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after driving some newer 4wd's (hilux , pradoetc) on the weekend i didnt realise how bad GU's are on the road, the brakes are woeful


its amazing what you getused to after 5.5 years of driving only GU's

yup..

i alternate between a GQ and a mazda 121 bubble... and honestly... i can say the bubble will outhandle and outbrake the GQ anytime any day...

Betya hilux or 121 wont go where ya patrol will and ya prado will break its cv's or fr diff. I like driving driving my wifes 121 around town too, but give me my 3.o auto GU on the highway any day, let alone switch on the fr diff lock and i'll see ya DAT later.
Lets keep apples with apples. Wish they'd put the mazda glove box in the patrol but.

Yes, but after 30minutes behind the wheel I find Im back in the Patrol groove and enjoying it. Definately an aquired taste though.

Imagine how much I notice it jumping from my car into the Patrol

Just drive an MQ exclusively for a couple of years. Anything feels like luxury then.

Try driving a Land Rover Discovery 3.

Its very capable offroad yet feels like a luxury road car.

AJ wrote:Yes, but after 30minutes behind the wheel I find Im back in the Patrol groove and enjoying it. Definately an aquired taste though.

Imagine how much I notice it jumping from my car into the Patrol

So what is your Car? A Roller

Bazzle

Drive a Zook Sierra for a while, patrol feels very comfortable after that.

Who cares what it drives like.

Still the most capable standard 4 wheeler out there. A few extra mods as well and you have a great tough vehicle.

Who wants to drive a landcruiser, pajero and the like with all the electronic bullsh*t.

Give me a Patrol any day.

try driving a series' rover for a few hours....then comment

mad_landie wrote:try driving a series' rover for a few hours....then comment

After driving a mates 40 series ute for 30 min or so my diesel shorty felt like a rocket ship floating on a sheet of air.

AJ wrote: Definately an aquired taste though.

I sometimes drive a VRX Magna and totally enjoy that! But when I jump back on my SWB GQ its like, coming back home.

after driving a mates ol bucket of rust cruiser (FJ45??) with the awesome 3 speed gearbox and suspension like it was held up with steel bars
gee i was happy as when i got back into the GQ with coils

rOd wrote:

AJ wrote: Definately an aquired taste though.

I sometimes drive a VRX Magna and totally enjoy that! But when I jump back on my SWB GQ its like, coming back home.

Thats my thoughts too.
My Patrol can sit in the shed for up to a month while I drive my car around and its a hell of a culture shock to get back in the GU, but in a short time its all good.

Cars can be fun but offoad is where its at

Try chaining the front of a patrol to the front of a newer 4wd (hilux, prado etc) and have a tractor pull. Watch as the patrol rips the more "refined" newer "4wd" to pieces.

It goes to show there are poofters everywhere..........even in the 4wd fraternity it seems. Go the Gu.

patrolmad wrote:It goes to show there are poofters everywhere..........even in the 4wd fraternity it seems. Go the Gu.

haha

come back and talk to me when you have a GU that is even 1/2 as capable as my last 2 have been...............

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roly wrote:

patrolmad wrote:It goes to show there are poofters everywhere..........even in the 4wd fraternity it seems. Go the Gu.

haha

come back and talk to me when you have a GU that is even 1/2 as capable as my last 2 have been...............

http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/PHP_Modul ... hp?t=21725
http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/PHP_Modul ... .php?t=525

the lada i am gonna buy will be more capable

gonna gonna


always' gonna's

Sure its cool running around town in the fish cans but once you shift that big arse GQ ito 4wdrive and switch the lockers on and nail that huge mud hole. Well the rest is history.

LudaCris

make up your mind Roly, first ya bag em, then ya defend em.. As they say at the cricket to the last that gave the beach ball to the coppers. You are a wan...

I drove a 1999 Land Rover Defender for 18 months and now I have a 1989 GQ.....everything is better about it.............and it feels quiet, comfy and easy to drive by comparison...........everything is relative. But I'd never buy a Pladoe or Hilux anyway.

roly wrote:

patrolmad wrote:It goes to show there are poofters everywhere..........even in the 4wd fraternity it seems. Go the Gu.

haha

come back and talk to me when you have a GU that is even 1/2 as capable as my last 2 have been...............

http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/PHP_Modul ... hp?t=21725
http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/PHP_Modul ... .php?t=525

Gee that Ute looks like a serious 4wder..

Any word if the dude that bought your wagon got the second engine replaced under warranty as it capability blew up again?

if only nisans had real engines to pull them the 4.2 turbo's a joke my 1hz goes around it, and as far as durabilty goes thers a reason knowone buys nisans in the bush. toyotas outnumber them 10/1.

There's a well educated, reliably researched and non biased statement.

Next you'll be telling us that BFGs are the best 4WD tyre you can get ...

if only nisans had real engines to pull them the 4.2 turbo's a joke my 1hz goes around it, and as far as durabilty goes thers a reason knowone buys nisans in the bush. toyotas outnumber them 10/1.

I bet you're mates with that tool that has a Troopy that can do 180km/hr too huh?? Best you run along back to your sandpit before someone notices you're missing!

known 2 wrote:if only nisans had real engines to pull them the 4.2 turbo's a joke my 1hz goes around it, and as far as durabilty goes thers a reason knowone buys nisans in the bush. toyotas outnumber them 10/1.

The idea is torque not speed , and notice that everyone is using patrol diffs as toyota make there weak as piss .

I have to swap from my '89 Patrol (TD42) to my girlfriends new Mazda 3 quite frequently. Every time I do, it takes me a good while to get used to it again. The gearstick throw feels like it's about a centimetre, there's absolutely no feedback through the clutch (resulting in roughly a 50/50 split between high revving takeoffs and almost-stalls.....) and every time I hit the brakes I think I'm going to put us through the windscreen It's wierd, but it seems much easier to go back the other way after I've been driving the Mazda a lot.

roly wrote:after driving some newer 4wd's (hilux , pradoetc) on the weekend i didnt realise how bad GU's are on the road, the brakes are woeful


its amazing what you getused to after 5.5 years of driving only GU's

my gq had woeful brakes then i did the proprtioning valve because i lifted it now heaps better , hilux's are weak as are prado's ... hope you are not thinking of going down the toyota road . If you dor real 4wding these will not stand up to the abuse