2012 Pajero vs. 2012 Prado VX

[lexwen]

Guys ano ba magandang kunin sa dalawa? TIA

[kiper]

If you have the cash.. get the Land Cruiser in white.

[jun_mazda]

and a number 8 plAte number to complement the cars looks

[IMm29]

If you have the cash.. get the Land Cruiser in white.

I agree. Though when I checked a few months back, a fully decked out LC150 (Prado) at gray market dealers will cost close to about as much as a relatively bare LC200.

[Ry_Tower]

I'd get the Pajero in this one if mostly city driven. Bang for the buck vs. the Prado IMO.

But if its going to see offroad, I may get the KDSS equipped M/T Prado.

[rossph]

Guys I'm thinking of getting a 2013 Pajero DSL over a Prado 4.0. Here are my pros and cons

Pros & Cons
1. Pajero cheaper than the Prado by 420T, 435T if WP Prado
2. Pajero is DSL so should be cheaper by 500 to 1000 per refuel and should give better mileage
3. Pajero will have higher maintenance costs due to being DSL engine
4. Prado should have higher resale value due to being a Toyota? Or will the Pajero have a higher resale value due to being DSL?
5. I believe both are Made in Japan
6. Pajero might have more issues in the long run like squeaks, etc
7. Pajero has more parts since the engine is 4M41
8. Prado might get a facelift soon but will be more expensive

Which of the 2 has a better ride? I think the Pajero already uses a unibody design. Which has the better noise insulation?

Thanks in advance for your comments.

[Ry_Tower]

Guys I'm thinking of getting a 2013 Pajero DSL over a Prado 4.0. Here are my pros and cons

Pros & Cons
1. Pajero cheaper than the Prado by 420T, 435T if WP Prado
2. Pajero is DSL so should be cheaper by 500 to 1000 per refuel and should give better mileage
3. Pajero will have higher maintenance costs due to being DSL engine
4. Prado should have higher resale value due to being a Toyota? Or will the Pajero have a higher resale value due to being DSL?
5. I believe both are Made in Japan
6. Pajero might have more issues in the long run like squeaks, etc
7. Pajero has more parts since the engine is 4M41
8. Prado might get a facelift soon but will be more expensive

Which of the 2 has a better ride? I think the Pajero already uses a unibody design. Which has the better noise insulation?

Thanks in advance for your comments.

3. If you get a very good oil filter (baldwin, fleetguard, wix) for your 4m41 (madami available eh), you can easily extend OCI to 10,000kms. Buy a diesel tuning chip plus drop-in K&N with an oil catch can installed and you're gonna have an even better engine with lesser maintenance.
4. DSL have higher resale value than gas engines (mostly). Plus a pajero is still a pajero. If you do # 3 most especially.

[niky]

The Pajero has the higher resale value percentage if you're buying the Prado from the dealership. If you buy the Prado from the gray market... patas lang.

Kawawa ka sa resale value sa "official" Prado, because Saudi gray market units are so prevalent.

[GTi]

I'd go with the Pajero even if its old. Terrific resale value and fairly easy to sell. Considering its high resale value, just drop the price a tad more than usual and you'd have buyers flocking at your door.

The 4M41 is a large diesel engine and therefore not known for its fuel efficiency. But if compared to the Prado gas, it is leagues ahead. Maintenance cost is more expensive, but not by THAT much. For the usual PMS session as compared to gasoline engines, you probably buy an additional gallon of motor oil and that's it. If you don't travel a lot, you'd be doing maintenance approximately twice a year so additional cost is negligible.

Pajero might have more squeaks in the long run? Why would you say so? This will depend on how you take care of your car. If you don't treat it as a rally car all the time then it'd go decades before you hear its very first suspension squeak. Our workhorse vehicle, a 2001 Revo, has 98tkms on the clock and has been to Aparri, Cagayan multiple times. Despite ladder frame vehicles like this one generally being more prone to squeaks as compared to unibody ones, nothing has ever been heard from its suspension.

