Prado grande-great car but beware
Submitted: Wednesday, Oct 03, 2012 at 19:29
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getmethehelloutahere
Out West of
Bourke our 2003 Prado Grande's rear shock died. Thinking I could fit after market shocks I soon found out , no, I needed genuine Toyota shocks because of the Prado air bags that are used instead of coils. This meant shocks coming from
Sydney, and the Prado couriered to the nearest Toyota dealer. An expensive exercise at $630 for one shock, plus labour plus car courier
Reply By: Kimba10 - Thursday, Oct 04, 2012 at 17:12
Thursday, Oct 04, 2012 at 17:12
Christ this blokes not gunna bother posting on here again !!!! All getmehtehelloutahere is doing is giving some people who may have a grande a warning of the potential of what could happen. Your also lucky as the airbag in the grande's is known to come out of its holder then get squashed when it comes back down and blows the bag, common if you take it off road and flex the
suspension in the rear. There is a fix that a bloke on pradopoint who sells the cable to hold in place designed and you never need worry about the bag/s coming off there bottom support again.(see pradopoint.com) No wonder I'm no longer a member on here,(can be abused for nothing without paying for it) was for years but always some one who wants to bag the bleep out of either the question you ask (wether important or not doesn't matter) it may be to the person who is asking or posting about a certain thing. If you dont like the question/post DONT comment, quit easy really.......................................................................
getmehtehelloutahere ask what you like on pradopoint.com as thats exactly what the sites about, prado's, from the very first model to the current 150, if it cant be answered on there, you would be lucky to find the answer anywhere else....and yes I'm a member
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Follow Up By: Skulldug - Thursday, Oct 04, 2012 at 18:43
Thursday, Oct 04, 2012 at 18:43
Kimba10,
I agree. It was a useful post that received a pretty poor reply. It made me have another good think about what I would do if Murphy's Law paid a visit.
Unfortunately, it also made me have a good think about posting on any
forum, not just here. Grumpy "experts" spoil it for all of us.
Skull
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Follow Up By: madfisher - Thursday, Oct 04, 2012 at 21:53
Thursday, Oct 04, 2012 at 21:53
I couldnt agree more
Cheers Pete
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Follow Up By: ian - Thursday, Oct 04, 2012 at 22:16
Thursday, Oct 04, 2012 at 22:16
This
forum used to do 3 or 4 pages a day. The dic##eads have certainly won and sent participants elsewhere.
Ian
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Follow Up By: Zambezi - Friday, Oct 05, 2012 at 00:57
Friday, Oct 05, 2012 at 00:57
Sad day it is when someone has a legitimate problem, and may NOT be mechanically minded, asks a simple question and gets ten tons of manure dumped on him. What a great disservice you guys that bagged him are doing ! Hence the reason I may put one post in two years, or reply to one or two posts in 12 months. Why ? For the reasons one only has to read above. I bet the poor bugger in the Prado Grande wont be back on here - if ever again.Don't blame him.
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Follow Up By: Member - John (Vic) - Friday, Oct 05, 2012 at 03:37
Friday, Oct 05, 2012 at 03:37
The issue
Kimba points out of the airbag coming out of its holder is very true.
I have a friend who suffered the issue 4 times before he got rid of the car and went to a 100 series.
On one occasion he was told by some dork at Toyota's head office that it was his fault for taking the vehicle offroad.
Hello!! you market it as a 4wd comes the reply from him.
Prado's are a great vehicle and its a pity the Grande model lets down its reputation some what.
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Follow Up By: Zambezi - Friday, Oct 05, 2012 at 03:50
Friday, Oct 05, 2012 at 03:50
The original post was about his shock absorber giving up the ghost - not about any airbags. People are missing the whole point of the subject. The writer spoke about the cost etc of having to get his toyota Shock Absorber replaced etc and NOT about airbags. Everyone going off on a tangent, as usual, and not sticking to the original posting. Personaly, as a Toyota 4x4 owner, I would not by a Prado under any circumstances. PERIOD . Over priced and over rated.
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Follow Up By: Kimba10 - Friday, Oct 05, 2012 at 07:46
Friday, Oct 05, 2012 at 07:46
Again just by me adding a short comment in relation to airbags you get jumped on. Yes off track a tad big deal. What, put another post up about airbags ??, And what you havnt gone off track about saying
""I would not by a Prado under any circumstances. PERIOD . Over priced and over rated.""
the original post wasnt asking our opinion on them, the post was about shock absorbers and cost of replacement ???
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Reply By: getmethehelloutahere - Monday, Oct 08, 2012 at 22:15
Monday, Oct 08, 2012 at 22:15
Just to clarify. My point in posting was to make other grande owners aware that they could get stuck if their shocks fail, and yes perhaps the GXL is a much better option. Additionally I was not whingeing just warning others so hopefully they won't get caught out like me. The prado has been sensational, stock with no modifications, has been to
Cape York via the old telegraph track, and
Mitchell Falls etc with not one issue. The failed shock was not unreasonable, but given my limitations in mechanical knowledge and time to research every thing about the car I just got caught out with the whole "genuine" parts bit. And Yes, I will post again, as I hope I can be of help to others; and also gain benefit from those generous enough to offer their expertise. Cheers, Tim.
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