Thursday, Jan 26, 2006 at 14:53
Hi chook47. My eldest son is 12 and 5" tall (and growing fast) and he finds it comfortable. You can't move the middle seats forwards or back but that is standard. I think you can adjust the tilt. All the children like that there is no floor arch where the middle
seat is like in our Commadore, much better for the middle person. The children love the rear
seat, more so the younger ones. The foot
well is good, our Commadore has a rear
seat added and there is no
well and the Prado does not have one either. We had 3 adults and 4 children in it to
stockton beach and no one complained. Its great that the children get in and out of the rear
seat via the middle row (either side), much more convenient that through the rear door. The kids and pop the middle
seat easily. We have been sitting two in the middle and one in the rear, reduces poking.
Road handling is hard to answer. I traded in an Audi A4 which handled great and I have never owned a 4wd before. As for reviews read a lot, I found lots that contradicted each other. Also depends on what type of driving you plan on doing.
Fuel economy was great. It got down to 10.3 l/100Km but
Stockton beach sent it up again. I expect to be able to get it lower without difficulty.
I found the cruise control great. Never had it on a manual before and it worked better than expected. At 110kph in 6th gear it went up any
hill (eg North on Mooney Mooney
Bridge) without needing to change down or feel under too much load. All that tourque comes in handy.
Do lots of
test drives, keep going back to the dealers, take the family along. There were lots of factors in our decision and in the end you have the look at the entire package and get the best for what you can afford.
Happy hunting.
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