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120/150 Diesel/Petrol Soccer Mom/Decked out
Hi everybody,
First post and hopefully not the last !
Our family is looking for a 4WD who will take us to remote places although not hardcore like crossing rivers (YET
), take us to the sandy beaches, pull a tinny and (hopefully) a 16foot caravan while taking the family from point A to point B.
After much reading I am thinking that a prado will be a car that will serve us for years to come although I have read a lots of different opinions on the DIESEL vs PETROL and from what I understood petrol use more fuel but less maintenance and the diesel is prone to injector problems.
Is the injector problem mainly on the 120 or does it affect both lines or car?
Servicing wouldn't be an issue on the price as I have always serviced my car myself. Oil change, spark plugs, suspensions, brake pads change (every second brakes then I machine the discs), basically anything that is not overly complicated I would try to do it myself.
Our current budget is 35k to 40k aud on a novated lease we expect to cover a lot of km so the lease should work in our favor if we manage to negotiate the interest rate down.
We would either look at a 2008 Prado 120 VX decked out with ARB accessories or a 2010 Prado 150 gxl or vx with some good accessories but I am guessing it will be harder to find at this price point. Alternatively would a "soccer mom" car be a better option? I understand it would have done less km and less offroading but at the same time the accessories don't come cheap :grin:
What do you think I should do?
First post and hopefully not the last !
Our family is looking for a 4WD who will take us to remote places although not hardcore like crossing rivers (YET
), take us to the sandy beaches, pull a tinny and (hopefully) a 16foot caravan while taking the family from point A to point B.After much reading I am thinking that a prado will be a car that will serve us for years to come although I have read a lots of different opinions on the DIESEL vs PETROL and from what I understood petrol use more fuel but less maintenance and the diesel is prone to injector problems.
Is the injector problem mainly on the 120 or does it affect both lines or car?
Servicing wouldn't be an issue on the price as I have always serviced my car myself. Oil change, spark plugs, suspensions, brake pads change (every second brakes then I machine the discs), basically anything that is not overly complicated I would try to do it myself.
Our current budget is 35k to 40k aud on a novated lease we expect to cover a lot of km so the lease should work in our favor if we manage to negotiate the interest rate down.
We would either look at a 2008 Prado 120 VX decked out with ARB accessories or a 2010 Prado 150 gxl or vx with some good accessories but I am guessing it will be harder to find at this price point. Alternatively would a "soccer mom" car be a better option? I understand it would have done less km and less offroading but at the same time the accessories don't come cheap :grin:
What do you think I should do?
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