G'day Fellas,
Loving this forum it has some great info and I am hoping you can all help me out here.
I currently own a HSV clubsport Wagon 2009 model and over it. Love the car and its 6.2L 317kw V8 but not practical! I've owned about 8 commodores now and its time for some freedom and a change.
I've just moved out to the country and need something more suitable for the crappy roads and would also love to get into some 4WDing with my mates who have hilux's, jeeps and so on and just the odd firetrail so i can actually get to certain places and do a weekend camp trip, unlike in my HSV.
I'll be doing roughly 500kms a week in highway commuting on the road so I want a reliable & comfortable 4wd for this purpose but also capable of going off road trip and hitting some decent 4wd trails. I think the Prado suits this category nicely.
Since I am a complete newbie with all this, I've noticed the new shape came into play in 2003 and this is what i am after (the newer shape) I always try and steer clear of "new look" models to avoid problems, so I was thinking anything 2004 onwards. Is there any other years I need to steer clear of or look out for faults and so on?
My next question, I want to put bigger tyres on (recommendations?), a lift (recommendations?) & bullbar as some of the first mods and I mean doing this within a week of buying type a deal. With the lift & bigger tyres i dont want the car to sway & handle like a boat, so I assume the shocks would need to be replaced too.
My budget is $30,000 - $35,000 for the Prado and $5000 (more if i get the prado for under 35k) for the first lot of mods, maybe not enough? Let me know your thoughts...
Thanks a lot!
Matt
Loving this forum it has some great info and I am hoping you can all help me out here.
I currently own a HSV clubsport Wagon 2009 model and over it. Love the car and its 6.2L 317kw V8 but not practical! I've owned about 8 commodores now and its time for some freedom and a change.
I've just moved out to the country and need something more suitable for the crappy roads and would also love to get into some 4WDing with my mates who have hilux's, jeeps and so on and just the odd firetrail so i can actually get to certain places and do a weekend camp trip, unlike in my HSV.
I'll be doing roughly 500kms a week in highway commuting on the road so I want a reliable & comfortable 4wd for this purpose but also capable of going off road trip and hitting some decent 4wd trails. I think the Prado suits this category nicely.
Since I am a complete newbie with all this, I've noticed the new shape came into play in 2003 and this is what i am after (the newer shape) I always try and steer clear of "new look" models to avoid problems, so I was thinking anything 2004 onwards. Is there any other years I need to steer clear of or look out for faults and so on?
My next question, I want to put bigger tyres on (recommendations?), a lift (recommendations?) & bullbar as some of the first mods and I mean doing this within a week of buying type a deal. With the lift & bigger tyres i dont want the car to sway & handle like a boat, so I assume the shocks would need to be replaced too.
My budget is $30,000 - $35,000 for the Prado and $5000 (more if i get the prado for under 35k) for the first lot of mods, maybe not enough? Let me know your thoughts...
Thanks a lot!
Matt
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