GFC hits or is it just cost cutting

[Chriso57 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Chriso57]

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

Take it easy. Couldnt miss a quick dig at us oil burners could ya...

[mjrandom Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close mjrandom]

The sparkplug spanner slot is very useful to us diesel owners. Fits a very nice sharp knife.

[ko762 Moderated member Find all posts View Profile Close ko762]

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.

Hmmm... Does that mean the Genuine Toyota Touch up paint is now a collectors item?

Anyone want to buy my tin of glacier white for $1000??

[AJ120 Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close AJ120]

Hmmm... Does that mean the Genuine Toyota Touch up paint is now a collectors item?

Anyone want to buy my tin of glacier white for $1000??

I've got 2 tins of that, one time only offer $950 each $1000 for a tin of touch up paint, tell him he's dreamin.

Cheers Andrew

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

I stick with white cars, so there is usually a colour shade to match, even from another dealer.

As for the metallic colours, you can be up shit creek trying to find something similar.

Read an article today in the Sydney Telegraph about Toyota Australia being $700 million in arrears over the last 3 years of trading. Not good.

[Riv39 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Riv39]

Read an article today in the Sydney Telegraph about Toyota Australia being $700 million in arrears over the last 3 years of trading. Not good.

Well if they go bust maybe a better company will replace them

[AJ120 Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close AJ120]

Read an article today in the Sydney Telegraph about Toyota Australia being $700 million in arrears over the last 3 years of trading. Not good.

Is that in relation to the Toyota factory or the dealer network or everything combined?

Cheers Andrew

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

Is that in relation to the Toyota factory or the dealer network or everything combined?

Cheers Andrew

It does not specify where that figure comes from, as it is a rather small article. There is mention of Toyota wanting more taxpayer dollars to build a new model in Australia.

There is a quote from Toyota Australia senior executive director Dave Buttner - "The loss if irrelevant. Our job is to manage whatever it is. Every day we have to find a better way to do what we do."

Not much of a quote but that is it.

Dave.

[fido666 Banned Find all posts View Profile Close fido666]

When I acquired my 2009 150 Kakadu it had the paint tin, don't know if it's any good though after 3 years in the glovebox. I did notice the empty slots in the toolkit but thought the previous owner had knocked them off. I managed to fill most of the empty slots from the contents of the old 95's toolkit when I was handing over the trade-in. I had to grab the screwdriver, slip joint pliers, and 12-14mm spanner IIRC. I don't have the ratchet or spark plug socket wrench that goes in the last 2 holes though, at least that looks like what they are for.

I didn't take any of the jack related parts from the old tool kit, they were all still in the new one.

[barrybanks Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close barrybanks]

Has anyone got a full toolkit in the new 150, my 2012 Kakadu was way short of a complete set, I laughed when the salesman showed me the incomplete tray.
I didn't buy the car for the tools but I did have a chuckle at the time.
Still makes me laugh