Hello Guys,
I am planning to buy a prado 120 within the next few weeks. Today i was out hunting for one and i found one which suites my budget. Its 2004 grande variant and has 350,000 kms in odometer reading. Its an automatic transmission, coupled to a 4l 6 cylinder.
I inspected the vehicle to the best i could (am no mechanic).
Below are the things i checked
Any oil leaks in the enigne - found none
Dashboard cracks - small crack near the driver side
Rust in the body - nothing found, i even checked under the rubber seals.
I did test drive the vehicle and it was smooth given the age and the number of kms it has done. I also checked the air suspension system by adjusting the height through the height controller and it worked smoothly.
The vehicle is a stock so i assume no major offroading has been done. Anyway my concern is the mileage of the vehicle, am a bit concerned it might be too close for an engine overhaul. How many kms do you guys think a prado 120 would be able to do without an engine overhaul?
My other concern is the airsuspension, i checked it using the height controller and it worked flawlessly, are there any other ways to check the airsuspension system?
The owner is providing me rwc for the price so i assume the suspension gets checked when doing the rwc?
Thank you for your time guys and am sorry for the long post. Its going to be my first 4×4 so thats why i am a bit concerned.
I am planning to buy a prado 120 within the next few weeks. Today i was out hunting for one and i found one which suites my budget. Its 2004 grande variant and has 350,000 kms in odometer reading. Its an automatic transmission, coupled to a 4l 6 cylinder.
I inspected the vehicle to the best i could (am no mechanic).
Below are the things i checked
Any oil leaks in the enigne - found none
Dashboard cracks - small crack near the driver side
Rust in the body - nothing found, i even checked under the rubber seals.
I did test drive the vehicle and it was smooth given the age and the number of kms it has done. I also checked the air suspension system by adjusting the height through the height controller and it worked smoothly.
The vehicle is a stock so i assume no major offroading has been done. Anyway my concern is the mileage of the vehicle, am a bit concerned it might be too close for an engine overhaul. How many kms do you guys think a prado 120 would be able to do without an engine overhaul?
My other concern is the airsuspension, i checked it using the height controller and it worked flawlessly, are there any other ways to check the airsuspension system?
The owner is providing me rwc for the price so i assume the suspension gets checked when doing the rwc?
Thank you for your time guys and am sorry for the long post. Its going to be my first 4×4 so thats why i am a bit concerned.
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