Introductions

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

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Welcome to the forum Boomer. Nice to have another Adelaideian. What colour did you get and do you what direction on the compas are you to be found? There are a few of us out west but seems like a lot out North East and a splatterning down south.

[boomer52 2014 Track Topaz owner! Find all posts View Profile Close boomer52]

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Welcome to the forum Boomer. Nice to have another Adelaideian. What colour did you get and do you what direction on the compas are you to be found? There are a few of us out west but seems like a lot out North East and a splatterning down south.

Thanks Schaffer,
Silver Grey beast. Melrose Park near Castle Plaza Shopping Centre.

[Chewy81 Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Chewy81]

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Hi All!

New to the forum so this looks like the best place to start! First the important stuff:

Model: 120 Series Prado (3.0L t/d)
Year: 2005
Colour: Silver
Accessories: 2inch OME lift, ARB roofrack with 2.5x2m awning (and holds the rooftop tend pretty well!), dual battery, snorkel, Alloy bar, hella driving lights, GME UHF and arial, Cooper Discoverer AT/R tyres and factory long range tank.
Wishlist: ARB Deluxe front bar and a winch. Fridge and a more agressive set of All-Terrains.

Bought the vehicle at Easter this year and have added the suspension, racks & UHF. Its my first 4WD and I smitten with it! We spent most of October this year travelling through Central Oz. The Oodnadatta Track was a mudslide and we just made it out after a few spins and slight bogs (tyres struggled - even at 18psi) and after the road closures stared to get widespread we decided to cut the trip short and we drove from Alice to Melb in 2 days. The best part was that after 2000km's in 2 days I hardly felt like I had been in the car! Pretty comfy!

Plans for the next trip are underway, we are taking on Cape York! Cannot wait!

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Welcome all... good to see new members 'introducing' themselves.

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[Gone Fishing Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Gone Fishing]

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Hey all just joined up. I am Ken from Ayr North Queensland and have owned 4wd's for most of my life. I have had 2x FJ55 wagons, 2x FJ45 SWB cruisers (even a left hand drive 76 model) a twin cab hilux, a 1991 80 Series turbo diesel, and now the proud owner of a 2005 Prado, turbo diesel, automatic which the wife and I picked up 2 days ago. I have done quite a bit of 4wding over my time including N.S.W. ski fields, outback NT, Far North Queensland (including the Old Telegraph Track and Gunshot Creek). Hope to pick up some useful info on the Prado's and learn a bit more about them.

Ken

[hisham saeed Member Find all posts View Profile Close hisham saeed]

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hi all , thought it is about time now to introduce my car

2006 , VX , V6 4.0L,auto 5 speed, Charcoal Grey ( no name yet)
bought second hand on 27/07/2010 with 163,000 km on the clock

at 168,000 km overall service done air,oil & fuel filter - spark plugs - timing belt - front braek pads - motor , front ,rear diff , transfer & auto trans. oil )

i wnated to keep the car original/factory setup as much as i can
i use my beauty for daily city driving + offroad

here is what i've done so far

19/08/2010 scan gauage .
30/08/2010 Bonnet Guard, wind deflector, head lamp cover.
01/09/2010 BF A/T 265/70 R17 (6 tires )
18/09/2010 custom front 130 mm coil pacers + rear 500 mm coil spacer
19/09/2010 Ram Gps mount for my garmin 276c gps. usa
30/09/2010 rear dust deflector, insect net.
24/10/2010 hella super twin horn. ( not happy with the sound at all )
04/11/2010 toyota HD bars thanks to Andrew (for making it easy for me to make up my mind), hilux wiper jets (thanks to PP)
04/11/2010 Hilux wiper jets .(thanks to PP)
10/11/2010 hella tire presure monitring system.
14/11/2010 transmition oil cooler + trans. oil temp gauage
21/11/25010 hella FF300 driving lights , IPF fatboy 3200K, + other bits
26/11/2010 Factory front fog lights.
27/11/2010 Factory rear fog lights.(thanks to PP)


under process
install hella TPMS ( pending till delivery of 265/70 R17 BF all terrain - delayed(ordered 01/09/2010 ,order done by mistake for M/T instead of A/T)
Hd bars (pending Fedex lost the shipment somewhere, )
Engel fridge slide mount ( pending , till decide how would i design my custom drawers system reason unknown)
suspention upgrade (pending , can't decide yet either OME or Toytec complete 3" lift )
custome made leather cover seats ( delayed , can't find the time to remove the seats and go around without them for 3 days)

short wish list in order
on board ARB air comp. with air tank with real truck air horn
safari snorkel
ARB sahar bar

sorry for the long intro

hisham

[turps123 Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close turps123]

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Hi all, recently joined. My name is Jeff and this is the first "real 4wd" I have owned, really happy with the Prado

Model: GXL V6 Petrol 95 Series
Year: 2002
Colour: Gold with Silver trim
Accessories: Toyota Towbar, TJM Aluminium Bull Bar, Hella spots, Red Arc battery switch- second battery in camper, Blue Tooth Hands Free, GME UHF, Engel 40 L fridge
Wish List: Snorkel, fridge slide, Recovery Gear ( snatch strap, shackles etc).

