2004 Prado

Hi Riccardo,
Some forums have Trader areas on their websites where you can advertise your 4wd. Can't think of any off the top of my head ;-)

Leroy

Riccardo, become a member of this site & you get a free display add in the trader section for free. As to performance of the playdo I think it's about 10 ltr/100 other things depend on what you want to do but 4x4 mags recon they can go most places. A few of the boys here have them so when the come online they will tell you more. Regards Bob
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Had a 4.0lt Grande at driver training on the weekend. Once the tyres were down it performed well and did nothing less or more than any other vehicle. It was however very comfortable and had lots of stuff inside that looked impressive. Enjoy the Prado and don't be backward in getting it dirty. rgds

Riccardo,

The only problem with them in my opinion over the previous model is the approach departure angle. I scraped the rear bumper a few times when I got it. The front has been overcome somewhat with a new ARB Bull bar. This week I upgraded the suspension to OME and have got a 65mm intial lift prior to settling.

Any serious off roader needs an upgrade anyway plus this one takes out some of the harshness of the factory suspension.

Can't help you with the fuel as mine is diesel.We have so little time to enjoy our land

Your just signing off on it, and havent driven one? you would know the performance....

Front diffs are an issue if you are an offroader...

Riccardo,

Common figures seem to be 13-14 l/100k on the highway and 15-16 around town. You do a little better with Premium unleaded.

A reasonable car, but not a robust 4x4. 16l/100k around town. 13l/100k open road. Don't buy one unless you are prepared for all the teething problems and have the extra cash for the neccesary mods to make it a 4x4. See the lcool 120 list.

1. Vibrations, Drivetrain and Bullbar
2. Ticking exhaust
3. Poor aircon
4. Front diff clearance, crappy bash plate
5. 17" Wheels, no after market tyres of OEM size.
6. Departure angle

etc, etc, etc

Hi Richard,
I bought a GXL 4.0L Manual, picked up in October 2003.
My view, it's great. The wife loves driving it too.
I've read of these other problems, but can't say I've experienced any, though I do occasionally hear the choof-choof sound from the exhaust under load. As they say, no matter how many good things are mentioned, people only seem to remember or communicate the bad ones.
I can't give any comments on rough area travelling yet. I'm still setting things up, plus a 10month old daughter has knobled us a bit.
I live in the Adelaide hills and I drive to work each day, which is a combination of city, freeway and hills driving (@ 110km/hr). Now, I don't hammer the car, but I don't wrap it in cotton-wool either. At this stage, I'm averaging about 12.6ltr/100km (on PULP), which I think is quite good.
Performance wise, I think it's quite good. It'll pull up the long hills on the freeway in 5th without any problems. OK, it's not as good as my previous ride (5.7lt SS Ute), but I didn't expect it to be.
For us, the GXL will do most things we require, and do it in a fair bit of comfort. We're not competing in competitions etc. but we do want to get out to some of the more inaccessible areas. A bit of common sense and we'll do all the things we aim to.