2012 Pajero vs. 2012 Prado VX

**lexwen** · April 1st, 2012 09:51 PM

Guys ano ba magandang kunin sa dalawa? TIA

**kiper** · April 2nd, 2012 03:18 AM

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

**jun_mazda** · April 3rd, 2012 12:39 AM

and a number 8 plAte number to complement the cars looks

**IMm29** · April 4th, 2012 05:20 PM

Originally Posted by kiper

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** · April 4th, 2012 05:41 PM

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** · February 14th, 2013 09:57 AM

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** · February 14th, 2013 11:14 AM

Originally Posted by 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.

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** · February 14th, 2013 12:58 PM

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** · February 14th, 2013 07:07 PM

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.