90 series Prado. 3.4 litre V6 Petrol or 3 litre Turbo diesel?

[hawks667 Member Find all posts View Profile Close hawks667]

260k on my 98 petrol now & still running great. Replaced the water pump/timing belt earlier this year & just put a new radiator in it. Great vehicle to drive & fuel economy is around the 12.5 mark with vehicle loaded with 2 blokes gear for a week out bush.

No hurry to sell it, it does everything i want..

[dave_mac Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close dave_mac]

I bought a 2002 Prado TX 95 series with the 1KZTE diesel about 6 months ago with 310K on the clock for $15k. Its a great car to drive and everything in it is tip top as it appears to have been well looked after except now for a cracked head (or hoping maybe just gasket). I think when i bought the car it already had it as ive been very careful about its servicing so far. I was looking at the chinese heads but just today I found out about the AMC ones and from what I read so far they are the way to go. It"ll cost me about $1400 for a complete changeover head which I'll do myself plus timing belt, water pump. So far the only downside to the 95 series is the lack of available accessories from 4x4 suppliers. Things like bash plates, suspension/steering parts and other mods just dont seem to be as readily available as they are for the bigger landcruisers and patrols. They are there you just have to search a bit harder for them.