GFC hits or is it just cost cutting

[drop bear Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close drop bear]

Some things are just surprising. I am onto my fourth Prado now and I am shocked, stunned and bewildered as to why Toyota would skimp. I just purchased my 2012 GXL three weeks ago and was shocked to see that the vehicle no longer comes with touch up paint and some of the tools. My 2010 GXL had theese bits. After thinking, I realised that how many vehicles/models are sold from Toyota and if they do this to every vehicle, that's some serious coin saved. Anyway managed to get a Kluger on loan with the same colour code and acquired its paint tin. Don't care about the tools cause I have Snapon anyway. So much for having your particular paint batch come with your individual car now. Cheers all, Rick

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Were your previous Prados V6? As that would explain some of the missing tools.

[The Alberto Member Find all posts View Profile Close The Alberto]

I picked up my 2012 GXL in October last year and it came with the paint tin. Yeah the cupboard with the tools was a bit bare, however the sales guy said they fill it up for the VX and Kakadu. Not sure about this reasoning but anyway, if that's the case so be it - I carry my own tools anyway.

What did they say when you asked them about the touch up paint??

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Reply to all three.
AMTS - Nope, all three were diesel, and until now all had full tool kits
Bendman - all my prados had paint until now. Kluger is one of our work cars.
The Alberto- dealer said Toyota were no longer providing paint tins. I thought that it may be some bludger knocked mine off but out of the five prados in there store yard including mine, none had paint tins.
I see that the new GXLs have the privacy glass whereas my 2010 GXL didn't. That maybe where the money has gone.

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dealer said Toyota were no longer providing paint tins. I thought that it may be some bludger knocked mine off but out of the five prados in there store yard including mine, none had paint tins.

That means in the 4 months since they delivered mine they have stopped doing it.

That is deadset tight, you buy a car like this, from a company like Toyota - at the very least you would expect it to come with a tin of bloody touch up paint.

I suppose it will be an additional cost option from now on, and they'll act like they've done you a favour by throwing it in as part of the deal.

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Do you know what tools are missing?

[Wotacroc Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Wotacroc]

My dealer told me that Toyota don't even sell touch up paint for the latest Australian model Prado's. Apparently they do in other countries.

[rhs58 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close rhs58]

Supplied Touch up paint wasn't a good match in my experience....

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AMTS - Nope, all three were diesel, and until now all had full tool kits

I'm sure the spark plug socket/wrench would have come in handy...

[mickmac_42 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close mickmac_42]

I was looking at the tool kit the other day (for the first time) and saw that my tool kit had a number of empty slits. Can someone post a picture showing what a complete kit looks like?

Mike

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I'm sure the spark plug socket/wrench would have come in handy...

Good one Wooley

[Anth120playdo Banned Find all posts View Profile Close Anth120playdo]

Touch up paint might be a good idea, depends who applying it, from what I've seen they might be doing some a favour & is $15..... Buy some.
Tools??????? It's a Toyota you don't need tools.

[derek11 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close derek11]

I got touch up paint when i got mine august last year, but not all the tools because its a diesel.

Cheers Derek

[drop bear Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close drop bear]

Here you go...complete tool kit below.

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Ha ha ha. It would be funny if it wasn't true. Looks like a bunch of busted shifters to me.

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I got touch up paint when i got mine august last year, but not all the tools because its a diesel.

Cheers Derek

I mentioned earlier that my 2010 TD GXL had the tools but this 2012 TD GXL doesn't. It's not a lot of tools or really needed tools, it's principle of the price and expectations when buy. I use my Snapon tools anyway.

I think from first look its the slip joint pliers and one if the open ended spammers.

I remember when the last 120 series GXL released, they had the privacy glass and the 150 was released not long after. Maybe saving money with cutaway stuff so to afford the new release. 90, 120, 150, so that would make it a 180 series. TD 3.4 V6 with 6 speed auto and spare underneath.