Introductions

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

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Hi All,

I have been using this sight for a number of months now and have valued the amount of info you all are willing to provide to us new prado owners.

Grew up north of Perth in a coastal town called Geraldton. Since getting my drivers licence have always owned 4WDS, from my 1st an Isuzu KB with the last 2 being Pajero SWB.

Before the kids came along me and wife explored/camped most of north WA, from Mt Augustus, Steep Point (most western point of mainland OZ), Karajini etc - now over 10 years ago.

Then moved to Perth, Kids come along (two boys now 7/5), careers and you hit the big 40. Call it a mid life crisis - but my dream 4WD has always been a Toyota Prado. Sold the last Pajero '96 SWB and convinced the wife on a 06 120 GLX. Hope now to get out of Perth now more and rediscover these areas with the boys.

Already done some improvements since looking at this site-suspension upgrade and lift.

Wish list - update my Avatar with the Prado in the Bush

Once again great site

Kim

hi Kim, welcome to the forum, seems like a great start ......... "Wish list - update my Avatar with the Prado in the Bush" cheers butane

[Masphar Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Masphar]

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Hey all,

Another newcomer here - recently bought a secondhand prado, details below...

Model: GXL, 4.0L V6, 6SP Manual
Year: 2006
Colour: Silver
Accessories: Tow Bar, Bullbar... pretty standard at the moment...
Wishlist:

2" lift (getting done tomorrow)
install UHF (got the radio, just need the time to mount it nicely)
snorkel
upgrade to the bashplates
sliders in the back
new rubber (any advice on a decent set of wheels is welcome)
fix the damn clutch thrust bearing
replace the current screen with a nice DVD setup, not sure yet
Replace the windscreen washer jets with Hilux ones - saw that in a thread around here somewhere, looks good!




The list goes on and the more I read and see people doing here the more I want to do!!! Unfortunately the Minister of War of Finance needs to approve most things

Well, I live in Byford, WA (about 45min south of Perth CBD) and work for HWE Mining in the city... was up North about an hour and a half inland of Newman for about 3 years previously. I try to get out and get the car dirty most weekends with a mate but Im still learning the ropes of effective 4wding. Would love to tag along to some of these trips that you guys do around Perth sometime - looks like it would be a blast!

Well, see you around the forum sometime! I will throw up some pictures a bit later this arvo.

[Masphar Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Masphar]

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Hi All,

I have been using this sight for a number of months now and have valued the amount of info you all are willing to provide to us new prado owners.

Grew up north of Perth in a coastal town called Geraldton. Since getting my drivers licence have always owned 4WDS, from my 1st an Isuzu KB with the last 2 being Pajero SWB.

Kim

Hey Kim... I also grew up in Gero so good to see another one of us here! Lived there for about 13 years before moving to Perth when I was about 16...

[hdtdamo5 Member Find all posts View Profile Close hdtdamo5]

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Hi everyone

I thought it was about time I put up something. I have been looking around the forum for ages, and i have finally bought a Prado. My previous car was a V8 Holden Adventra, and the Prado take a bit to get used to, but I'm loving it so far!! I bouhgt it in Brisbane and drove it back to Adelaide over the weekend, and it was fantastic to drive. Now i cant wait to actually take it away and use it!!

Name: Damo
Model: 120 V6 GXL Auto
Year: 2005
Colour: Blue
Accessories: Bullbar, 240 Lightforce, Lift kit, few other bits and pieces
Wishlist: Snorkle, UHF, reversing camera, time off work to be able to use it!

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

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Hey all

Well firstly this site has been great as i have been looking for a prado since January so thanks to whoever set it up. I got my prado at the beginning of the month after my poor X trail was T boned by some fool in a barina. i was doing 110 on the Hume at the time. Funnily enough the car was still drivable so i continued on to Sydney for NYE....how rock and roll! I did like that car alot but it just could cut the mustard off road so hence i though why not upgrade to a proper 4wd. Looked at the padjero - dont like the idea of no chassis on a 4wd, looked at the patrol TD but apparently the engines blow up, looked at a 'proper' landcrusier but the diesel was slow and thirsty and the TD was waaaay to expensive so settled on the prado and have to say im loving it!

i havent had the chance to take it off road yet but cant wait to see what it can do. im already planning a trip to fraser again. anyway car details below

Model: GXL, 3.0L TurboD, 5SP Manual
Year: 2003
Colour: White
Accessories: Nothing apart from some Maxxis AT tyres
Wishlist: er where do i start....snorkel, OE Toyota winch bumper, Replacement tool kit, dashboard ashtray (how come loads that i looked at had this missing?????), rear wheel cover, roof rails and cross bars, new touchscreen radio unit, various toy racks.....

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

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Hi everyone

I thought it was about time I put up something. I have been looking around the forum for ages, and i have finally bought a Prado. My previous car was a V8 Holden Adventra, and the Prado take a bit to get used to, but I'm loving it so far!! I bouhgt it in Brisbane and drove it back to Adelaide over the weekend, and it was fantastic to drive. Now i cant wait to actually take it away and use it!!

