D4 AS COMMON AS LC200 SOON

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29th June 2010, 01:51 PM
Watpub

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Originally Posted by Jamo

Well I was told the other day bu a local bloke that the X5 is better off road than either the LC200 or the D4!:eek::eek::eek::Rolling::Rolling::Rolling:

Was that " better off road" or "better off THE road..."????;)

Anyways, didn't BMW "borrow" the off-road technology for the X5 when they owned LR???
29th June 2010, 02:14 PM
Disco44

D4

What's the "diesel rattle" like in the D4.My brother-in-law has just bought the latest Prado and it's as noisy as 96 D1 TDI.I was surprised.Most modern diesels that I have come across are virtually noiseless.
29th June 2010, 02:46 PM
gghaggis

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Originally Posted by Watpub

Crikeys, it must have been gold plated. I have to admit (sheepishly :() that I briefly flirted with the idea of getting a Prado before I bought the D4. I was quoted $92,000 drive away for the top spec'd Kakadu.

The Prado we took out training was a 2010 Kakadu 3.0 ltr - the owner claimed it cost him $98,000. So they _are_ pretty pricey when spec'd up!

The Paj was a 2009 model.

Cheers,

Gordon
29th June 2010, 02:50 PM
Pedro_The_Swift

Quote:

Originally Posted by gghaggis

The Prado we took out training was a 2010 Kakadu 3.0 ltr - the owner claimed it cost him $98,000. So they _are_ pretty pricey when spec'd up!

The Paj was a 2009 model.

Cheers,

Gordon

AND!?!

come on Gordon,,,

its a bit like PICS,,,;):D
29th June 2010, 04:19 PM
gghaggis

Sorry Pedro, the day's drive was the subject of a different thread:

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/...ml#post1257634

Cheers,

Gordon

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

AND!?!

come on Gordon,,,

its a bit like PICS,,,;):D
29th June 2010, 05:51 PM
CaverD3

I think the new Prado just has a tweeked version of the old engine. No wonder it is noisey.
29th June 2010, 06:44 PM
Graeme

Quote:

Originally Posted by Disco44

What's the "diesel rattle" like in the D4.My brother-in-law has just bought the latest Prado and it's as noisy as 96 D1 TDI.I was surprised.Most modern diesels that I have come across are virtually noiseless.

I can just hear a slight rattle on light throttle somewhere under 2000 rpm when going up through the gears manually.
29th June 2010, 06:50 PM
rmp

Quote:

Originally Posted by gghaggis

The Prado we took out training was a 2010 Kakadu 3.0 ltr - the owner claimed it cost him $98,000. So they _are_ pretty pricey when spec'd up!

The Paj was a 2009 model.

Cheers,

Gordon

Fair fight then. Those 150 Prados also disable ETC on the front when the rear locker is engaged which can mean a general drop in capability.

Quite a lot of money for a Corolla dashboard with bugeyes on the front quarter panels.
29th June 2010, 07:16 PM
Celtoid

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Originally Posted by Graeme

I can just hear a slight rattle on light throttle somewhere under 2000 rpm when going up through the gears manually.

Oh, that's only cause you have the windows up....a lot less noise then.
When the windows were down during the Fraser Island trip that I just went on, with Sand selected and in low range, all I could here was a very primordial, satisfying growl.....

;)
29th June 2010, 09:01 PM
jonesfam

1. My D3 lives out West & up north & loves it.

2. When I purchased the 09 D3 to have a LC200 with the same spec & extras (as near as possible) was only $1890.00 cheaper.

3. The Disco just feels good.

4. The Missus loves the D3, the LC200 was a tank according to her.

5. One could feel uncomfortable driving a LC & posting on this site.

Jonesfam

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