I have been a lurker and now a registered member for a little while but I have been slack and have not started a Rig Build Up........until now.
My wife and I are planning to travel around over the next few years, we have travelled quite a bit overseas and driven around the UK on a number of occasions, but as we get closer to retirement we decided that we would get a new 4WD and see how many kilometres we could put on it. I guess it is in the blood, my parents still tour around (on bus trips) these days and they are in their 90's so I have a few years left in me.
In early May 2009, we were looking for a new GXL and after Mrs OldGreyGuy saw a few she started looking at the VX and Grande models in the showrooms and started dropping hints about leather seats and sunroofs. Next thing I knew we had found a demo Silver D4D 5-Speed Auto Grande that was getting to the point where the dealer had to move it on and so I picked it up at a significant saving. The build date on the compliance plate is 2008/12 and it was first registered in March 2009. It really only had 4,500k on the clock and had been through the first service and had all the rattles and gripes sorted.
Options included in the deal were:
- Carpet protectors (front & rear)
- Bonnet protector
- Front windows tinted
- Hard colour matched wheel cover
When you look at how optioned up the Grande is there isn't much more that they can put on and I had decided that any additional options would only add to the amount of luxury car tax we would have to pay so we struck the deal there and then.
Front view
Rear view
Side view
Major Accessories Fitted:
In order of fitting
Towbar
Cargo Barrier Part 1 Part 2
Pradopoint.com Sticker
Rhino-Rack Sportz Bar
ZCG Scalar GRN480 UHF Antenna
GME TX3340 Preview
UHF install - GME TX3340
Kaymar rear tyre spacer
ARB Deluxe Winch Bar
There are a number of additional items that I am thinking about adding to the Prado, I'll add a wish list here and extend this thread as I build up the rig.
Wishlist
:arrow: Rear drawers
:arrow: Dual battery system
:arrow: Spotlights
:arrow: Rear worklight
Thanks for reading this, please feel free to offer any suggestions or links to your own rigs if you have already successfully built it up with one of the items I have planned.
OldGreyGuy
My wife and I are planning to travel around over the next few years, we have travelled quite a bit overseas and driven around the UK on a number of occasions, but as we get closer to retirement we decided that we would get a new 4WD and see how many kilometres we could put on it. I guess it is in the blood, my parents still tour around (on bus trips) these days and they are in their 90's so I have a few years left in me.
In early May 2009, we were looking for a new GXL and after Mrs OldGreyGuy saw a few she started looking at the VX and Grande models in the showrooms and started dropping hints about leather seats and sunroofs. Next thing I knew we had found a demo Silver D4D 5-Speed Auto Grande that was getting to the point where the dealer had to move it on and so I picked it up at a significant saving. The build date on the compliance plate is 2008/12 and it was first registered in March 2009. It really only had 4,500k on the clock and had been through the first service and had all the rattles and gripes sorted.
Options included in the deal were:
- Carpet protectors (front & rear)
- Bonnet protector
- Front windows tinted
- Hard colour matched wheel cover
When you look at how optioned up the Grande is there isn't much more that they can put on and I had decided that any additional options would only add to the amount of luxury car tax we would have to pay so we struck the deal there and then.
Front view
Rear view
Side view
Major Accessories Fitted:
In order of fitting
Towbar
Cargo Barrier Part 1 Part 2
Pradopoint.com Sticker
Rhino-Rack Sportz Bar
ZCG Scalar GRN480 UHF Antenna
GME TX3340 Preview
UHF install - GME TX3340
Kaymar rear tyre spacer
ARB Deluxe Winch Bar
There are a number of additional items that I am thinking about adding to the Prado, I'll add a wish list here and extend this thread as I build up the rig.
Wishlist
:arrow: Rear drawers
:arrow: Dual battery system
:arrow: Spotlights
:arrow: Rear worklight
Thanks for reading this, please feel free to offer any suggestions or links to your own rigs if you have already successfully built it up with one of the items I have planned.
OldGreyGuy
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