Finally - Toyota delivers!!!

congratulations on the latest arival to your familly

Good luck with it Steven.
Hope they release you soon :)

With Coopers going on it I'm guessing it won't be shiny and new for too long. : ))

Steven,
What the hell are you doing tapping away on a stupid keyboard when there's a new toy to be played with???????
That's the reason I always try to take delivery of a new stead on a friday arvo; so I can get it back to the dealer on the monday morning for it's first service!!! LOL
Good luck mate; I hope it's everything you've imagined. There's nothing quite like a new truck (short of a new bundle of joy from the hospital I guess).
Cheers,

Hi Steven
Enjoy your new Prado I hope you have as much fun in yours as we have had in ours (90 series TD) they are a very capable vehicle, have a contact in SA for front recovery hooks although they may not work with the Alloy bar, and get your self a " BushHook" for the rear tow bar if you have one.

If you have not already checkout www.lcool.org/egroup.html they have a 120 group which should be a big help on the technical stuff.

Cheers & safe travelling

Hope you enjoy your new toy as much as I have (my "new" GU). Its now 6 months old and it seems only like yesterday I picked it up. Bet you cannot wait to start fitting it out. Hopefully we will see a pic of the real thing very soon.

Cheers (or should that be congratulations!!!)

Captain

Big Congratulations Steven it should have mud on it this weekend if it rains.
See you at Berri if not before.

Steven,

Have fun doing what you've been dreaming of for months.

Get it filthy with red dirt.

Spend all that other money you have fitting it out. Remember you can't take the money with you...............

See you on the road - maybe the Flinders - June long weekend?
Cheers

Good on you Steve. Can organise some real good sticky mud for it on June L/Wend if you like.

I have a 4.0ltr 120 and am interested in the front recovery hooks you mentioned I also have the alloy bar. If you can advise any details of these hooks I would appreciate.

Hi Steven...

glad you've finally got it....didn't want to have to read that you'd "released the hounds"..ahha...ENJOY !

Lyn

Good for you Steve - Have heaps of fun. Spare a thought for those of us still waiting. I ordered my LC 100 T/D 1 month ago - I hope I don't have to wait another 3. *fingures tapping*

Gaz

Congratulations Steve, I was actualy wondering if you had got it yet, been a long and interesting wait, and it's great to hear you aren't going to worry too much about a few scratches, no one wants them but it's inevitable. Mines a rough 97 GQ, and although dents won't break my heart I sure try not to let it happen...enjoy your new beast, and altho i love being able to hose out the mud inside the GQ i sure wouldnt mind some of the comfort you have now!

Congratulations Steven,

Nothing like that new car feeling - especially if it's a vehicle which you have aspired to. At one stage I thought it was a competion between Toyota and Michelle to see who could delay the delivery of the new baby the longest. Enjoy you new toy!

what a lucky bugga

Happy chappie at last Steven. Hope all goes well for you

Way to go Steven! Enjoy your new "Toy"ota... Keep us informed of how the new 120 Series goes. Being a proud and very happy owner of a 2001 90 Series TD RV I can vouch for them being a very good unit.

Good luck with getting time off from the boss! And enjoy your forays away - the Toy will make them fantastic fun.

Ciao,
PradoBoy

Thankyou everyone for all the great messages.

It has been a busy few days.

The Cooper A/Ts went on this morning and they look and feel fantastic. Just a slight increase in the noise level at 80-100km/h but this may increase as the wear I suppose.

Only one minor niggle so far that should probably have been addressed during the dealer delivery. The power windows needed "normalizing" before the auto up/down function would work and they could be all controlled from the drivers control pad. This involved starting with the windo in the up position, power it down halfway the power it back up to the top again and hold the switch up for another 1 second. The Auto function now works. This has to be done for each window and is apparantly a standard thing after a battery disconnection. Only found it because I was flicking thru the manual.

Went for a drive from Adelaide out to Tailem Bend this arvo, partly because it is a nice drive on the freeway to help bed in the engine, and partly because the diesel is about 5c a litre cheaper out there than in Adelaide! With a 180 litre tank you start to think about this a little more! That is a $1 saving every 20 litres.

Filled the beast for the first time (resisted the urge to fill it with Unleaded!) and it took forever and cost me $142.68. I have never put that much fuel in a car in one go in my life!!! The Civic took $35 worth even when the warning light was on! (Mental note to self: put in a rag to wipe hands on after using Diesel pump).

Anyway, the drive was fantastic. The Cruise control is easy to use and excellent. The power was great, even going up Crafers it accelerated from 90 to 105 easily on the steepest sections (granted it was nearly empty with one person on board).

That's it for now.

Thanks for the good wishes and I hope to see you all out there at some stage!

Steven

Hi Steven,
I have had mine for a year now and really enjoy it.

Just in case you have not picked up on latest at 120 yahoo, as you have a factory fitted bull bar,like I do, do not attempt water crossings without a snorkel.
Their are problems with the inner guard lining refit and 2 engines distroyed in shallow crossings.

Regards
Joe

Hi Steven,
I have had mine for a year now and really enjoy it.

Just in case you have not picked up on latest at 120 yahoo, as you have a factory fitted bull bar,like I do, do not attempt water crossings without a snorkel.
Their are problems with the inner guard lining refit and 2 engines distroyed in shallow crossings.

Regards
Joe

Thanks for the info on the tyres Steve.

This is a never ending learning curve. I will also chase up the info on your "hookman", as I need a reovery point on the front.

The other concern that seems to be coming up, is the water issue (not that I intend doing that much river crossing). I will have to do what you did and get under the vehicle and try to understand what you guys are talking about.

Apart from the puntures, I have had 25,000kms of trouble free fun in our Prado, so far. That's included Southern Flinders, Arkaroola & Lake Torrrens (no water).

Best Wishes,
Nixon