Looking for a new vehicle.

Sorento service schedule is 15000K - not 7500. For value its hard to beat a Sorento!

Kia salesman put me off when he said that it was 7500 cause I was considering one. He must have been a bit of a loser eh? I agree about the value.

Hi Hayley,

I agree with mikehzz.

I have a new pathfinder and love it. We also looked at the Xtrail but found with a growing family it was going to be too small.

It's a Diesel ST-L, only 16K on the clock but is very economical already but is steadily getting better. 4WD capabilities (if you do want to use them) are surprising, it went everywhere my brother 02 Patrol went, and in my opinion his car would climb a tree.

Compared to the the Prado it's alot cheaper and I think just as capable, my mum just bought a VX earlier this year. The equivalent Prado to my Pathfinder was nearly 10K more.

Pathfinder does not compare to the Territory and other soft roaders as it's a true 4wd with low range not sure about the santa fe etc, never considered it. And the Nissan dealer told me that the 4wd system in the Pathfinder is superior to that of the Patrol.

Should you need to tow they have a great towing capacity and I think it is slightly higher than that of a Prado.

Hope this helps, we looked for ages till we decided on the Pathfinder, now the wife loves driving it.

Bruce

It sounds like you're only looking at brand new vehicles - if you look second hand you should be able to find a decent Prado or a Pajero for around the price you're looking new for the others (I'm assuming you bought the Hliux Surf second hand as it looks like a grey import).

You might also consider changing/removing that second pic in your profile since you have the car advertised in the trader on this site also! ;-) LOL

Good advice from Timbo about removing picture not a good selling point. Personally I wouldnt touch a territory, read up on them first if you really want one, major rust issues, (yes already), faulty ball joints that require constant replacing etc, dodgy rear diff, Do your home work first, hence why there so cheap to buy second hand, as Timbo has said look around at some good low klms, one owner never been off road prados (plenty of them), you would pick up the latest shape 120 series, D4D diesel might be pushing the $$$ a bit but the 4L petrol there are heaps, go like the clappers (179kw) under 12L per 100 on the open road (not towing or sand work) and heaps of comfort ??? and nice big 180L fuel tanks standard, just make sure you get the series 2 (04 upwards) they refined a few things like sagging rear door and couple of other mods, there is actually a series three as well, 5 speed auo, climate dual air standard in the GXL now, think the last update was late 07 ?? Regards Steve M

Hi, I agree about the triton, it was on my list to start with but for whatever reason hubby doesnt like it, something to do with the shape.

And while you are at it, have a look at the Isuzu DMAX. Every bit as capable offorad and as comfortable as a Hilux without the fuel usage. I am currently getting constant sub 8L/100Km both to and from work in Sydney as well as long distance driving carrying around an extra 150Kg to 100Kg of gear onboard with tent, recovery gear, camping equipment, tools etc.

oh i forgot to mention, $15K cheaper than the equivalent model Hilux.

Yes you do pay a lot for that toyota badge.

I drove a D-max when I was looking. It may have been the one I drove but it was a dog to drive,turned me off them right away.

I personally like the fact that the Triton looks different to all the others.

J've just taken delivery of a new LS D-MAX 4X4 Diesel Auto and driven it from Brisbane to Townsville. ~ 8.8 l/100km (has the gauge on the dash).

I intend to make a new thread later on and post my impressions.

Malcolm

Must be a better market for them where you are Willem.

A quick search on Carsales.com: for $10k or less you'd be looking at 12 years or more old and/or 300,000 and upwards on the clock.

Why buy a 4X4 if you are not going off-road? Have to agree with this especially when you are not towing anything.

Also, we bought a dual cab ute on the basis of keeping the smelly stuff out of the cabin (bit hard for me to drive from back there LOL). Put a canopy over the ute part - fold-up windows are great for getting at the frig.

Malcolm

Up untill now I have always had 4x2 utes and loved them. very useful and the dogs barked their brains out in the back. good ground clearance, LSD and light truck tyres I could go a lot of places normal cars could not.

We have the rodeo 4x4 to tow and to head off the beaten track taking photos still love the ute part and use it for carrying stuff like tools and rubbish.

I just don't understand why people want 4x4s for on road use ????