Have I done the right thing?????????

if you like it and are happy with the cond v's price....its all good.

probably should have got a Patrol!! LOL

Cheers Stefan

4be,
Its a toyota mate and its reputation will be to your advantage.
By modern day standards its very low mileage.
Have heard of them doing over 400,000 without being touched.
Get out there and enjoy it.

Cheers Pesty

4BE,

118ks as long as the maintenance history is true should be no dramas. Our petrol 80 has done 311ks now,starting to do various repairs but nothing major.

Good luck

Greg

Hello 4be, what engine is in it, very capable vehicle it just needs some ground clearance in the front for of roading.

Imsure or Hilux has the same front end as your Prado and in standered trim they are to low.

And as pesty said "Its a Toyota".

Regards Richard

The latest 4WD Monthly DVD shows what to look for when buying a Prado.

Compare it to this one


2003 Prado at Pickles Auctions

for the extra $9000k you will have a full service history and less kms. IMO auction prices are about $10k below the normal price as well.

Cheers Kev

4be

Irrespective of what others say, this is a very good car. I'm on my second (current) model now.

My only criticism relates to the plastic body surrounds, which in my case are continually being damaged (and expensive to replace).

Other than that, I've never had a single problem with the Prado (Kaymar are bringing out a rear steel bar in the first quarter of 2008).

The car has also copped a bit of comment re suspension. In my experience this is ill informed nonsense.

My first Prado went though some of the toughest country in Australia on standard suspension and never had a failure.

The price sounds about right, so go for it.

PS Take off those silly side steps.

Regards

Kim

Have I done the right thing?????????

NOPE!! Its a Toyota

Fatman

Hi 4be, just check around the hinges on the rear door top and bottom ,they actually crack around them due to the weight of the door, they were modified on the 04 series 2 model (which they dont advertise). It is a known problem by Toyota and will be replaced if needed. They actually replace the whole rear door which obviously also needs painting. There is sort of three upgrades in this model. The first with this problem, then did an upgrade to iron out the issue, then the next upgrade was with the 5 speed auto where as yours has the 4 speed auto but have never heard of either having any problems with the auto. They have a sh@t load of power 179kw's if Im correct, this hasnt been changed in any of the models that Im aware of. My mate has 04 model and goes like the clappers and not bad on the fuel obviously like anything running petrol the more the right boot goes down the more juice. That is a bit high in the klms department for age based on the average and there are others about with lower klms for the same $$$ but maybe havnt been sericed like your one and not as tidy, my mate paid 38k for his 10/04 model but only had 32k on it so still like new. When he was looking we did see some around the same price you have mentioned but most were around the 70/80 k on the clock some higher like yours or even more but very neglected, no servicing and more hits then elvis presley. My prado is bit higher then I would have liked but bought also on condition and servicing but only do 20k to and from work 3 days a week (take the wifes car the other 2) so it is good for when we do longer distance travelling, it will work out to an average by the time we go to sell it which I have been told by the boss WONT be for a while. If your happy with it and has been serviced as you say and is in top nick go for it and enjoy. You will also hear a slight fluttering noise under heavy acceleration coming from engine bay (sounds like an exhaust leak only hear it with window down JUST) dont worry thats normal even on the latest models. Enjoy Regards Steve M

Hi 4be, check this out on ebay 140152024931. Just copy the number them paste into search on the ebay (Australian site) hit the enter button. www.ebay.com.au. Regards Steve M