For how long will you stay with your prado?

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

nice call declan . i bought mine with 147000 on the clock , still only has 160 000 now but ive spent a crap load on it ,and its becoming an addiction . i have never had this problem with a vehicle before . the next car is going to have to be a later model 120 , i love them. bloody waste of money. whoops pissed idiot missed the sarcasm. doh !

[grande1810 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close grande1810]

Have had ours (grande v6 120) for 4&1/2 years and have no intention to get rid of it, done 164k, hasnt cost anything except for regular services

[minh Member Find all posts View Profile Close minh]

This is what I love about the petrol prados sooo much. the 5VZ-FE and the 1GR-FE are so damn reliable. Never owned a car that I can feel so confident.
I will be keeping my car as long as I can.

[Bankrupt Member Find all posts View Profile Close Bankrupt]

My 09 GXL has been the only car (in about 10 I've had new) that's never had a warranty issue. It's now done 46k (10k off-road) and hasn't missed a beat.

I love it so it will only be a crash or some other terrible event that will see us part.

[GXL05 Member Find all posts View Profile Close GXL05]

before the prado i had a gu patrol 4.5 petrol.I had for 7 years and done 102000kms..it was imaculate
i look after my cars...it had no modifications or acceessories fitted except of a unichip....they gave me
18500 when i bought the prado....with the prado i have spent about $10000 including gas conversion..
i am going to drive it to the ground (enjoy it to the max) before i trade it in....because i will never get my
money back, so why should someone else enjoy it (i look after it).....and i love the shape (better than the 150).

[glen_ep Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close glen_ep]

before the prado i had a gu patrol 4.5 petrol.I had for 7 years and done 102000kms..it was imaculate
i look after my cars...it had no modifications or acceessories fitted except of a unichip....they gave me
18500 when i bought the prado....with the prado i have spent about $10000 including gas conversion..
i am going to drive it to the ground (enjoy it to the max) before i trade it in....because i will never get my
money back, so why should someone else enjoy it (i look after it).....and i love the shape (better than the 150).

Why'd you go for a little Prado? Is there anything you miss about the GU?

[antman1 Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close antman1]

ive had my 2002 advantage 3.4 since new. 9 years & 83000km of trouble free motoring (thats what servicing a toyota by the book gives you). i ventured away from toyota for a short stint after a trouble free 80 series, i wont be making that mistake again. it is with sadness that the time has come to flick off the prado. unfortunitly the 95 series lacks the internal space i require for camping gear (40lt engle takes up half the room on its own) so im off to join the 100 series club. i wish the 95 had held its price like the 100s have, ouch!

Tony.

[KZJ90 Member Find all posts View Profile Close KZJ90]

I have owned mine +4 years now (+100 tkm), and I have been very pleased to it. Although I have changed cylinder hear twice (the first was chinese copy).

I have modified it every year, so it feels fresh all the time. I think I´ll keep this to the end.

[Maverick Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Maverick]

I've had my 2005 Prado since new. It only had 9 km on the clock when I picked it up.

It has now passed the 310,000 km mark with very little probelms. The most serious was caused by driver showing off. Jumped it on Fraser Island and craked the sump with the front diff.

The "PRADO-3" number plate was off my previous 2000 Prado. I lost the plates in a property settlement with the ex, but managed to keep the Prado.

I don't intend on getting rid of it until a few years befor I retire, that means about another 10 years before the PRado retires.

It should then have more km on it than my LN46 Hi-Lux (655,000 km) did when it went to the big 4wd track in the sky.

Mark

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

haven't taken delivery yet, but it will definitely be gone with in 5 years, maybe 3.

[Prado91 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Prado91]

15 long years ,we have 2 1997 Prado 90 series 1KZ-TE in the family since 4th Sept 1997 from new , my eldest bro took over 1 (nearly fully TJM equipped) and I'd just had the other one 2 months ago...so we're gonna keep it in the family for many years to come...p.s dont forget to read my Rig Build up....

[Brett1979 Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Brett1979]

I bought my 98 GXL in February 2007 with 130,000km on it. It's now up to 255,000km. In that time I've had to replace an alternator (didn't stop me though. I charged the battery and drove another 600km to somewhere that could fix it.) I've also had to replace a radiator and 2 upper trailing arms for the rear left side I snapped one of them of Fraser Is, then had Ultra Tune fit a replacement. The replacement completely fell off "unnoticed" sometime during a 6 month period. A Toyota mechanic noticed it was missing when doing an inspection. My air-con made a pulsed ticking sound for a couple of days before it failed a few years ago. But apart from the alternator failure and an old dead battery at some stage a couple of years ago, the car has started Johnny on the spot first time and everytime and idles smooth as. It took me 4 years before I had TJM start to kit my car out for me for my Cape York trip in 5 weeks time. I just wish I had all the mods fitted way earlier. I'll keep my Prado for a long time yet. I've been saying I'll keep it for 10 more years approx for the last 3 years. I'll probably still be saying that in another 5 years. I just love the look & feel of it and the way it drives. They look great lifted with aggressive tyres. I just wish I bought a roof cage for it years ago as I've loaded it to it's absolute max with space a handful of times and the cage makes a huge difference with freeing up boot space.

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

Hoping to keep my big white girl for a number of years, providing the d4d keeps ticking over,

[adddamo Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close adddamo]

had my 95 for about a month now and i am confident we will have it to the day it dies. have already used as recovery vehicle for a new colorado.... why would you want to buy a new car with those states HAHA. just gotta convince the mrs to let me do a couple of things and be set.

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

Bought my 95 at ~260Km and now at ~305km after new clutch and timing belt but hoping to get another 100 or so yet before I have to move on.

95 series are a great car and if you look after them you should get good value from them.

;-)