An ideal sized 4WD for city & bush driving, ideal family wagon...but, if it has a D4D badge on the side, don't buy it....unless you wish to donate $$$$ to your mechanic.

Injector failure in the D4D common rail diesel engines is very common (just Google) & very expensive to repair. Two injectors failed in my 2007 model at 80,000km. Had always been serviced at Canberra Toyota, yet when I changed to a local mechanic, he immediately detected the fault. Replaced all four injectors @ $1000 each plus labour ($5000 in total). If not detected early ...Read more

We live on a isolated farm in the foothills of the Barrington Tops (Hunter Valley NSW), 45 km from the nearest town, but for many years I worked in Sydney, so having a capable & reliable 4WD vehicle was, and still is, an absolute must. My previous car was a 1991 Xtra Cab manual Hilux ute, that gave faultless service and which I absolutely loved. It was so trouble-free, only needing a couple of minor repairs during the 15 years that I owned it. And more importantly it always kept going ….. never, ever did it stop. The only drawbacks were the...Read more

I had my prado for three years, and I absolutly loved it, It was the best car I ever owned.
I now own a kluger which is a fantastic car, but I dont think Its as good as the prado, the prado felt much better built,the prado was also more refined.
the 4.0v6 engine is a weapon, you put your foot down, whether its pulling up hill or to overtake or towing, the 4.0v6 just gets up and boogies.Fuel economy is pretty good for petrol two ton wagon, I could get into late nines on the open road, around town mid twelves to high thirteens, a diesel howev...Read more

Very nice to drive, responsive when accelerating and maintained revs up hills when needed most with no need to go back a gear. Its not like a lot of 4WD's that tend to be sluggish and a bit truckie to drive. Good for towing. Vision slightly obscured especially when the rear spare seats were folded away, blocking view out of rear side windows. I also had a problem with the rear door, when I needed to get pram from the wagon section it was fine when I left enough space between the rear of my car and the front of the car parked behind me as I coul...Read more

We love our Prado. It has been to the edge of Australia, literally - it's fantastic. It has lots of room and is really comfortable. We converted ours to dual fuel so have only one 90Lt fuel tank instead of the two that it came with but the vapour injected lpg was the best thing we did. It still has plenty of get up and go on lpg with it really having saved us tonnes of money and well worth the investment. The removable rear seats is a fantastic idea which I believe they have changed for the newest model with them now being flat fold seats so do...Read more

I did my research for quite a few month before I purchased one of these. Mine is now 2 and a half years old and still fantastic. It is a 4 cylinder diesel which has an 180litre tank so I can do a long distance before thinking about refueling. It is nearly as economical as my camry, but so much more robust.
I like the fact that it has ample room and storage areas. I have 3 kids and they are always fighting. I like the fact that one of the kids can sit in the back and is quite content away from the others. There is also rear air conditionin...Read more

I have dropped both front wheels into a melon hole and it dragged its self out. Every under body plate is deformed/dented from off road work, both side steps have been bent, all the mud flaps ripped off when fouled with mud. It gets washed every friday with salty water to wash off the mud from the mine site and there is still no evidence of rust although the paint has faded.
With the manual diesel (3 litre turbo) you need a few revs on board before letting the clutch out, but once going the motor spools up very quickly.
At the end of th...Read more

Our Prado uses approx. 15 litres per 100 kms in suburban traffic and between 10 and 11 litres on long-distance trips. Ours has two fuel tanks (180 litres all up) for long-range off-roading and we fill it up once a month, on average, plus it is driven daily. We also own a 2008 Toyota Camry 4cylinder car, which isn't that much cheaper to run in comparison. In my opinion the Prado delivers lots of bang for the buck. It's off-roading capabilities are very good for our needs and it pulls a 23' caravan without difficulty. We were looking for a spacio...Read more

I became a Toyota man 15 yrs ago. 1 Hilux and 2 Prados later, this will not change. The 2006 model was a gamble which has paid off many times over. There have been very few issues with the vehicle. My only regret is not going for the TD version, although the 4ltr V6 is more than up to any challenge we regularly throw at it. Maybe next time....when I win the lottery.
Bought a 2006 V6 manual model 2 years ago, after upgrading from a 1998 model. Chalk and cheese. That is not to say the old one was not up to scratch; To the contrary. The replacemen...Read more

I have the 2002 3.4 Gxl model.
Have not had any problems so far!!
Runs better on unleaded 98 fuel, Air conditioning is great, flows right to the back with ease.

I tow a 15ft caravan when on holidays, sometimes forgets that it there. The hills are ok as long as you dont drop your speed otherwise drops to about 80-90 depends on how steep and the road km's are but with no caravan behind no problems. Can tow up to 2500kg

Like how it has 8 seats, we have 4 children and its great for school runs & activities where i have to run the kids to...Read more

We use our off road as well at city,very reliable,comfy ride,lots of room,need new tyres as factory tyres not good. Needs to be raised for off road(bottoms out).
we purchased new,lots of power off road,spacious,comfy seats,lots of rear leg room for rear passengers,good head room,good fuel economy,quiet engine,love the 6 speed manual,good vision from large side mirrors,easy to park,tows camper trailer well,looks flash.
An oil leak that appeared at first 5,000klms from our timing case,took 10 visits to Toyota to figure out where it was leaking fr...Read more