Hello all,
I thought i'd say hello as i'm about to buy my first toyota and honestly know very little about them, at the moment i'm going on reputation of 'will last you the rest of your life' which can be said about the land rovers i've owned as long as you put 'if you keep fixing it every five minutes and don't mind the shoddy workmanship'... so here I am...
We are after a tow vehicle, for a bit of hay, the occasional horse and a variety of other animals - it needs to be able to have four wheels that go round at the same time and not get stuck in 4" of mud (unlike the 1 wheel drive p38).
We think that the 120 prado on a 2004-2006 will suit our budget with around 150k on the clock. It's going to be an occasional use car 2-3k miles per year tops.
Does anyone have any buying guide recommendations, things to look out for and questions to ask please?
I've seen an advertisment for one stating that it's had a new clutch (in an auto), is this normal wear and tear at 150k? Would I expect to do this for these models by the 200k mark?
Bearing and ball joints are consumables - it is what it is - the diffs on the other hand are a bit more involved - assuming they're serviced, they should last 'forever'? do they whine? any advice please?
Ive also seen people posting on here about changing the injectors?
Does anyone also have a recommendation for a toyota specialist in the midlands (banbury/northampton/coventry) that would be able to do a diagnostic/health check?
Manhy thanks all,
James
I thought i'd say hello as i'm about to buy my first toyota and honestly know very little about them, at the moment i'm going on reputation of 'will last you the rest of your life' which can be said about the land rovers i've owned as long as you put 'if you keep fixing it every five minutes and don't mind the shoddy workmanship'... so here I am...
We are after a tow vehicle, for a bit of hay, the occasional horse and a variety of other animals - it needs to be able to have four wheels that go round at the same time and not get stuck in 4" of mud (unlike the 1 wheel drive p38).
We think that the 120 prado on a 2004-2006 will suit our budget with around 150k on the clock. It's going to be an occasional use car 2-3k miles per year tops.
Does anyone have any buying guide recommendations, things to look out for and questions to ask please?
I've seen an advertisment for one stating that it's had a new clutch (in an auto), is this normal wear and tear at 150k? Would I expect to do this for these models by the 200k mark?
Bearing and ball joints are consumables - it is what it is - the diffs on the other hand are a bit more involved - assuming they're serviced, they should last 'forever'? do they whine? any advice please?
Ive also seen people posting on here about changing the injectors?
Does anyone also have a recommendation for a toyota specialist in the midlands (banbury/northampton/coventry) that would be able to do a diagnostic/health check?
Manhy thanks all,
James