2018 Patrol owners reaction is priceless

[@karenmurray3098]

cool , love the holden !!

[@AllTerrainAction]

Thanks!

[@FlatBrokeAdventures]

Nice one guys

[@AllTerrainAction]

Ohhh this is an old one!

[@FlatBrokeAdventures]

@@AllTerrainAction old one but a good one

[@davidl9169]

Great cars these and the Crewman. Love hearing that V6 growl. Most people seem to bag the 3.6 but they are keen.

[@Grem888]

It's goog to see others doing what I have done in these cars.

[@AllTerrainAction]

Any tips of parks in Victoria we could think about for a trip, that's not impossible territory for the Adventra but close to limits? - Thanks for watching!

[@JoshBushwacker]

You can generally assume most drivers who own GQs will think ' if you don't have a GQ you are inexperienced and not gonna make it' lol

[@backupnotify5452]

hahaha at the guy at 1:10 who is taking photos!

[@AllTerrainAction]

We went straight down and straight up, they couldn't believe it they walked off sad they didn't get us getting stuck. Thanks for watching! 😀

[@jjmoon2099]

How often do you guys break gear in these cars. Uni's, cv's drivetrain.

[@AllTerrainAction]

This is an easy answer as we wondered about durability and duty cycle of exactly what you’re asking when we started doing this. We have never broken a CV joint but have had a few boot rips over time per vehicle. We have had a front CV failure when we tried to use aftermarket GSP brand CVs (for something new) but we learned that the aftermarket CVs don’t have the same tripot design as the OEM German designed ones and since this discovery we just rebuild the OEM ones when we need to freshen anything up. No tailshafts, front prop shaft, diffs or transfer case failures. I’ve had 1 dusted engine due to failed filter on the snorkel intake and 1 transmission 3rd gear from suspected towing (only very recently occurred). V8 weak spot are the trans, v6 transmissions are quite decent they just need a converter change at 300k to prolong them to 450+ range. Transfer case gear based no chain they are the strongest part of the driveline. Surprisingly when you would think a cv would go it hasent, could have something to do with the traction control system hammering the brakes to bring down the speed and high shock you’d normally have.

[@kaopointmanneil5862]

I assume trail breaking would be a good thing for you guys to try seeing as your system uses the brakes. Will help keep initial wheel spin limited...

[@AllTerrainAction]

yeah it helps quite a lot, we ended up getting a eaton truetrac in the rear of one of these and use braking more initially to open up low traction configuration to get movement works a treat hand in hand - the only issue is the software is programmed that when brake is activated the brake lock differential system is canceled and wont restore until we lift brake off - but there is a technique and it does work from much of our testing. Thanks for commenting!

[@Outback_Recluse]

Hi folks. I'll be brief, I loved the concept of the adventura when it was released, the thing is I've never actually owned or driven one. I'm now looking at second hand cars again as our current daily driver is a bit old. We are pensioners and are looking for a reliable car that doesn't require servicing every 6 months and we do live in outback SA (Flinders Ranges). Does the adventura belong on our short-list of candidate cars? Is your experience one of complete reliability or has this car cost $ to keep it running? Would you recommend it as a daily driver, frequently travelling both sealed and sealed roads, tracks etc?

[@AllTerrainAction]

Thanks for watching! I'll recommend the v6 version and with that the biggest negative is fuel consumption you will be looking at mixed driving around 13-15/L per 100km and high way just under 12/L per 100km. The 5 speed gearbox is far ahead and more reliable than the 4 speed in the v8. v6 offers better reliability as it used the (at the time) newer engine, traction control & you get the ESP safety feature as well with hill decent control. It tows fine, only ever towed up to around 1tonne behind it and felt like it wasn't there but you do notice the drag on take off. Overall I do not recommend the Adventra for just regular driving on tarmac and light gravel duties there are better options with improved fuel efficiency. However, if you are going to engage in sketchy hill climbs perhaps almost 4wd conditions such as sand the Adventra fits. They are reliable once the aged items are serviced, you need to consider that you might buy one and its 15 years old and none of the CV's have ever been done you would replace them as they fail and know you wouldn't need to replace them again in your time with the car. Same goes for bearings and any other wearable part. I rarely see diffs, transfer case of gearboxes (on the v6) ever give up and we've given them a lot of abuse in a few different Adventras. I can't find an Adventra replacement the only way I would replace this car would be for a real 4wd but that's years to come for us yet.

[@Outback_Recluse]

@@AllTerrainAction Hi again, thanks for your candour. I'm replying with my considered thoughts, hopefully they'll help others. The adventura ticks several boxes for us, my wife's family live on a sheep station in the Flinders Ranges thus many of the roads we travel are unsealed. We have a wood fire heater/stove for winter warmth and do go out bush for firewood. Again the boxes are ticked... But... The cost of fuel at times nears $2/litre for unleaded and diesel prices are worse thus fuel economy is crucial. That's a huge nail in the coffin I'm afraid. Also parts availability is a consideration eg we had an EL Falcon which was very reliable but I was forced to sell it as new parts were no longer available (15 yo at the time), replacement headlights, windscreens etc were all second hand from wreckers. This also meant greater freighting costs. In my experience once a car hits the 15 year mark it's time to change, regardless of reliability simply because of parts availability. The car that replaced that falcon with was birthed in 2005, thus is about 6 weeks short of that magic 15yo mark now and so we are changing for something with a DOB of 2010-2015. Once again, thanks for your thoughts, they helped me a great deal. Yours sincerely Paul Bourke

[@AllTerrainAction]

@@Outback_Recluse hope 3 years on your alternative choice vehicle has treated you well! Just happened to stumble across this video again tonight 👍🏼

[@shemmac4700]

Were you in first gear or on the brakes going down the hill?

[@AllTerrainAction]

Yep no low range in these, they do have temperature monitoring with the hill decent control system and it does work to an acceptable level, max drop time around 8-10mins at say 30ish degrees in 1st down say burgoynes tracks into the ranges from the top anymore and you need a 10-15mins break in between. Manageable but not the best.

[@morphshag]

yeah I think I'm gonna have to start searching FB market place for onr of these. I do like the idea of a 4wd commie wagon. I have a VZ wagon at the moment but something has happened and its low on oil pressure and sounds like a truck. I am guessing the oil pickup is full of crap but thats something to investigate later.

[@AllTerrainAction]

Have fun, if you actually drive a 4wd currently don't expect it to be anything like it, it's capable but it's just a whole other world in a low centre gravity full independent just just grabs and drive forward even with a wheel up 🤙🤙

[@joshthomas2536]

Not sure if you already purchased one or not but I picked one up 4 days ago, LX8 in Quicksilver, 204,000km for $8000

[@AllTerrainAction]

@@joshthomas2536 thats a good price 204,000kms though if orginal trans with no rebuild, consider a rebuild may need to happen between 250-300k - it is cheaper to drop the box, refurb the bans and put back in (cost is like sub $700) otherwise once it goes.. it goes and rebuild is $3k + rare occurrence to see a adventra 4l60 last past 300k, it does happen but not often.

[@Chris-74]

BREAKS is what you take after working a hard day.... BRAKES is what you need to slow a vehicle .... Not Rocket Science !

[@AllTerrainAction]

I take a break everyday in that case 😂