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G,day I have owned a 2003 Prado Grande for 6 yrs ,it had 40k on it when I purchased it. I had LPG fitted the day I picked it up ,as of today it has clocked 220K & aside from servicing ,brakes & tyres I have never put a spanner to it .It has been washed & detailed within an inch of its life every week in that entire time [cause its my way of relaxing OK !!] Now as I am 62 its time to smell the roses so I recently ordered a caravan with a total weight of 2.1 tonne .That same week I figured it was time to make a decision on some wheels ,I really dislike the looks of the 150 plus the 2500 kg was not viable. My good mate purchased a Pajero VRX 2012 recently & has just completed a trip "around the block" he av 13L/100 for the trip sitting on 95klm/hr, so that was my que to say thats my next rig !
Now that was the pre amble....Well I picked up the van last week from Cobram & headed back to Echuca @ 120 Kays distance ,the terrain is as flat as aunt maudes chest & about 10 gentle bends & not a breath of in the entire trip.The speed was kept at 95 ,which unloaded equates to 1900 revs,this increased to 2600 revs & remained at this for the entire trip.The gearbox was jumping up & down as if it could not work out what was going on but I tried to maintain a constant speed. I refilled the gas at Echuca .It was no surprise that I used 20l/100 for the short trip ,this was no big deal it just re affirmed my thoughts of moving on .
I surfed the internet for a week & made up my mind on a Pajero Demo Platinum 2012 its not a Grande but my budget was 55K & they tow 3000kg.I found one North of Melb & the dealer said 6000k & $52500 bewdy sez me & off I go after spending 3 hours cleaning the girl up.I had looked at the retail sale of my unit @ $ 26k ish now I have some decent kays on so I factored that in.
I made an assumption of $ 20 to 21 k at the worst case. I have brand new bridgestone A/Ts[5000]k on, rev camera,gas , dual batts ,blackwidows .So you get the picture its not shabby !
Well ,they said what a well maintained car I had ............. $14000 !!!!!!!! yep you read correct $14 friggin grand they sez ! A lovely vehicle but too many kays they sez ! So up I get & say OK & proceed to leave, well without boring you any further we chatted for about 10 mins & I got them up to $ 18000 with them saying what a good deal I was getting.I sadly had to inform them that time was not of the essence I bade them a fond farewell & headed back to Echuca.I did get to Kilmore Before they rang & upped it $1000 more but I happily said I shall not be returning in the near future ! So here I sit in limbo somewhat despondent and a little boozed cause the Swans have won ,at least the Prado is really clean ! Cheers
Now that was the pre amble....Well I picked up the van last week from Cobram & headed back to Echuca @ 120 Kays distance ,the terrain is as flat as aunt maudes chest & about 10 gentle bends & not a breath of in the entire trip.The speed was kept at 95 ,which unloaded equates to 1900 revs,this increased to 2600 revs & remained at this for the entire trip.The gearbox was jumping up & down as if it could not work out what was going on but I tried to maintain a constant speed. I refilled the gas at Echuca .It was no surprise that I used 20l/100 for the short trip ,this was no big deal it just re affirmed my thoughts of moving on .
I surfed the internet for a week & made up my mind on a Pajero Demo Platinum 2012 its not a Grande but my budget was 55K & they tow 3000kg.I found one North of Melb & the dealer said 6000k & $52500 bewdy sez me & off I go after spending 3 hours cleaning the girl up.I had looked at the retail sale of my unit @ $ 26k ish now I have some decent kays on so I factored that in.
I made an assumption of $ 20 to 21 k at the worst case. I have brand new bridgestone A/Ts[5000]k on, rev camera,gas , dual batts ,blackwidows .So you get the picture its not shabby !
Well ,they said what a well maintained car I had ............. $14000 !!!!!!!! yep you read correct $14 friggin grand they sez ! A lovely vehicle but too many kays they sez ! So up I get & say OK & proceed to leave, well without boring you any further we chatted for about 10 mins & I got them up to $ 18000 with them saying what a good deal I was getting.I sadly had to inform them that time was not of the essence I bade them a fond farewell & headed back to Echuca.I did get to Kilmore Before they rang & upped it $1000 more but I happily said I shall not be returning in the near future ! So here I sit in limbo somewhat despondent and a little boozed cause the Swans have won ,at least the Prado is really clean ! Cheers
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