Prado Ownership

[demented Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close demented]

Thanks Drew, but I don't know about the speed holes If I wanted those I wouldn't be getting rid of the turbo forester for a real car :twisted:

Homer took the easy way and gave the drill a miss for the pick axe didn't he? :shock:

Cheers,

demented

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

Homer took the easy way and gave the drill a miss for the pick axe didn't he? :shock:

Now that I think of it, you're right. A true Simpies fan. :lol:

Wow, must be a natural progression, I went from an XT to the 120 as well.

Drew.

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

own it

We had a mazda tribute classic and would look at prados in passing and wish we had on of those instead.
Then the boss said lets get one.Well you didnt have to tell me twice.We went to our local dealer.Black toyota Oakey great guys and gals.and just ordered one without even a test drive. Four weeks latter it arrived and our first drive was driving our new truck off the drive as we waved good buy.
No matter what its the best purchase we have ever made!!!

Warby 8)

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

The current one is owned outright but the new one will be a lease.
The lease company we use is the same, do what you want just don't :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: it up!!!
A lot of the guys who have Hiluxes have gone for the long range tank & suspension lift kits, even lockers :twisted: Even a fridge :wink:
But basically anything goes as long as they get their Money
Just couldn't work out how to lease the camper :evil:

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

lease for me too, would be hard to justify the cost of running it if i couldnæt write of 80% of everything i spend on it on my tax!

i think by the time upgrade comes around iæll be in a position to be able to buy one outright, but will still probably lease it for the tax benefits....

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

one discussing our partner's bust size (with pics)

Where's the link Chippy??? huh... huh... ???

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

ops: ops: The missus read the post. ops: ops:

I'm still trying to get my eyes to focus again after that frozen fish to the side of the head. :?

Cheers
Chippy

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

no rooting

They've been talkin' to the wives again I see...

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

But seriously folks...

Since I pay enough tax, I thought I'd get the taxman to help me for once.

Leasing was the only way to go to achieve that - so I took out the shortest possible lease I could get over 2 years.

After spending far too much time worrying about what the leasing company thought, I made an executive decision to do whatever the hell I wanted to my car (all of which was adding value) -- and as long as I pay my bills, they can stay the hell out of my face. :shock:

I do prefer to own things (as I did my last car), however, I have discovered that it is foolish and costly to do so with cars...

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

I agree 100%. Anytime the tax man can help me, for a change, I'm going to accept it. I got my salary packaged Prado, with some fruit, and am slowing adding the bits that I want.

I've also nominated 40,000 Km / year on my package and make a small after tax contribution to reduce the payable FBT to zero. There's no way I could step into a rig like this without salary packaging.

As for accessorizing - subtle, functional and fitted by Toyota accredited mechanic (his name's BIL - Brother-in-law). When the lease is over I aim to buy it and pass it on to my oldest lad - then lease another one.

Cheers
Chippy

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

The lesson I have learned this time is to accessorize the sh*t out of the car and lease the entire amount, rather than adding bits.

Having done it now, I know exactly what I want on the next one - "give me everything you've got, please". It's going to be the 3L's for me:

Lifted, Locked and Loaded

That's going to be my motto for my next Prado or 200 series Croozer.

[120GXV6 Member Find all posts View Profile Close 120GXV6]

I got mine in a bit of a hurry. Father and brother did the Finke Desert Rally on quads last year and six weeks before the event I decided to got with them - three weeks later I had a new Prado and 2nd hand camper trailer (Jayco Eagle Outback). Asked for a silver one, but only had two V6 GXs in the country and they were both white - so I said "white will do".

The tax man is really nice to me as the vehicle and all accessories are 100% sponsored by my business!

That means that the first my wife knows about a new accessory is when (or if!) she sees it fitted

She does keep asking "so why can't we afford curtains yet?" though.

Matthew

[Snaga Wishing I was lost Find all posts View Profile Close Snaga]

The boss is paying for my Prado via Lease :twisted: :twisted: ... hang on, that's me ops: :roll:

I plan on driving this one till it's dead (should have about 300,000klms on by the time the lease is finished) so for a petrol should be pretty close to dead.

Tax man helps me out as well...

[speedcomm Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close speedcomm]

Salary sacrifice for me ! isnt really a sacrifice having a vehicle like a Prado though

Got to do 25k a year min, thats a bit tough " having " to drive more, we always run out at around that figure anyway.

I am only ever going to be doing subtle stuff to it like dual bats and comms gear tyres etc, things that dont really have any effect on its resale value. ( my kids have more effect on its resale value Damn Grots :evil: ) the lease company dont really care what I do as long as its legal, if I reduce its resale value it is my problem as I will be out of pocket for more residule. or not be worth enough to cover the residule more like.

The next one will be Diesel and have accesories like snorkel fitted from new. Want to do some trips out to the centre.

It is great to be able to pump $ 200 worth of unleaded in it hook the trailer up and take the motorbikes out for the weekend and not have to cough up the petrol cash out of my pocket. ( spend it on broken bike bits instead )

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

Got it in one Speedy

This is my first package venture into a fourby ... and I'm already planning the next one - with as much fruit as possible fitted beforehand.

Ditto on the fuel card too .. 8)

Cheers
Chippy