GU 4.2TD gearing and test drive

Submitted: Saturday, May 29, 2004 at 22:33
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I am about to buy a new 4x4 to replace my 89 4.2 DX Patrol. No surprise for guessing I will be getting anther Nissan. I am leaning towards a 4.2 as I have had absolutely no trouble with the last one over 13 years. It suits my driving style and I managed to get 9.7l/km out of it in a variety of conditions over all that time (including towing, town and highway as well as offroad). As a result any economy advantage of the 3.0 does not phase me.

Problem is I have only been able to extract a very short test drive out of a dealer not in my area as he was aware I was not buying right there and then. I have driven a 3.0 several times and it was no surprise that it spins up really nicely and pulls more revs on the road. I was surprised at what appeared to be higher revs in the GU 4.2TD over my old truck and was hoping to use this forum as a defacto test drive of sorts. Although if anyone on the South Coast of NSW is willing to take me an a decent drive I am all ears.

My GQ indicates a constant 2150rpm at 100kmh. Is this the same as other vehicle get or has me tacho been wrong all this time?

What are current GU 4.2TD drivers getting when on the highway?

I fully understand the diff and gear ratio issue and the tyre size changes. However, I can still not account for my brief drive indicating that a new 4.2TD will be pulling about 2500rpm at 100kmh.

Just for interest what are the equivalent figures for a 3.0TD Nissan? Or any other vehicle you might like to advocate to me!!! This will be my third Nissan in a row over 16 years mind as the MQ SWB was just too small whan the kids came along.

Cheers
Jamie
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