[d_mac]

Guys ano ba magandang kunin sa dalawa? TIA

TOYOTA Prado 3.0 D-4D (1KD-FTV)

[arsen]

[monty_GTV]

pajero for me...

[d_mac]

TOYOTA Prado 3.0 D-4D

All bone stock, series 2002 to 2009 model (yata)


Goodluck sa thread-starter

[Ponkan]

Pajero

[dualsim]

pajero na... mas mura, mas maganda... san ka pa...

[dualsim]

the pajero is better at inclines... stock... haha

TOYOTA Prado 3.0 D-4D

All bone stock, series 2002 to 2009 model (yata)


Goodluck sa thread-starter

[koji kabuto]

Buhayin ko ang thread ulit.

Almost the same price ang Pajero Diesel sa Prado Gas. Thinking which is a better choice. Here are my preferences:
- Will own it for at least 10 years.
- No hard core offroading, the most siguro are those unpaved roads sa province and EDSA.
- Ease of maintenance after the warranty period has expired.
- Reliability.
- Ease of use, my wife will drive it also once in a while.
- FC, this still matters to us even if we are looking at an SUV.

If ever we choose the Pajero, do we get now or wait (although no official word yet) for the upcoming VGT engine? Will the performance between the regular turbo and VGT be that significant? How about the maintenance cost between the two diesel models? Pero kung sobra tagal pa, no choice but to buy the current model.

Please, do not suggest any other models like:
- SF ( we already have one )
- Suzuki ( not interested )
- Patrol ( family had one, really bad experience on the powerplant department )
- LC ( way too expensive for us, if i have the money, why not )
- Euro brands ( also out of my reach )

[d_mac]

Buhayin ko ang thread ulit.

Almost the same price ang Pajero Diesel sa Prado Gas. Thinking which is a better choice. Here are my preferences:
- Will own it for at least 10 years.
- No hard core offroading, the most siguro are those unpaved roads sa province and EDSA.
- Ease of maintenance after the warranty period has expired.
- Reliability.
- Ease of use, my wife will drive it also once in a while.
- FC, this still matters to us even if we are looking at an SUV.

Get the TOYOTA, the trusted of the two (2) and you're looking forward to a satisfying relationship for the long-haul without any problems....

In terms of trust & confidence and reliability, 5 Million sales worldwide for the Prado (and counting more), and only 2.5 Million sales for the Parejo (and coming far in between in overseas).... Tapos ang dami mong makikitang mga refurbished used Japan-version Pajero units sa Subic at Port Irene kaysa sa mga Prado kasi mas nauunang dinispitcha ng mga hapon ang mga Mitsu nila kaysa Toyota ---- Silipin mo sa ilalim ang mga Pajero na binebenta sa Subic, at kita mo, madami-dami din ang kinakain na ng kalawang ;)

[Mikemike07]

Pajero! But im just a fanboy since the fieldmaster. The new model is really something to drool at. Yung prado kasi ang dating sakin "wow ang laki" yung pajero "wow ang ganda!"

[Ry_Tower]

Buhayin ko ang thread ulit.

Almost the same price ang Pajero Diesel sa Prado Gas. Thinking which is a better choice. Here are my preferences:
- Will own it for at least 10 years.
- No hard core offroading, the most siguro are those unpaved roads sa province and EDSA.
- Ease of maintenance after the warranty period has expired.
- Reliability.
- Ease of use, my wife will drive it also once in a while.
- FC, this still matters to us even if we are looking at an SUV.

If ever we choose the Pajero, do we get now or wait (although no official word yet) for the upcoming VGT engine? Will the performance between the regular turbo and VGT be that significant? How about the maintenance cost between the two diesel models? Pero kung sobra tagal pa, no choice but to buy the current model.

Please, do not suggest any other models like:
- SF ( we already have one )
- Suzuki ( not interested )
- Patrol ( family had one, really bad experience on the powerplant department )
- LC ( way too expensive for us, if i have the money, why not )
- Euro brands ( also out of my reach )

Prado na gas? Pajero ka na lang.