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dominoman Sep 11th 2018 1:49 pm
Buying a Nissan Patrol
 
Does anyone here drive one? Do you like it?

It's really grown on me and now I want one. V8 400 hp version. Ideally the top spec LE so it has the top stereo, surround cameras, leather seats etc

The second hand prices seem so high though. I can buy a brand new Pajero for the same price as a 5 year old Patrol. So I'm in two minds. My heart says go for the Patrol (because if I head home in a year or two I'm never again going to have the chance to buy such a ludicrously big car). My head says get the Pajero (I have one now and love smashing it across the dunes)

Me 2.0 Sep 11th 2018 4:01 pm
Re: Buying a Nissan Patrol
 
Who buys Patrols new and how do they treat them?

scot47 Sep 11th 2018 4:39 pm
Re: Buying a Nissan Patrol
 
Buy a new one.

dominoman Sep 12th 2018 7:12 am
Re: Buying a Nissan Patrol
 
Originally Posted by Me 2.0 (Post 12561864)
Who buys Patrols new and how do they treat them?
Yes - That's very true. A concern...

If I could find one owned by a westerner I'd be happy

Millhouse Sep 12th 2018 9:28 am
Re: Buying a Nissan Patrol
 
Can’t be living a patrol lifestyle on a pajero budget.

IKnowNothing Sep 13th 2018 12:53 pm
Re: Buying a Nissan Patrol
 
SWB, 2014, (Y61 model), 4.8.

You'll never lose money on it - great for the desert too. The new ones are way too heavy and sink.

Millhouse Sep 13th 2018 2:22 pm
Re: Buying a Nissan Patrol
 
Originally Posted by IKnowNothing (Post 12562733)
SWB, 2014, (Y61 model), 4.8.

You'll never lose money on it - great for the desert too. The new ones are way too heavy and sink.
i had a 1999 model. It was fantastic.

Me 2.0 Sep 15th 2018 10:06 am
Re: Buying a Nissan Patrol
 
Surely the fun now is in electric vehicles. Anyone else like the look of the Nio ES8?

scrubbedexpat141 Sep 16th 2018 5:03 am
Re: Buying a Nissan Patrol
 
Originally Posted by dominoman (Post 12561789)
Does anyone here drive one? Do you like it?

It's really grown on me and now I want one. V8 400 hp version. Ideally the top spec LE so it has the top stereo, surround cameras, leather seats etc

The second hand prices seem so high though. I can buy a brand new Pajero for the same price as a 5 year old Patrol. So I'm in two minds. My heart says go for the Patrol (because if I head home in a year or two I'm never again going to have the chance to buy such a ludicrously big car). My head says get the Pajero (I have one now and love smashing it across the dunes)
Just buy a new one.

If you leave in two years you'll not have lost much money on it at all because the resale on them is a joke.

frequentflyer1234 Sep 16th 2018 6:28 am
Re: Buying a Nissan Patrol
 
Just out of interest. Does anyone have the new Patrol Super Safari? I’ve been trying to negotiate on a 5 door one without the winch and they won’t budge off full asking price of 190k ish.

TheShed Sep 16th 2018 9:27 am
Re: Buying a Nissan Patrol
 
Originally Posted by frequentflyer1234 (Post 12563649)
Just out of interest. Does anyone have the new Patrol Super Safari? I’ve been trying to negotiate on a 5 door one without the winch and they won’t budge off full asking price of 190k ish.
When I bought my Land Cruiser, they barely budged on the asking price as "we sell more than we can order, so why would we discount"?? I'm guessing its a similar situation at Nissan.

martinbkk Sep 17th 2018 1:26 am
Re: Buying a Nissan Patrol
 
Originally Posted by frequentflyer1234 (Post 12563649)
Just out of interest. Does anyone have the new Patrol Super Safari? I’ve been trying to negotiate on a 5 door one without the winch and they won’t budge off full asking price of 190k ish.
Order 5. That will get you a discount, then sell 4 at new book price, easy to do if they have zero km and are immediately available.

frequentflyer1234 Sep 17th 2018 4:35 am
Re: Buying a Nissan Patrol
 
Originally Posted by martinbkk (Post 12563882)
Order 5. That will get you a discount, then sell 4 at new book price, easy to do if they have zero km and are immediately available.
Good idea but I’m about 800k light for that!

scrubbedexpat141 Sep 17th 2018 5:25 am
Re: Buying a Nissan Patrol
 
Originally Posted by frequentflyer1234 (Post 12563896)


Good idea but I’m about 800k light for that!
HSBC text me every few days telling me I'm pre-approved for an easy 404,000 loan.

It's very specific so it must be true and we all know you have to speculate to accumulate. Halfsies on 5 Patrols?

jam25mack Sep 17th 2018 9:46 am
Re: Buying a Nissan Patrol
 
They're massive! One our PM's got one a few months back and drove me up to RAK. You could fit another seat in between driver and passenger pretty much. Not sure but I doubt they'd be much cop offroad anymore as they seem to be more road orientated. My mate had one of the old 4.8 SWB manual ones and used to get stopped by locals daily asking if he would sell it. Drove it myself in the dunes and didn't get the hype. My old Jeep pissed all over it. I think it's more to do with what you can do to them tuning wise rather than their ability in their natural untuned format.


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