owning 2 Prados.........too much?

[Andy_B Member Find all posts View Profile Close Andy_B]

Hi guys,

In the next couple of months, I'll in a position were my current work vehicle (which is provided) will be up on it's lease. My boss is now providing his employes with a lease option to which mean I can get whatever car i want.

I currently own a 2000 td auto gxl, with 160k which has must bells and whistles (dual lockers, slider, sonoran steel lift kit).

I've been thiking about getting a 2nd prado because by the time the lease is up (most likely a 5 year lease) my current prado would be 17-18years old, and would be getting a little old by then. The new prado would then be the tourer. And the old one would b a project vehicle.

Does sound excessive to own 2 prados.

Andy

[Brains Find all posts View Profile Close Brains]

I think everyone's dream to have a Touring Prado and a Play Prado.

[Steve M Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Steve M]

If you can afford it then why not, as said above one for playing the other for touring..... go for it, only live once.....Cheers Steve

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

In the past I had two Nissan Patrol wagons, one for me an one for the wife. However our best friend was the local servo

See ya on the tracks, Richo.

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

One Tourdo and one Playdo, perfect!

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

Seems a waste IMO.
2000 Prado with all the bells is already a great tourer.
If I had a dedicated play vehicle it'd be something VERY different.

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

Sounds like a great idea to me, I must say that the thought has crossed my mind more than once, although I a Hilux makes more sense for me.

Cheers Andrew

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

Modification, 1 diesel tourer and 1 supercharged v6 Playdo

[Andy_B Member Find all posts View Profile Close Andy_B]

The "playdo" would be built into something very different. I'm thinking about making it into a single cab ute, and maybe sas the old girl.

Andy

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

The "playdo" would be built into something very different. I'm been thinking about making it into a single cab ute, and maybe sas the old girl.

Andy

Whao!
If that's your idea of a play truck, then yeah, sounds like a good opportunity. Is the newer one a 120 or 150?

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

I thought about it. One diesel 120 tourer... And one petrol 150 series town Prado. But ended up going with a Kluger instead.

If you can get & have space for two, why not?


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[Andy_B Member Find all posts View Profile Close Andy_B]

That's another idea to get a kluger and maybe don't go so extreme with the 90 series and keep more on the tourer side rather the crawler side of things.

However i do like diesel, which the kluger doesn't have.

Andy

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

If it were me (if I could have a pure weekend toy):

TOURER = Existing Prado

TOY = a monster build of one of these: ute chop GQ, ute chop 80, TJ Wrangler, SAS Hilux. (don't forget the old suzuki's too, not my choice though)

[Andy_B Member Find all posts View Profile Close Andy_B]

Another option would be to get something cheaper to lease like a Camry which would be leased for 3 years then i pass the car to my wife. I take to prado and add heaps of mods with the lease money. but i would be then putting about 25000km/year on the prado,and keep her well maintained and pocket some of the lease money (but would be taxed at 49% at the end of the financial year)

Andy

Andy

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

We have just traded the Fiesta in on a newish 150...& kept the 90 series.....
We would have gotten much the same trade-in on the 90 as the Fiesta, but this would mean I'd have to option up the 150 to take it away......
This way, the 90 will be the 4WD & the 150 the town bus.....Only the aircompressor & UHF & mobile phone aerial could be salvaged from the 90 to go onto the 150....The bullbar, tyres & snorkel etc cannot of course...& those items would not regain their value in on a trade-in....
We also have 5 kids, so the Fiesta couldn't be used that much & the times when it could, the 90 will be used to give it a run....
We stretched the 90 servicing to 10,000km intervals because we were doing 30,000km a year. Now it will be back to 6 monthly.....
Also any kms done on the 90, won't be added to the 150 so we should be able to extend its life too!