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Welcome Jaan to the most comprehensive car community in the Middle East. Although I have never driven either car on a long term basis to give you the pros and cons, but having been in the desert myself and off-road scene for over 10 years I would like to help you decide. Land Cruiser: I have found it to be comfortable on-road and off-road, it all depends on your choice of suspensions and tires that will make you ride more pleasurable. If you are looking for a LC 100 series than you are looking for a second hand option. The resale value of the land Cruiser is a bit higher as it has loads of after market mods available, spare parts are easily available and it is cheap to maintain compared to other vehicles in the same category. Patrol: Equally comfortable as the Land Cruiser on-road and off-road. The older version 4.5 liter engine used to come with a gear-box which was not complimenting the power of the engine. The 4.8 liter version had a better gear ratio allowing you to do much more, however it was not available in the SWB vehicles only in the LWB. However, I know a few friends who have acquired the 4.5 liter SWB and than converted the gear to the 4.8 liter gear box and are very happy with its performance. This is slight better priced than the Land Cruiser as after market mods are available, parts are easy to get but slightly more expensive to maintain than the Land Cruiser. Comfort: i would always recommend to test drive a few cars before you decide which one feels more comfortable to you. With the summers coming in the prices of these vehicles will drop slightly to give you a better buy. Power to weight ratio: This is very important as most people would be after the most powerful vehicle. The power to weight ratio is simply the power of the vehicle divided by the weight of the vehicle. Although I do not have the exact calculations, but I would assume they would be pretty much the same in the case of the vehicles you are talking about, however if you do select the 4.8 Liter engine on the Nissan patrol you are bound to have some added advantage. Hope this would help, looking forward to some insight from anyone who has actually owned one for a long period to give you a better over view.

It seems that since @Barry arrived here, nobody on the forum is having car trouble anymore. I knew he was good, but it seems he is working himself out of a job by being this good!

Well, @Barry it's good to hear that someone like you is a member of this forum. You're really a good help!