Prado Pajero

gee Den, this'll get em excited ;-))


Can't quite help as I opted for the last of the 120 Prados because it suited me more than the 150. Have certainly heard good things about the Paj though - mainly extra power but the prado will comfortably do you and for reliability, pretty hard to beat. Also, try Pradopoint website. Everything you need to know on there.

Good luck. Can't go wrong from what I've gathered.

And of course, lob over to the Pajero club forum for all things Pajero :)

The paj auto is bullet proof ;)

Hey Dennis

I had a 2008 Pajero NS Auto diesel and just swapped over to a Prado 150 Series GXL diesel.

The Paj is a great tourer without doubt. Only ever had 1 issue with it and that was the DPF warning and going into limp mode as a result. As this was a day after a service I suspect the wrong engine oil was used. The Paj is a very capable mid range off-roader and super for towing as many will note. I never tracked fuel consumption per se, however I'd think it is pretty good hence why so many people choose it as a tow vehicle.

I've only done 5,000km on the Prado so far and not alot of towing. I love the ride of the Prado, but I admit I am riding on aftermarket suspension and airbags and beautiful Coopers rubber. Power is a little disappointing, I'd probably say that the Prado is a little underpowered, I'll probably chip it to fix that issue. The build quality is good, no issues so far. Fuel consumption seems as good, if not better than the NS pajero. Love the standard 150 litre capacity. The prado also looks a nicer 4b (to me anyway). Love the range of aftermarket accessories.

All in all, two pretty similar vehicles. Prado more $ but also better resale.

Good luck.
Will.

I can't comment on the Pajero because I've never had one, but I do have a 150 series Prado. Last year we did a 10,500km trip from central Qld across to WA, up the CSR, down the Tanami, Binns Track, etc, back home and it did not miss a beat.Mine is manual not auto and we were packed to the hilt (wife and 2 kids) but not towing. We averaged under 13l/100km for the entire trip and under 14 l/100km for the length of the CSR.

Hi Dennis,

IMHO you would be better off with the Prado, only because of the country your looking to go to. The prado is better offroad then the Pajero but the Pajero is so far infront on road (or formed dirt roads).

You wont have a prob with either auto as long as the maintenance is kept up.

Cheers Wilko

DZ,

I have owned three Paj and one 150. The 150 is better off road but only after $3k of mods to improve power and suspension. Service from Mr Toyota is non existent which is not a problem except if it's a warranty issue.

Changing from a Troopy will be a treat. You will be be able to do cool things like accelerate! :)

Skull

I have a 2005 Paj DID auto and love it,the only issue was the rear independant axles are to short, and when towing when the suspention drops as the car goes up they pull the oil seal and leak oil all over the front of camper you are towing as we were.the fix was about 500 bucks with axles a few MMs longer.Other than that "Love that car "The missus likes to drive it better than the Subaru Outback that is our other car.

Thanks for your replies. Sounds like a close thing with Prado a possible nose in front. Thanks again, dennis.

I was looking between 120 Prado and Pajero a few months ago.

What put me off the 120 Prado was the injector issue (pages and pages on Prado point) and that once out of the 3 year warranty Toyota don't want to know you.
Pajero - the 2009 NT model is heapa quieter than the earlier NS and more powerful if you get the MY10 (late 2009) onwards than Mitsu deleted the DPF so no issues with that.
You can pick up a newer Pajero ie late 2009 / 2010 still under it's 5 year warranty for less $$$ , lower mileage and more features than a 2008 120 Prado which is out of warranty and may require injector replacement at your cost.

Cheers

Darryl