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Import prado's
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 4:18 pm
by Evski
Hey guys, I saw an import prado (similar to troopy) for 12 grand. It was optioned up, even had a rear locker. Ive never seen one before and just wondering what the go is. It looked like it was on bunderra coils and had the 2.4 turbo motor. Im after a replacement for my mq patrol and this would suit but how hard are they to mod/ insure and find parts for.
Cheers Evan
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 10:09 pm
by Sixty's Guy
It's basically a stretched Bundy.
Have a look here;
http://www.baby-troupe.i8.com/
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 10:20 pm
by ferrit
or go down to toyota and drive one with rear leafs and a stonking V8 under the bonnet!
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 9:13 am
by bj on roids
ferrit wrote:or go down to toyota and drive one with rear leafs and a stonking V8 under the bonnet!
same car, it just grew up a bit
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 9:44 am
by Evski
So I guess they would be a worth while purchase. I might look into it a bit further. Are there still insurance drama's with grey imports? WHich is the better of the surf motor, the 2.4 or 3.0. IM more concerned with reliability and parts availability than smoking tyres. Cheers for the reply.
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 10:51 am
by -Nemesis-
3.0L is the pick of the two for reliability.
The Prado (import) looks to be a little tall and skinny, but otherwise not bad. Coils is a good thing, though they don't really flex standard.
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 12:30 pm
by gotoy
Plenty of those Prado where I am. Unfortuantely they are not popular for offroaders, a little weak underneath.
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 1:29 pm
by Evski
Weak underneath????? Do you mean driveline wise? I would want to be running 33's on it so it would need to be able to handle them. I just really like the body shape and retro brown interior
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 2:19 pm
by dogbreath_48
Evski wrote:I just really like the body shape and retro brown interior
It's not retro, it's just ooold!
Drivetrain is basically the same as hilux. Gearbox could cause issues on an n/a diesel (i imagine the TD's are the r151 box - real strong
). I can't see 33's being a problem!
-Stu
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 10:11 am
by bj on roids
gotoy wrote:Plenty of those Prado where I am. Unfortuantely they are not popular for offroaders, a little weak underneath.
hilux sized/bundera style diffs
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 12:54 pm
by gotoy
bj on roids wrote:gotoy wrote:Plenty of those Prado where I am. Unfortuantely they are not popular for offroaders, a little weak underneath.
hilux sized/bundera style diffs
Yes something like that. IFS at the front too.
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 1:03 pm
by Sixty's Guy
gotoy wrote:bj on roids wrote:gotoy wrote:Plenty of those Prado where I am. Unfortuantely they are not popular for offroaders, a little weak underneath.
hilux sized/bundera style diffs
Yes something like that. IFS at the front too.
I'm fairly sure they are solid axle - same as Bundera.