First impression

[DaveZ Member Find all posts View Profile Close DaveZ]

Na that is nothing, wait until your eyeballs pop out when you are doing 120 down the outside lane of a motorway with vehicles on your tail and some turd jumps into your lane and you quickly move you foot from go to stop to wipe out five. Whammo gotcha, the Prado is now showing you how well it can stop and it does pretty well, the force is thowing you forward as you try to get your foot away from the pedal. They call it Brake Force Assist, I call it the most stupid inclusion you could add to a vehicle.

I think I left skid marks on the road AND in my jocks the first time I discovered this "feature". I've learned to go a bit more gentle on the pedal now, but I don't think we should have to learn how to drive around these "safety" features. How hard I press the pedal is how quick I want to stop, I don't really want a computer making the choice for me.

[squonk Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close squonk]

Wait till you do get yours out in the dunes your second opinion may be better. The thing I find with my Prado is with time and more off road trips the car just grows on you and installs confidence. No its not a flash new pair of bling Nikes but more like your favorite most comfy pair of two year old bedded in Asics.

Second impression: I LOVE THIS CAR!

I took it off road on a tough track and the on sand dunes: amazing.

I went from the tarmac to the top of the dunes without touching a sigle switch and it drove so easily, comfortably and powerfully all over the places.

I was really impressed on how she managed al the rough terrain. You can feen the tyres always in contact with the ground and the suspension doing an excellent job to insure full traction.


Now am shopping to fit the second battery and fix the lack of outlet.
It really deserves to be geared up to fulfil what the big T left behind, it is worth, because the base is fantastic.


Ciao
Marco

[smakb Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close smakb]

I went from the tarmac to the top of the dunes without touching a sigle switch and it drove so easily, comfortably and powerfully all over the places.

Ciao
Marco

I hope you dropped the tyre pressure....


Steve

[KAKADAZ Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close KAKADAZ]

Chuckies in lovvve lol. Like I said mate not perfect but just great all round. Now open you bonnet throw in your wallet let the mods begin.