Thanks for all the tips already used, great reference and ideas :mrgreen: Jeff

[Matty80 Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Matty80]

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Hi all, recently joined. My name is Jeff and this is the first "real 4wd" I have owned, really happy with the Prado

Welcome to PP Jeff, good to hear your happy with the prado! You'll find lots of ideas for additions to both the accessories and wish lists on here!!!

[butane8 Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close butane8]

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:arrow: welcome new members to PP. sounds like theres some nice set up prados out there ... enjoy the forum guys, butane

[black duck Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close black duck]

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Hi,

I am returning to Australia after 2 years in Middle East.

I joined this website in order to begin researching my choice of vehicle for when I get home in March 2011.

Have previously owned 2 x Mitsubishi Challenger, which are nothing fancy but served my purposes nicely however I want a few more bells and whistles. And a bit more grunt.

I travel to the Snowy Mountains, usually once a month, to indulge my love of fly fishing so my off roading is fairly much limited to fire trails and shallow mountain creek crossings.

Also, I will be towing and launching a tinnie at times.

A 7 seater appeals as I have three young grandsons.

Here in the ME I am paying 24cents per litre for petrol so I am scared at the prospect of once again paying Australian prices, therefore the idea of LPG is very appealing. I will search the site for posts on this subject however I wonder if I am being a little too fixated on the dual fuel issue. Feedback welcome!

I am also researching Patrol and Pajero as options.

So, my search paramenters are:

c. 2005 model (will probably do novated lease, so there is a 10 year age limit at lease end)
LPG (preferably already fitted, but not a neccesity)
7 seats
Around $30k

So, there you have it.

Cheers
BD

[ursos Member Find all posts View Profile Close ursos]

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Been lurking for a while and thought it was time I intro'd myself.
Planning to buy a Prado in next few months. Main uses will be combined daily ride + camping/touring (so lots of mods planned). Definitely D4D Auto - most likely GX as I don't want extra seats and other GXL 'goodies' don't seem worth the extra $$ and reduced storage in rear when 3rd row of seats removed and take up space in shed. Biggest issue will be trying to get wider wheels included in original purchase for immediate tyre upgrade to BFGs.
Enjoying the forum and really like the extended rig builds - some great tips for mods and accessories.
Hope to put mine up when I finally bite the bullet
Cheers

[jimoctec Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close jimoctec]

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Model: 2006 120 Series GXL turbo diesel, 4 speed auto.
Purchased October 2010 with 72000km on the speedo.
Fitted with: ECB nudge bar, dual battery system plus Anderson plug link to van battery, GME 3440 UHF radio, small recovery kit (snatch strap, bow shackles, hitch receiver), Toyota tow bar, Maxxis Bravo A/Ts.
Wish list: Polyairs, Engel 40L fridge, Polaris GPS/DVD system with Oziexplorer and Hema maps, recovery points for the front that actually fit when a nudge bar is in the way.

Main purpose is for touring with our pop-top van (plus shopping trolley duties), but have plans for a Simpson Desert crossing in September this year and Cape York in the not too distant future - before fuel prices get too much more prohibitive.

Jim

[pradoplus Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close pradoplus]

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Hi All and happy new year
Loooooooong time Lurker,first time posting,anyway
Model:120 series (turbo diesel)
Year:2004
Colour:Silver
Accessories:ARB Bar,ARB awning,IPF lights,BFG A/T's,Safari dtronic,Safari snorkel,Pirahna DBS180 dual battery,
Oval alloy roof rack,2 inch lift,rear door table,upgraded/late model head unit,and......

Thanks to all for the info I have already been able to get from this site and hopefully I can return some oneday.
cheers Mark.Brisbane North

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

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Welcome one and all... great to see so many 'long time lurkers' introducing themselves!

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[lobjoit Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close lobjoit]

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Greetings All from Saudi Arabia,

I ain't got my Prado yet but I reckon it's written in the stars...

Mark in Yanbu

Something went wrong with the "Buy a Prado" Project - I ended up with an FZJ100 - anyone know a good forum for them critters?

Many thanks for the welcome and the advice - it all helped!

Cheers,

Mark in Yanbu