WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR buying PRADO 120 150 or used car

What to look out for when buying a vehicle. Specific info for 120 & 150 prado.

LC120 LC150
TOYOTA LANDCRUISER
1kd-ftv Diesel
Fourby4diesel
J120 J150
LEXUS VIGO

[teddekker]

Thank you, I greatly enjoyed seeing & listening to your simple and honest descriptions !!
We bought our Prado 120 at almost 160, 000Km, one previous caring owner, and she's just got to 200, 000Km without issues.
Previous owners have serviced well, and we intend to keep all of that care going :-)
Thanks again - Ted

[rosslocincam]

I have a 99 Prado Landcruiser 3.4 V6 Petrol- NZ new - ie; not an imported Japanese used - 280, 000KM - 173, 000MLS.Replaced cam belt at 120K and 250K, later replaced radiator. Plenty of these reliable vehicles cruising into their 200, 000 - 300, 000km. Strong, reliable, useful for varied tasks, towing stuff, moderate off rod, Carrying 8 people- fuel economy not fantastic, but pretty safe vehicle in a crash- All Wheel Drive great in NZ when night driving on long- empty rural highways and around the corner is mud and clay over the road from a small landslide- whoosh pretty well straight over, conditions that'd make a front wheel drive sedan go into a slide.

[cheng]

I have got a 2006 LC120 Prado GXL 4.0 V6, 155000km on the dash, it runs very well. Just normal service and I recently changed front CV rubber boots. That's it, easy to work with and always keep going!

[pauljackson]

Brilliant review. I wish all mechanics were as honest and practical.

[cobaltsennheiser]

Just learnt heaps about my vehicle! Awesome video mate, you've got a new subscriber 🙂

[jakeingram]

Great video mate! So so so so helpful. With the 210xxxkm car (second one) those bushes look much better, how many KMs you reckon you could get off those bushes looking like that?

[rodwilson]

good sound advise especially looking at the tow prado's from underneath for a potential buyer thanks mate

[kiwikingi]

Good info, just to add a couple things that I've come across. The exhaust donut gasket went on mine and produced an annoying squeak. Then after the great central road there n back the dump pipe cracked at the turbo end. Both cheap genuine part fixes.

[bettabgood]

That D shackle on the transport restraint point is doing my head in.

[MrWilliam.Stewart]

Could have sworn it was a Suzuki Swift, other than that, great information thank you.

[georgem]

Interesting “the guy selling is more important than the car”. I looked at a 120 which looked and drove good, and price was great (mileage 130k) but the guy didn’t want us driving on the road cause he detailed the car and didn’t want it getting dirty. So up the driveway (100m) and back twice, never over 30km/h but all sounded suss, so we left and said no thanks

[bradpigott]

Just purchased a 2015 3L Kakadu, I think your channel will come in very handy, good stuff and Sub'd

[leonfernandes]

Thank you, very well presented... good stuff mate!

[operationwheelz]

Tell em to get rid of those D shackles off those tie points. They are recovery points

[davidgirvan]

Great video! Do you think silicone spray on clean rubber boots, rubber bushes etc prolongs their life?

[adzy]

Great vid. Really informative. Cheers.

[ryanneumann]

Hi Anthony
Thanks for the informative videos. Hoping you can help - I have an '06 Prado 120 V6. When driving over relatively small corrugations (as opposed to large bumps and ruts - I get a significant 'thud' coming from the rear suspension/ axle area. It can be felt quite heavily when sitting in the rear over the wheel arches. I have recently fitted EFS shocks and coils so I suspect it is a linkage arm or bush of sorts? Any ideas?...

[chappy]

Great resource thanks mate, I', m in the market for a 2012-14 with sub 150ks on it. Hope it lasts me a while.

[jamiecameron]

I just purchased a 2012 auto IKD for my daughter with 350K, awesome service history, lower arms were just done for RWC, it says injector clean on every service, owned by a nurse that only did country miles, the car never towed, no tow bar and never went off road, I am not a mechanic, but I am considering just getting the injectors done, what are your thoughts, and what else should I look at doing just in case, because the price was good and the car is very clean, cheers.

[mathewh]

Did you work out where the oil leak was from??