Thread: Toyota Prado 1996 (ish)

Originally Posted by Timmay

All that info is perfect Thanks Cambo and titan308. I 100% don't want full time 4wd, so that will scratch the prado off the list, with the price of fuel I don't need a bill that's higher.

What would people recommend other then the usual older safari/patrol as they are just stupid expensive. I don't mind spending around a that 15-16k mark.

I'm wondering if just spending 1500 to turbo my 3l hilux is the way to go...

I've got a 97 Terrano Regulus. Had it for 7 years, done 165,000km in it, its done about 215,000. Its pretty much standard. I've put slightly larger rubber on it. I've only had to do the alternator, and the shocks. Its a 3.2 diesel, turbo and intercooled, auto. It will pull anything, took a large horse float with 2 big horses from Invercargill to Chch no problems, cruised at 100k easy. Also surprisingly capable off road, had it in to Boundary Hut in Mavora the other weekend, on road tyres.
I highly reccommend them. Although apparantly the later model ones (3l diesel) have motor probs.