2006 Toyota Prado GLX 3.0 litre turbo diesel

Summary:

Unburstable - excellent long term choice

Faults:

Nothing.

General Comments:

The vehicle is a company car. Every week it does about 650kms of highway driving plus the usual week-end stuff. I am in the pipeline construction business so the ability to go off road onto scrub and open paddocks is essential. I do not go rock hopping.

Given the weight of the vehicle and size of the engine, the performance is pretty good. I regularly cruise it 110kph on the highway and she is as solid as a rock.

Nothing has broken, everything works and she feels as if she could go on for ever. We have 4WD Hiluxes with the same engine and they do 300,000kms of pretty rough treatment before we sell them.

I am firmly of the opinion that despite all the "Jappy-Crappy" and "Riceburner" comments that Toyota builds the cars that Mercedes thinks it does. The Prado is like a vault and so comfortable that after 350kms I can still jump out of and not feel that I have done a long journey. And I am 60+!

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 19th August, 2007

28th Aug 2007, 07:59

That's a very good review.

Thanks very much.

2007 Toyota Prado VX 3.0ltr D4D

Faults:

Nothing. But this model is prone for stone chips, so I had the front bumper replaced with a sovereign bull bar bumper replacement

General Comments:

I have had this Prado fitted with full Vortex exhaust and Steinbuer computer, and it now has over 150kw at the flywheel, and goes like a petrol Prado with diesel economy.

Excellent reliable 4x4; now does 9.2sec to 100km compared to 11.2sec standard.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 30th June, 2007

19th Jul 2019, 12:46

Hi,

I have owned an Ford Escort, Laser and Fiesta, VW Golf, Audi 80, Mitsubishi Scorpion and Hyundai Sonata. Usually bought them 3 to 5 years old, and once they hit about 160K, major/costly repairs started, and at around 200K everything was worn out and in need of replacement.

By then the cost of bringing them back to scratch was more than the car was worth; we are talking several thousands of $.

Ten years ago (2010) we bought a used caravan; the owner had a 1997 Toyota Prado VR6 which was the towing vehicle, and we negotiated a package deal and purchased both.

We still have the "mighty" Prado, now 22 years old and it still going strong. Impressed by its performance, when it was time to replace the 07 Sonata a year ago I took leap and decided to instead of spending $30K on another new/near new ordinary car, I bought a 2010 Prado Turbo Diesel with 200K on the clock.

A year on, no regrets, everything still works and has a quality feel to it.

This car feels, handles and performs better then anything we have owned in the past. Over a year of ownership the only repair was a two batteries (has dual batteries). Fuel economy is comparable with the Sonata. This is a comfortable luxury car that can go anywhere and is built to last.

If I only known back then what I know now, I wouldn't have looked at age and km on the clock and just bought the best Prado that I could afford.

Cars are not made equal, some are just above the rest.

Go Toyota Prado.

2004 Toyota Prado GXL 3.4 petrol

Summary:

Hands down best 4x4

General Comments:

Cannot beat a Toyota Prado. I have owned a Mitsubishi Pajero, Suzuki Vitara, earlier model Prado (2000), Toyota Hilux sr5 4x4, but hands down the new shape Prado has got it all. Comfort, handles well, power, great 4wd, OK on fuel, but when you are paying so much for fuel these days, all cars seem a little expensive.

I find Toyota just build them to last. They are finsihed off nice. Our car has 78000km and still no rattles and squeaks.

Love it...

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know

Review Date: 28th May, 2007