First off, I'd better let you know about the car itself.
1997 Prado Grande Auto, running on duel fuel.
Firstly, there is the suspension. It is INCREDIBLY stiff. I go out to a farm everyday, and the road is, to put it nicely, awful. It is bone-jarringly hard. Everything rattles as you go over it. Most sedans and hatchbacks seem to handle bumps better. I'm not sure whether the shocks are gone, or if it just doesn't cope well off road. If I take it in to be serviced, and they say that they need to be replaced, what do you think the cost would be like? Ballpark guess, I'm not looking for exact numbers, just a rough idea of what I'll be looking at.
Secondly, there is about half a second of throttle delay when running on petrol. Is it just the lack of a service? Or could it be leading to something a bit more serious?
(Incase you couldn't tell, I'm not all that knowledgeable with cars
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1997 Prado Grande Auto, running on duel fuel.
Firstly, there is the suspension. It is INCREDIBLY stiff. I go out to a farm everyday, and the road is, to put it nicely, awful. It is bone-jarringly hard. Everything rattles as you go over it. Most sedans and hatchbacks seem to handle bumps better. I'm not sure whether the shocks are gone, or if it just doesn't cope well off road. If I take it in to be serviced, and they say that they need to be replaced, what do you think the cost would be like? Ballpark guess, I'm not looking for exact numbers, just a rough idea of what I'll be looking at.
Secondly, there is about half a second of throttle delay when running on petrol. Is it just the lack of a service? Or could it be leading to something a bit more serious?
(Incase you couldn't tell, I'm not all that knowledgeable with cars
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