Our family are off on a 4 week trip in the middle of the year from Perth to Alice via the Great Central Highway, then back via the Nullarbor. So don’t expect to do serious 4WD, but 10,000 km, lots of corrugations and towing camper trailers.
Another family are keen to join us, and for a vehicle they are looking at taking their parents Prado 120 which is a V6 petrol with around 300,000 Km. This has mainly been a city car, but that said they have just come visit us on our farm over Christmas that was a 1500 km round trip. I understand the person they are borrowing it off isn’t a car person, ie will not detect problems till something breaks, and has a “minimalist” attitude to servicing.
So the question – what goes wrong/what should we check on a 300,000 km 120 series Prado? Do people think it would be up for the trip, or have concerns? I’m just wary as if it breaks down, it gets expensive fast to fix it out back or get it shipped home. As well as ruining your trip.
The plan is to put the car in for a check-up with an experienced Prado mechanic to look it over – does anyone have a recommendation for a Prado savvy mechanic in Perth (south of the river)?
Another family are keen to join us, and for a vehicle they are looking at taking their parents Prado 120 which is a V6 petrol with around 300,000 Km. This has mainly been a city car, but that said they have just come visit us on our farm over Christmas that was a 1500 km round trip. I understand the person they are borrowing it off isn’t a car person, ie will not detect problems till something breaks, and has a “minimalist” attitude to servicing.
So the question – what goes wrong/what should we check on a 300,000 km 120 series Prado? Do people think it would be up for the trip, or have concerns? I’m just wary as if it breaks down, it gets expensive fast to fix it out back or get it shipped home. As well as ruining your trip.
The plan is to put the car in for a check-up with an experienced Prado mechanic to look it over – does anyone have a recommendation for a Prado savvy mechanic in Perth (south of the river)?
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