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I have an 08 120 since new and will also be keeping it as long as it works.
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Greg - 08 D4D Prado,
Some trips done - Cape York, Fraser Island, Simpson Desert / Central Aust, Vic High Country. -
I also have a 2008 120 GXL D4D - bought last year in Sept with 110,000 kms on it. Now has 122,000. To me it was a retirement gift to myself. I expect it to last me 10 years - so it will be my last vehicle. But I intend to get everything I can out of it.Terry
Canberra
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245,000kms and counting. I would like to see 400,000kms but like anything, if it starts playing up & giving me the shits up the road with it!2016 1GD GXL 6 speed auto, ARB colour coded summit bar, LED driving lights, duel batteries, BF Goodrich tyres, window tint.Comment
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My '06 GX 1KD-FTV owes me at least until the clock turns 300k KM's - by then the rebuild will have been paid off....
I'm just at 189k KM now.....[FONT=Century Gothic][B][SIZE=4][URL="http://www.pradopoint.com.au/showthread.php?36057-Ryback-s-Flinders-Red-120"][COLOR="#B22222"]'04 120 Petrol Flinders Red GXL[/URL][/COLOR][/B][/FONT][/SIZE]
with ARB Catalog, with TJM add ons!
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I've seen a few Tundra dual cabs up here lately - nice. And then Friday I spot what looked like a slammed and chopped Freightliner prime mover. The badge said it was a Ford F650. OMG, what a monster. I guess if you are filthy rich you can have the biggest toy on the block. Think I will keep my 120 for a few more years yet.Dave
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Bugger Bali, get out and see Australia before we sell it all to China.Comment
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I have had a 120 GXL 08 D4D since new, now 153,000. Only issue has been replacement of the water pump. I wish to keep my Prado for many more years As a good maintenance measure and advise on this forum, I have just replaced the injectors (Baileys) and cleaned out all the carbon build up in the inlet manifold and EGR valve. This has made a difference giving a smoother idle and no hesitation when accelerating. There was 3 to 4mm build up in EGR Valve elbow and 2mm thick in manifold. I would recommend doing this at around 140,000 to 150,000K. It is not a simple DIY job and it took me a week as I am not a diesel mechanic, but have all the manuals, tools and computer recode tool.
At the same time I had fitted a Fuel Manager F100 Prefilter 30u. Fortunately this was just before I got a bd batch of contaminated diesel in Hobart or Triabunna and caught about 1/4 cup of water. Saved all the hard work and any damage. Just cost me three new filters. Tank filter (14,000 k) totally black sludge from water.
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