Patrol Y61 GU 4.2TD (1999) - Andrew

[Andrew]

Hi

 

First an apology - I cant speak/write French but did learn enough at School (20 years ago!) to struggle through the menus.

 

Andrew from Whyalla, South Australia.

 

Patrol is a Dark Green 1999 GU ST 4.2 litre Turbodiesel LWB Wagon. I bought it new in 1999 with a heap of extras fitted.

The trade in was a much loved Black over Grey 1991 GQ 4.2 Diesel TI which had travelled 230,000 trouble free kilometres.

This is why we bought another Patrol.

Wife and I both have Company Cars so the Patrol is only used for getting away on Club Trips and Holidays.

 

Our main interest is Outback Touring. Can't get enough of this country.

 

315/75/16 Mickey Thompson Radial Claws on ROH Monsoon Alloys

 

285/75/16 Bridgestone 693 ATs on Nissan Steels

 

A bit dirty......

 

The new Mickey Thompson Dick Cepek FC2s. 305/70R16

Wheels are ROH Monsoon. Zero offset.

 

 

[olus]

It's a very beautifull machine!!!

 

a+

 

Olus

[CrazyLoup]

Hello Andrew

Nice car !! Thank you for those beautiful pics ! I've seen the outback on tv few days ago... it should be great !

 

Don't worry for your french, my english is worse

[Jeff]

This is a very good Patrol Y61

[breizheau]

Yes.....not too bad.... ONLY JOKING !!!!

Patrol will always stay a Patrol....

[dido]

Welcome on the forum.

Pretty convey which you have there!!!

Afflicted but English and me...; j' uses a translator.

[Andrew]

The interior

 

New 315/75/16 Claws and old 285/75/17 Bridgestones

 

The rear

[Andrew]

The steering wheel is on the right side. Its you guys that have it wrong.

 

Claws are OK in sand and mud. They are really a rock crawling tyre not a mud tyre.

 

The cable under the dashmat (carpet on dash board) is the external antenna for the eMap.

[breizheau]

ok, ok, ok..... And what about shockabs & springs ? In France, when we want to lift up our Troll, we put usually +2" springs (OME, Dob's, Iron Man). What about prices of shockabs + springs there....? I think we will be very surprise !!!!

[Andrew]

Olivier

 

Spring and shocks are ARB OME 50mm lift

 

 

Some more pix. I guess most of you wouldnt have seen a Y61 with the TD42T engine.

 

This is the graphic on the doors

 

This is the engine bay (with a second ARB battery)

 

And this is the day (Christmas Eve) in 1999 I traded my 1991 Y60 GQ Patrol for the new one.

[fredlerekah]

very beautiful patrol.

and the photograph on your Web site is the really beautiful.

 

autralie is very beautiful country

[dadoo 64]

ok si vous le dite mais je n ai rien compris mais c est vrai il et tres beau

[Christophe - Toulouse 31]

very beautiful patrol.

and the photograph on your Web site is the really beautiful.

 

autralie is very beautiful country

 

En résumé tout est "beautiful" ...

 

 

Andrew,

 

my wife family live in Perth (WA) and You ?

 

Chris

[breizheau]

Ca fait 2 ans 1/2 que ce post a reçu une dernière réponse de la part d'andrews.....

[Christophe - Toulouse 31]

Ca fait 2 ans 1/2 que ce post a reçu une dernière réponse de la part d'andrews.....

 

Justement, il serait temps de partir a ca re-chercher ... au niveau solidarité les gas, vous êtes pas cool !!!!

 

[Andrew]

My Patrol in the Australian Outback (with my 9 year old son)

 

[Andrew]

Ca fait 2 ans 1/2 que ce post a reçu une dernière réponse de la part d'andrews.....

 

I'm still here

[Jeff]

It's very good Y61

 

L'Australie quel beau pays ! (my inglish is very very not good )

[Mystic]

Ca fait 2 ans 1/2 que ce post a reçu une dernière réponse de la part d'andrews.....

 

I'm still here

 

[Andrew]

It's very good Y61

 

L'Australie quel beau pays ! (my inglish is very very not good )

Your English is much better than my French!

I'll just post photos instead. A few more:

 

 

 

 

 

[Andrew]

 

[eFly]

Hello. Welcome

Australia! Paradise: Surf and my favorite cars...

 

 

Subaru Forester and Patrol Gr

 

CoooooL

 

[Cailloux]

Le probleme c'est que maintenant que le site est connu, tous les trolleurs d'Afrique et d'Arabie, nous font baver avec leurs 4.2

Nous autres dans notre petite France ont a meme pas le droit a en avoir un!!!!!!!

Mais bon vu le prix du carburant dans notre contrée :2 (25): :2 (25):

Quand meme j'aimerai bien en essayer un

[Aerazur]

Thanks Andrew for your pictures!

 

You're the more popular Aussie on http://www.patrol-gr.net . More than Paul Hogan !

 

L'Australie quel beau pays ! (my inglish is very very not good )

 

It is ce que dit my woman.

[KERNICO]

I agree to tell that that the most beautiful 61 are in Australia.

 

But you have a problem, the steering wheel is on the wrong side

 

If you are able to find the same as yours with a correct configuration, (french drive) I can buy it

 

 

Thanks for your pictures...