Thread: asking for a daughter prado or pathfinder?

I have driven 5 Prado’s and 2 Pathfinders as company vehicles over the last 20 years. Prado by a country mile. No comparison.

Prado.....capable enough and reliable.

Not that I’ve driven a Parhfinder....

Dave I've worked on both, early and later models of each, and the Toyota product wins out IMO for less faults during ownership. The pathy is not a BAD vehicle, just not as reliable as the Toyota. The preference also is for a V6 petrol Prado, yes they are a little thirsty but maintenance costs are very low. They are a magnificent engine

I'll let her know

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Originally Posted by bblaze

Both vehicles are soft roaders IMO so you should also look at subaru forester or Nissan xtrail, both better than the previous 2
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blaze

Prado is hardly a soft roader, even with their IFS. They have a ladder chassis and long travel beam rear end and good low range gearing and quite good clearance. They are not comparable to an Xtrail.

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We have 2 R50 Pathys (both 3.3 V6 petrol autos - only option in the R50)

1 with 290,000 ks ('98)

1 with 60,000 ks (yes 60) ('04), purchased recently after good running cost experience since '98 with the first one

I smile to myself when I read about the troubles with sophisticated 4X4s of the time

utterly reliable in our experience, comfy, good but smaller size, reasonable 4X4 ability, 3.5 tonne towing ability

economical & cheap

Originally Posted by 87County

We have 2 R50 Pathys (both 3.3 V6 petrol autos - only option in the R50)

1 with 290,000 ks ('98)

1 with 60,000 ks (yes 60) ('04), purchased recently after good running cost experience since '98 with the first one

I smile to myself when I read about the troubles with sophisticated 4X4s of the time

utterly reliable in our experience, comfy, good but smaller size, reasonable 4X4 ability, 3.5 tonne towing ability

economical & cheap

Good perspective right there. Pulling out of the Land Rover ownership bubble is a good way of assessing Land Rover ownership, the good and not so good, with more objectivity.

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Originally Posted by ozscott

What is her intended use and wants and needs Inc?
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she needs a 7 seater, to do camper trailer hauling etc

has 4 kids from 11-2 yrs

i talked her out of a d3 as it had issues

she previously had a pajero but it eventually died and her partner talked her into a madza which she dislikes and it wont do the camper trailer thing...

12k is her upper limit i believe

and it has to have a split 3rtd row seat