Outer Limits 4x4 Board

looking at updating the wifes car and want to get a family sized 4x4. Im looking at either an early 2000-02 prado grande or a 2004 jeep lerado. Not buying either to go out hardcore 4x4. but want something i can drive in the high country in and something easy for the wife to put around in.

anyone know much about either these cars.

oh and im looking at the 3.4 V6 prado and the 4.7 V8 Jeep.
Got about $20k to spend


thanx

If its ever venturing off road go the jeep

People will talk about how the prado is stronger etc and doesnt break but the reality is that the jeep will get you into places any car will break stuff in and the prado wont get anywwere near it.

Also the jeeps a much nicer place to be compared to the prado interior.

The plado .. thypical yota build quality, as boring as an income tax conference but increadibly reliable.

Jeep .. far more exciting vehicle, higher maintence when i catchs on fire, plenty of grunt from the hemi though.

Check out the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon model
Dual electric diff locks
32" wheels standard
3.8L V6 SMPI engine
Available 6-Speed manual or 4-Speed automatic
Advanced multistage driver and front passenger airbags
Electronic Stability Program (ESP)
6 speaker AM/FM stereo CD player and MP3/WMA auxiliary jack
Heavy duty black painted steel rock rails

Saw one on the weekend and as a stock vehicle..........it owned

Off road ability with saftey for the family

love_mud wrote:The plado .. thypical yota build quality, as boring as an income tax conference but increadibly reliable.

I have a Prado 90 and that pretty much sums it up.

The Jeep no doubt is the nicer vehicle, but the Prado is typical Toyota in that you can just jump in and drive it and no little surprises are going to jump out at you. If it's a run around for the wife, then the Prado is going to have the better fuel consumption, with the standard dual tanks holding 159L it's another little bonus.

easy choice, get the Prado mate.

hey LuxyBoy. if i could get one for under $20k then maybe but its gonna be the wifes car and we have 2 little ones. the 2door wrangler is not the right car for a growing family

is it a jeep thing?...i don't understand. [ prado has ladder chassis.....]

does anyone know the roof height on a stock prado? could be a problem as it its more then 2.1m it wont fit down the driveway. Prob be ok till i lift it and put a rack on the top.

r0ck_m0nkey wrote:The Jeep no doubt is the nicer vehicle, but the Prado is typical Toyota in that you can just jump in and drive it and no little surprises are going to jump out at you. If it's a run around for the wife, then the Prado is going to have the better fuel consumption, with the standard dual tanks holding 159L it's another little bonus.

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however my wife is in love with the grand cherokees and thinks the prados are ugly as all hell. I'd probably get the prado as toyotas make the perfect shopping tolleys for women folk

built4thrashing wrote:does anyone know the roof height on a stock prado? could be a problem as it its more then 2.1m it wont fit down the driveway. Prob be ok till i lift it and put a rack on the top.

Stock they are under 1.9m.

I was always marginal on Prado's until my mate bought one as his daily, and it surprised me as to how comfy it was and actually how good it performed offroad. Quite good flex for a shopping trolley

The Grande is probably more luxury than his is, so would only be better

built4thrashing wrote:does anyone know the roof height on a stock prado? could be a problem as it its more then 2.1m it wont fit down the driveway. Prob be ok till i lift it and put a rack on the top.

It will fit no problems. Even with a typical 2" lift and a set of 265/75R16's (32", 31" standard) it will still fit under. Fitting some kind of rack on will probably cause some issues though.

built4thrashing wrote:hey LuxyBoy. if i could get one for under $20k then maybe but its gonna be the wifes car and we have 2 little ones. the 2door wrangler is not the right car for a growing family

Don't know about prices but the one i saw was a 4 door. It is nothing like the standard softtop wrangler.

Prado. You need one car that always starts and goes.

Steve.

Gwagensteve wrote:Prado. You need one car that always starts and goes.

Steve.

"car" being the all important word there

The V8 Jeep is quite economical when punted around town, it's not exactly working hard. It will also come with all the gear and have a lower roof height and feel less truck like for the daily stuff than the Prado. Then when you want to take it off road it has the live axle front and rear and plenty of grunt.

Should be cheaper too because it doesn't have a Toyota badge on it

Cheers
Steve

nor require the amount of spares.

im starting to lean towards the jeep as i can get a lower km later model with more options for less than a basic prado. and im sure the 04 lerado's have the quadra drive traction control. Id prob give it a 2inch lift and fit some all terains.