents
Bought mine new last year. Great truck and amazing wheel travel with little mods needed.
LONG LIVE LIVE AXLES
