180 Series Prado - what changes would you make?

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

I don't know what you lot are driving but you have some serious issues that I've never seen or heard of. Are you sure it's a Toyota Prado and not a Ford or something?

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

The more I read the more I'm going to stick with my 120.

[Anth120playdo Banned Find all posts View Profile Close Anth120playdo]

The 180 needs to be a 120 & have 2 inch lift standard. Also f&r elockers standard.

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

The 180 needs to be a 120 & have 2 inch lift standard. Also f&r elockers standard.

And a bonnet that opens properly.

[Bigben Member Find all posts View Profile Close Bigben]

Change the wing mirrors back to flat glass so that when you see a vehicle behind you it is actually as close as it looks, more clearance and bring all the breathers up high so you can get at them (including the fuel tank breather).

chappy.

Thank God, I thought it was only me being too old school with the wing mirrors.
Yes... change them, like I'm about to do on mine

[B.Col Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close B.Col]

Symo,
Have you not owned, driven an earlier Prado than the 150 series?
While there have been changes made to enhance the driving and passenger experience, there have equally been changes made that have detracted from same.
Contributors here are attempting to assist the Toyota designers to avoid the mistakes they have apparently made in their move from the 120 to the 150. If you are perfectly happy with the 150 that you have, then we should all be very happy for you.

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

The more I read the more I'm going to stick with my 120.

Second that. I'm already not a buyer of the 150. They risk losing me forever if the 180 doesn't get back to being a 4wd rather that high clearance electronic shopping trolley.

It already saddens me that my 120 has worse clearance (as standard) than the 95.

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

Perhaps a 5.7 - v8 like in the Tundra?

[Fossey Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Fossey]

I don't know what you lot are driving but you have some serious issues that I've never seen or heard of. Are you sure it's a Toyota Prado and not a Ford or something?

The vast majority of the reported issues in this thread have been previously raised in other sections of PP.

Our 2011 VX D4D has been overserviced with extra fuel filter and engine/transmission oil changes yet at 73000 is booked in next week for a new turbo and injectors. My wife gets car sick so the vehicle is driven very conservatively.

I've set our vehicle up as a long distance tourer and design faults like those listed are a PITA at best and potentially disasterous should an engine failure such as Bushie's occur, especially if you're 'well outback'.

I'm glad you appear to be happy with your vehicle but that doesn't mean there aren't significant design/build issues with the 150 series.

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

Does this mean most people agree that the 120 is the best? the pre d4d model of course.


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[Anth120playdo Banned Find all posts View Profile Close Anth120playdo]

Yep.

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

Symo,
Have you not owned, driven an earlier Prado than the 150 series?
While there have been changes made to enhance the driving and passenger experience, there have equally been changes made that have detracted from same.
Contributors here are attempting to assist the Toyota designers to avoid the mistakes they have apparently made in their move from the 120 to the 150. If you are perfectly happy with the 150 that you have, then we should all be very happy for you.

You're all starting to sound like the Patrol owners on their forum, couldn't wait to leave there, it became over run with people crying "old school". The truth is, old school is not on the highly profitable list, and doesn't meat safety and environmental standards. And honestly, what sells in the US of A is what we all get to work with else where.

Australia is the smallest RHD market on the work, but we demand the most comprehensive niche models at bargain prices.

Something got to give, the 120 was a softer more advanced version of the larger land cruiser, the new models continue that tradition, but all of a sudden the 120 is an old school vehicle? Shoes on the other foot now. Either move with the times, or get left behind.

Toyota don't care about a few sales of RHD Diesels, they want LHD petrols to make their money.

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

The vast majority of the reported issues in this thread have been previously raised in other sections of PP.

Our 2011 VX D4D has been overserviced with extra fuel filter and engine/transmission oil changes yet at 73000 is booked in next week for a new turbo and injectors. My wife gets car sick so the vehicle is driven very conservatively.

I've set our vehicle up as a long distance tourer and design faults like those listed are a PITA at best and potentially disasterous should an engine failure such as Bushie's occur, especially if you're 'well outback'.

I'm glad you appear to be happy with your vehicle but that doesn't mean there aren't significant design/build issues with the 150 series.

Every one refers to the "faults" and "flaws" like their widespread, yet no one ever collects hard data to see exactly how many have issues vs how many don't and compare that with the corresponding circumstances to determine if there is a major widespread issue, or just a few like minded individuals congregating in one corner of the internet convincing each other Toyota deliberately design it this way.

You got to take a step back occasionally and look at the big picture and ask yourself, if this really true, then how the F*CK to they get away with it, and why are they selling so many to previous owners and miners, businesses and just about every mum and her soccer team? Just does't add up, some where some one has gotten their wires crossed.

My bet its on the corner of the net where only prado owners hangout, not the vast majority of the 4WD buying population which is a huge cross-section of all individuals who all come back and do it all again time and time again.

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Does this mean most people agree that the 120 is the best? the pre d4d model of course.

Best looking - for sure. Everything else is getting a bit dated.

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

I hope they don't refer to it as a 180, it sounds wrong, like it's turning around and going home.