Name: Damo
Model: 120 V6 GXL
Year: 2005
Colour: Blue
Accessories: Bullbar, 240 Lightforce, Lift kit, few other bits and pieces
Wishlist: Snorkle, UHF, reversing camera, time off work to be able to use it!

hi Damo, look on the back for me and see if already has a PP sticker...
that would of been a " mad trip " to get the feeling of a new car ... and sounds like its already decked out...
is yours a manual or auto? alot more open/ roomy than the adventurer too.... enjoy the forum ... butane :wink:

[hdtdamo5 Member Find all posts View Profile Close hdtdamo5]

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Hi Butane.

No PP sticker, but the owner was on here.

There is nothing like a 2000km drive to ge the feel of a new car! I bought my last car from Melbourne, but this was a lot further!

Mine is Auto. Originally i was after a manual TD, but after driving a few of the non D4D's, i wasnt impressed so i went petrol. Manual i would have like, but I'm too lazy to swap cogs on the daily slog to work!

Thanks, Damo

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

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:arrow: damo, I drove a HJ75 trayback.. from sydney to collinsville in 34hrs... it was new to me at the time
just packed it up.. and left on a instant.. i reckon it was a top trip getting to know " bertha " .. 2100 kays each way
i learn't to 4wd in that.... now that compared to the prado ... I take the prado , further , than the hj could eva go...'
put a bit of grease back into the tailshafts/ uni's, easy bit of preventive maintence :wink:
you can get under this one with ease cheers butane

[pearlie Member Find all posts View Profile Close pearlie]

Re: Introductions

Hi All,

I have been using this sight for a number of months now and have valued the amount of info you all are willing to provide to us new prado owners.

Grew up north of Perth in a coastal town called Geraldton. Since getting my drivers licence have always owned 4WDS, from my 1st an Isuzu KB with the last 2 being Pajero SWB.

Kim

Hey Kim... I also grew up in Gero so good to see another one of us here! Lived there for about 13 years before moving to Perth when I was about 16...

Another ex-Geraldtonian here.. Used to flog the sand dunes there. Loved Lucky Bay also. Welcome to PP Kim

[hammer Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close hammer]

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hi newcomer here

my names john,
age 21
married with a 3 yr old
love in waterford west qld

i have owned 700hp commodores and my last car was a VE SSV was a nice car always got looks...lol
but we decided to get a more practical car. traded my 06 ve in on a 05 VX prado Grande metalic perl white, 102,000km its imaculate inside and out 5 spd auto
leather seats all the fruit that you expect on the grande's.. love it.. but unsure how to work the indash satnav so maybe someone can give us some pointers.. we have a tomtom and you can click fastest route and avoid tolls?? is there a way to do that with the toyota satnav ?? also how do you disable the moving function where you cant do any destinations when moving ???


cheeers

[Keeper Member Find all posts View Profile Close Keeper]

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Greetings,

My name is Michael, married,and we have three beautiful boys (6,3, nearly 2) and we love camping. We get out in our Aussie Swag and the kids love it.

We have just moved back to Alice Springs from Darwin and am looking forward to getting amongst it - We have already scooted out along the Eastern and Western Macs and am loving being back in this part of the world.

We are planning a trip to Cape York with friends in August so my wishlist has a timeframe!

What an informative site. Great information to aid decision making - well done to the administrators and contributors. I hope to share my experiences here so others can reap the benefits also.

Anyone that travels this way and needs a hand / information I am more than willing to help.

Model: VX - Diesel
Year: 2011
Colour: Silver
Accessories: ARB Sahara Bar, Warn XDC 9.5K lbs winch & recovery gear (I need it), ARB tow bar with Anderson, ARB compressor, Redarc gear
Wishlist: Dual batteries, airtec snorkel, IPF spotties, maybe a lift (but need to read about the interference with the KDSS and lean..), change 18'' wheels to 17'' and new rubber

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

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Model: VX - Diesel
Year: 2011
Colour: Silver
Accessories: ARB Sahara Bar, Warn XDC 9.5K lbs winch & recovery gear (I need it), ARB tow bar with Anderson, ARB compressor, Redarc gear

Welcome Keeper :wink:

Don't forget to post a pic of your new pride and joy.

[Keeper Member Find all posts View Profile Close Keeper]

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NTP - Thankyou for the greeting! Here is one pic to start, I will work on some more.

[Phillionaire Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Phillionaire]

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G'day all from Townsville. Just picked up a 90 series after hunting around 4 a while. Stock as a rock for the moment except for factory bullbar towbar etc but looking fwd to doing a few mods and getting a few trips under the belt. 1st up is a run out to Isa so will be a good test.

Cheers, pics to follow...

[EasyCompany24 Member Find all posts View Profile Close EasyCompany24]

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G'day all from Townsville. Just picked up a 90 series after hunting around 4 a while. Stock as a rock for the moment except for factory bullbar towbar etc but looking fwd to doing a few mods and getting a few trips under the belt. 1st up is a run out to Isa so will be a good test.

Cheers, pics to follow...

Another Series 90 owner... sweet! :mrgreen: Welcome to PradoPoint