Nissan Patrol Problems

You won't get anywhere with Nissan, the car is too old, and the dealer is the one that did the work anyway. So it's the dealer you have to negotiate with. You don't say how much money is involved, but I would suggest you consider going to VCAT.

I wouldn't recommend buying an old Patrol with the 3.0-litre turbo-diesel engine, such as the one you are looking at. It's right in the zone of death when it comes to the turbo-diesel engine, and it will have done a million miles.

It can be a good idea to buy the last model in the line, all the problems have been well and truly sorted out and it's usually the best built. The downside is that it will lose a little more in value when the new model comes out and buyers turn away from the old one. The 3.0-litre turbo-diesel was a problem when it first came out, and we got lots of reports from owners with blown-up engines, but the reports have stopped coming. That suggests the problems have been sorted and the engine is performing well.

On average a 2007 Patrol is valued at between $15,000 and $17,000 in a private sale. Yours has relatively low kays for that model, and is well equipped, but that dash is a problem. You could easily knock a couple of thousand dollars off the price because of that. I would have it replaced if it were mine.

Nissan is fixing the paint problem under the new car warranty, and the warranty will continue to apply to the car and the repaired paintwork until it expires, no matter where you live. I wouldn’t be too concerned about the paint on the rest of the car if it’s not currently showing similar signs of bubbling.

As much as you love it the reality is that it's an old car and not worth repairing. It's obviously done you proud, but it's time to move on to a newer car.

You said it yourself; it's tired, so I wouldn't fit a turbocharger without rebuilding the engine. You'd be asking for trouble to do it without doing the engine.