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offroading.net:
No one has mentioned a Nissan Patrol yet, not as tarty as a land cruiser inside but a nice solid motor

Cal:

--- Quote ---A typical landy (RRC disco 90 110 etc.) can tow up to 3.5 tons with over run brakes
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Definitely getting muddled then - I thought landys were only 3 tons.

I'll show myself out... :lol:


--- Quote ---No one has mentioned a Nissan Patrol
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What are they like then? I've heard they're v solid but a tad underpowered for their size.

AndrewG:
Cheers for all the replies.

Been looking at a Jeep XJ or ZJ or a Ford Explorer (or was it a Maverick?). I guess it's sometimes nice to park your vehicle in a multistory car-park. Can't find many Shoguns/Pajeros with 100k miles on it for £4k, and I'm a bit concerned about the size.

Less set on diesels now - I'm assuming petrol and wading isn't much of an issue (assuming you don't exceed the stated wading depths without a snorkel)?

Much obliged,

Andrew.

UKJeeper:
I was going to suggest this as you mentioned towing and £4k in the same post. But obviously thats a touch too big!

Mavericks and Explorers are different vehicles altogether. Do a quick image search in Google to see what i mean. We owned 2 different Explorers over 5 years in the US and IMO they had an undeserved bad rep, mainly for the dodgy tyre thing (which is why they were called Exploders for a while). We even used ours on some of the desert trails with no problem. Good, honest, reliable 4x4 with enough weight and power to tow without fuss.

Same can be said for the XJ and ZJ Jeeps. Both the 4.0 petrol and 2.5td are decent motors. If you really want petrol, i'd look around for LPG'ed ones though. They are dirt cheap to buy and filling up 60 litres of fuel for £0 or less always makes me smile at the pump. I have a '94 XJ that we bought a couple years ago for £2k WITH the LPG already on it. I've seen the same year WITH LPG go for under £1k on autotrader recently. I've driven from Stansted to Aberdovy (sp) and back for £60. Not bad for a 4.0 with a heavy right foot!

As far as towing goes, i have used the XJ to tow my YJ, on a plant trailer, to Tong, Severn Sisters, and Slindon, etc with no problem. I've even towed an early Cherokee (3 ton) on the trailer up to Newmarket and back. So they can take the weight.

AndrewG:
I think the vehicle was an Explorer, but I wasn't overly taken with it.

I'm not towing overly heavy stuff - the odd small generator, motorbikes on trailers, but they sometimes have to go into muddy fields (so at least a set of ATs regardless of vehicle).

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