Thursday, Jun 30, 2011 at 12:53
Putting aside the Prado's tip over angle which I reffered to in the past - when it actually came to laying out the cash on a new model of either (in petrol - the diesels were to noisy for me in both cars) it really comes down to what the individual feels is important.
The greater fuel use of Patrol wasn't an issue for me , power of both petrols was adequate and not an issue , but the size and shape of Prado seemed to by all wrong just by a little bit in every direcioin.
I.E. it is taller by a couple of inches , narrower by a couple of inches , and with a lot of sensitive stuff closer to the ground.
We are currently using our Patrol to sleep in and the back of Prado sort of curved in a little , its not flat at all, and was definately more cramped. It had more room though at the roof line.
The real price difference was however over $8000 in favour of 4800 GU Patrol.
I note that the Patrols have again won the lowest cost of ownership stakes as published in latest RACV magazine in both Petrol and diesel variants.
The diesel 200 series again taking out the award as the most expensive car to own.
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