Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Afternoon all,
After a long a grueling decission making process I think I have narrowed me next 4wd purchase to a used GQ patrol i can spent up to 15,000.

There are two schools of thought,
1. buy a 4.2 diesel and if need turbo it
or
2. buy a 4.2 petrol.

I will be using the patrol as my daily driver and using it to get away every couple of months mainyl beach work though.

what would you guys recommend for me ? the deisel or petrol ?
deisel sounds good for its economy, but is it really that much differnt ??
i have also read various forum discussions sayng that pertrol has more power any way ????

diesel............... Petrol would drink it in the sand and runaround.

though i have heard that a Naturally aspirated diesel does it pretty hard in the sand ???? especially soft sand

had no probs on Fraser over Oz Day weekend. Being a large vehicle though. Sand driving is a bit of an art.

I,ve had both, petrol is great as long as you can afford the fuel bill. I converted mine to diesel from a petrol, just got sic of the fuel bill, plus diesel is more reliable in my opinion. The petrol used to bloody drink the fuel on the beach FAR OUT! THe diesel seems to be ok but it has got diffs, snorkel, k&N filter exhaust basically everything bar the turbo, but it is coming. Good power with 285's. 35's kill it a bit compared to the petrol but a turbo will fix that. Also much better resale value on a diesel as well. Don't expect to make money on a petrol.

buy my lpg patrol, and my turbo kit!! $10,000

solinoid wrote:though i have heard that a Naturally aspirated diesel does it pretty hard in the sand ???? especially soft sand

It all depends on what you want from the car, if you want somethign that GOES HARD in sand, go a 350 chev...

buy a petrol, and efi if you can afford it. The turbo diesel will make the same power as a stock petrol one. Just my opinion, Shane......

stick to the 4.2l turbo diesel i think its more powerful and it easy on the juice

wheres i have the 4.2 petral and fuel bill quit a bit