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I’m looking at buying a Ford Maverick 91 SWB, I was looking at getting a Nissan Patrol SWB but after contacting the seller of this car I was told it was a Ford Maverick how ever they are just Nissan GQ's re-badge.

Whets the difference in the Ford Maverick compared to the Nissan Patrol of the same year (91?). Some people have been telling me that the Patrol has a LSD where the Ford doesn’t. If they are identical are the parts interchangeable?

Bob

the badges are different
they are the same
parts are the same

Terrafirma wrote:the badges are different
they are the same
parts are the same

Actually some of the Mavericks had different spec (interior) to the nissan as well as different badges.

Also Ford wont sell parts for Maverick anymore they laugh at you adn say to go Missan dealer.

bogged wrote:

Terrafirma wrote:the badges are different
they are the same
parts are the same

Actually some of the Mavericks had different spec (interior) to the nissan as well as different badges.

Also Ford wont sell parts for Maverick anymore they laugh at you adn say to go Missan dealer.

ford will only sell parts with ford written on them, or ford specific. everything else is thru nissan. the same as the nissan ute, only the nissan badges and stuff is thru nissan, the rest is ford xf stuff from ford. at least holden looks after its badge engineered cars!

Thanks for the info guys, yeah i have noticed that the Ford Mav has a lot of "Wank Options" that you wouldn’t really expect from a 4WD imo, eg, power windows and factory sun roof. Although I’m not going to complain about having these, for a fourby that will be hitting a lot more dirt then pavement I would prefer to have less that can go wrong :)

As for ford not standing behind there product, that’s fine with me as I would prefer to deal with Nissan anyways :)

Anyone else have any comments they would like to add in regards to the Mav, any concerns? I have read a bit about the GQ and have found that the early 88/89 models seem to have a few minor problems with inherent week ness’s in them, but it would seem they have been ironed out in the 91+ models.

Do the same factors apply for the Ford Mavs? Is the 91 the same as the 91 patrol.

Thanks for your comments everyone
Bob

BobTheMonkey wrote: the Ford Mav has a lot of "Wank Options" that you wouldn’t really expect from a 4WD imo, eg, power windows and factory sun roof.

Anyone else have any comments they would like to add in regards to the Mav, any concerns? I have read a bit about the GQ and have found that the early 88/89 models seem to have a few minor problems with inherent week ness’s in them, but it would seem they have been ironed out in the 91+ models.

Do the same factors apply for the Ford Mavs? Is the 91 the same as the 91 patrol.

Those wanky options, the elect windows are in the GQ as well.

Any problems with running gear in the GQ would be in the Mav...

again on my page theres a list of shit to look for www.gqpatrol.com

ford are much easier to deal with that nissan, nissan are way more exxy.
the 93 nissans went to efi, where as the ford stayed carby.

Yep my Mav has all the extra's although alot stopped working after a few months of hard bush bashing,here's how it went...

Mudflaps all ripped off.

Sum Flares broke.Now all are f@rked

Dinted bottoms of both 1/4's.

Guards dinted, bonnet dinted.

Cracked tailights from outside's of bumpers flexing up into them.

bothy mirrors snapped off from reversing back down a super high hill and i had no choice but to go through some thin tree's where it happened.

Been waterlogged numerous times and i think im the only bloke that has to squeegy his windows from the inside at night from the moisture.

Carpet.Dont ask

Gas meter blew up from water in it.

Passenger window dont work no more but thats not a problem anymore coz it just shattered today and caved in my door a little after a branch smashed it while performing sum stunts.Drivers side window is soon to follow as it hardly works.

Paint now looks like its a giant melway's map with stratches everywhere in ever direction.

Drivelines as strong as an ox and has never ever givin me an ounce of trouble and i cane it hard every weekend.

Some people buy them to use as tow vehicles and such i bought mine to go hard at it thats why its battered but its the best 6g's ive ever spent..

is that why they call u mav-rik ?
go hard or go get a daewoo

buy a bottom range of the range with vinyl floor ,door skins heaps easy to clean me and my mate went down to this mud pit where playn 4 ages then he sunk his ti model cost him like 1500 to fix all the must have things eg windows n shit hes got no carpet now i got vinyl i just get the hose in there and wash it out

just read all the gos on mavs versus nissan, obviously FORD stands for "flat out racing datsun" eh!!!

guess it comes down to personal choice i still think nissans are betta but hey thats my choice

Hey 1 of you guys might be able to help me i smashed my passenger window while out on the weekend and want to know are the LWB windows the same or different.
Im also thinking of taking out my electrics and fitting wind downs in it is this just a swap over window reg job or harder.

mav doors r the same as datsun..i mean nissan doors...cos i hav mav datsun doors on my mav ute. I also removed the motors..all u do is pull the motors off, and the little plastic adapter bush and the winder handle thingy goes straight on

gonz wrote:mav doors r the same as datsun..i mean nissan doors...cos i hav mav datsun doors on my mav ute. I also removed the motors..all u do is pull the motors off, and the little plastic adapter bush and the winder handle thingy goes straight on

hey if you dont want the motors, I'll have em...

I think some mavs ran different diff ratios. Check that out.

So i dont have to change the window regulators then i gather.

Are LWB and SWB front windows the same or are they different.

the glass is the same !!!!!!

to change to manual windows , or the other way ,
you will need the complete regulator assembly !!!!!

Thanks Moose.