I bought a new Y62 Patrol in 2022, with towing a 21 foot caravan in mind. Caravan gets here in July. Fitted mine almost identical to yours, Torqit exhaust, Yokohama At etc. It’s been an exceptional car, great off road, awesome comfort etc. We did look at the Cruiser 300 first, thank goodness we didn’t. It was $40k more, turns out they’re burning oil, possibly a hot V engine, and now complaints they’re dusting the motor, again. My fuel is about 15 - 16 litres per hundred not towing, so what. If you want a big stable, strong and reliable 4wd, you have to put your hand in your pocket. Or, spend 40k more and get a light weight weak Toy
just booked that site for Saturday, cheers for the video, good to see it wasn't too tricky getting to the site, just final setup. I might try back my van in, is that what you did in the end to face the water? what tyre pressures did you run car and van? cheers
Nice vid! Just wondering what tyre / rim options you had, and what mods (if any) you made to the suspension to be able to tow the van? It looks pretty stock, so nice to see someone out there without a seriously modified Y62 (I think)!
I like your vids, just wish we had more natural sound to listen to instead of the music. Also would love to see your van as we have a Tanami+ coming soon :)
We only made it to Archer Pt, loved it and have been back since. Stayed two weeks the first time but only five days the second time as we couldn't get a spot out of the wind. Well done you guys!
Just a quick question. As someone that is expecting my TI-L in July, do you run on 95 or 98, and do you add octane additive if you can only get 91 while remote travelling. Loving the content btw. 👍
G'day Mark, we only run 91 and it runs fine. You do feel that little extra performance from 98 but unless you can carry $50 worth of additives then you'll have to settle for 91. I was actually chatting with Graham Cahill from 4wd action yesterday and asked him when he was going to put a blower on the chopped y62 and his response was he can't run a supercharger on 91 which is all he runs
Our oven screws have loosened a little but that's all we've really experienced. We have expected a few screws to come loose here and there as no van will run smooth on corrugations but We also take precautions inside so that no doors can come open during travel (fridge, cupboards, bathroom doors) Hope you can get your van fixed up and back on the road asap mate 👍
Parts of this vlog had me peeking through my fingers! What a trip! Have seen several trips to the tip vlogs ( my son has completed / I would have liked to) this is one of the more interesting for armchair travellers (and the can/ could we ). The camera mounted on the van was a great idea- interesting. Happy safe travels Jan Adelaide (ex FNQ)
Yeah we looked at second hand 200 series and for what you get for the money we would have been mad to not buy the Patrol. We love it! tows the van great and was a awesome weekend car before we started our lap around Australia
@@capitaladventurers I bought one moon white last week and loving it. There are few feature can’t compare with LC 200 but I think patrol still worth money
Hey Mate, top vid. What’s the spec on the RC. We’ve got a Kimberly 20’6 ATM 3300kg and I’m keen as to do Fraser. My Y62 is GVM 4.2. People have tried to steer me of it but you look like you did it easy?
Hey Paul, We were probably 7t gcm or a touch over as we were fully loaded with water. The Tanami has 4.1t suspension but don't think it gives it much more clearance and yours is 2 feet shorter so I think you'll be fine. Lots of people online say don't take a caravan and my guess is they've never done it and this is one reason I tried to document it so people can see how easy it is if you go prepared. Aired down, the y62 in low range 2nd-3rd through the soft stuff and you'll be fine mate. Enjoy!
