Diesel Prado?
- Thread starter javelinadave
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I am currently between Defenders so no, everything I own is fast and non-odiferous.
I want a diesel powered off roader that I can camp out of and not have to haul a bunch of spare parts.
hillstrubl
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Leaning towards a late 90s 70 series or a TZ with a 1KZ-TE. I don't know much about them but I am researching the crap out of them. Just like anything else, knowledge is king.
uc4me
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Oh that itch..
Personally I'd go with this.
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Personally I'd go with this.
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mgreenspan
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If you wait until late 2022/2023 you can have KZJ95 Prados all day every day.
I currently own a 1998 Land Cruiser Colorado (Prado for the UK market). It has the 3.0 TD and auto. Great for daily driving, awesome around town, great on long highway drives. Plenty of power for highway acceleration and cruising. Gets mid 20s combined. I have a VX with leather interior, rear diff lock, sunroof, cold climate package (rear heat, seat heat, dual battery setup, heated mirrors). Mine just hit 180k and is solid as far as rust goes. I plan on shipping it back to the US after July of next year which will have been just shy of 3 years of ownership in the UK. My only complaint is no cruise control. Also my wife usually breaks something or has an issue when she gets it for any amount of time. In the 2+ years I’ve had it I have had to replace the contacts in the starter which was an easy at home job, fix a dent I created, and do regular mx like tires and brakes when appropriate. AC wasn’t working when I bought it and all that needed was a recharge. Unlike every LR I’ve owned, the issues and solutions are always cheap and easy because it’s a Toyota.
Compared to a LR, it’s much better as a 25 year old vehicle from that era. Being a Toyota things just wear and work better. While the interior isn’t the most luxurious it isn’t falling apart. All the plastic trim wears better than anything in a LR. Maintenance is easy and the parts are mostly all compatible with 4Runner/Hilux/Tacoma parts. Mine does have what I feel like Toyota has always struggled with which is two small paint rust bubbles in random places. One above the windscreen and one on an A pillar. They won’t be impossible to fix, but will need to be addressed some time in the next decade. The rest of the vehicle is solid with no write ups for corrosion on any MoT and a full service history since new. Examples that are in good shape exist. I lucked into finding this one. The only real issues are the dent I mostly fixed, and some interior trim parts that I am slowly finding replacements for.
I’d recommend finding an FX trim level because they don’t have the fender flares and just look better. The options aren’t as good and I think you’ll be wading through a lot of 2.7/3.4 gas engines on those. I think the trim levels varied a lot from country to country so I have no idea if FX applies across the globe or just the UK.
I currently own a 1998 Land Cruiser Colorado (Prado for the UK market). It has the 3.0 TD and auto. Great for daily driving, awesome around town, great on long highway drives. Plenty of power for highway acceleration and cruising. Gets mid 20s combined. I have a VX with leather interior, rear diff lock, sunroof, cold climate package (rear heat, seat heat, dual battery setup, heated mirrors). Mine just hit 180k and is solid as far as rust goes. I plan on shipping it back to the US after July of next year which will have been just shy of 3 years of ownership in the UK. My only complaint is no cruise control. Also my wife usually breaks something or has an issue when she gets it for any amount of time. In the 2+ years I’ve had it I have had to replace the contacts in the starter which was an easy at home job, fix a dent I created, and do regular mx like tires and brakes when appropriate. AC wasn’t working when I bought it and all that needed was a recharge. Unlike every LR I’ve owned, the issues and solutions are always cheap and easy because it’s a Toyota.
Compared to a LR, it’s much better as a 25 year old vehicle from that era. Being a Toyota things just wear and work better. While the interior isn’t the most luxurious it isn’t falling apart. All the plastic trim wears better than anything in a LR. Maintenance is easy and the parts are mostly all compatible with 4Runner/Hilux/Tacoma parts. Mine does have what I feel like Toyota has always struggled with which is two small paint rust bubbles in random places. One above the windscreen and one on an A pillar. They won’t be impossible to fix, but will need to be addressed some time in the next decade. The rest of the vehicle is solid with no write ups for corrosion on any MoT and a full service history since new. Examples that are in good shape exist. I lucked into finding this one. The only real issues are the dent I mostly fixed, and some interior trim parts that I am slowly finding replacements for.
I’d recommend finding an FX trim level because they don’t have the fender flares and just look better. The options aren’t as good and I think you’ll be wading through a lot of 2.7/3.4 gas engines on those. I think the trim levels varied a lot from country to country so I have no idea if FX applies across the globe or just the UK.
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blueboy
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Lived in Tokyo, Japan from 1996 to 2001. Japan does use salt on their roads. We didn’t get much snow in Tokyo yet when we did the roads were white. In the mountains for sure salt. Just a word of caution to really review whatever you’re looking at for rust.
SCRover
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No affiliation or experience with this dealer, but he does have a couple Prados in stock (and some Defenders.)
https://www.carcaveusa.com/inventory/
https://www.carcaveusa.com/inventory/
Briggs did a PPI for me on a truck semi local to him. I'll fly up this week to seal the deal and drive it home. The more I read about the 1KZ-TE powered Prados the more I liked what I was reading. Stay tuned!
Brought this home today. Super pleased.
Anybody here know a man in Japan? I need a key code. Apparently I can get one from any dealer in Japan.