Thread: D4 AS COMMON AS LC200 SOON

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.

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

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,,,

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

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

AND!?!

come on Gordon,,,

its a bit like PICS,,,

I think the new Prado just has a tweeked version of the old engine. No wonder it is noisey.

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.

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.

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.....