Prado vs Pilot

[Si 06]

Gray market Prado anytime. Maintenace no worry brand new yan and madali magorder ng parts sa Toyota kahit imported Prado mo.

[iq0]

Prado's got a new diesel engine.... in Australia. Ewan ko lang kung makakarating dito.

http://www.worldcarfans.com/news.cfm/newsID/2061127.003/country/jcf/toyota/toyota's-landcruiser-prado-gets-new-turbo-diesel-engine-au

[Horsepower]

Same engine ata ito ng Current Fortuner V (3.0 D-4D).

may possibility rin kaya itong mag-choke? hehe

[stormrider]

I'd get a Pajero instead.

[oliver1013]

San ba ang reputable na bilihan ng imported/dubai version dito sa manila? Whats the price difference with TMPI models?And may warranty din ba?

[iq0]

Same engine ata ito ng Current Fortuner V (3.0 D-4D).

may possibility rin kaya itong mag-choke? hehe

Same ang engine code with Fortuner (1KD-FTV) but different output. Probably an improved version :

Prado : 170hp, 410NM
Fortuner : 163hp, 343NM

[herbularyo]

Tanong lang.

Ang current model ng Prado lumabas 2003, due na ba ang All-New model next year?

[stormrider]

San ba ang reputable na bilihan ng imported/dubai version dito sa manila? Whats the price difference with TMPI models?And may warranty din ba?

Check out the classified ad section (Sundays) of Manila Bulletin. Usually there are ads there (dulo ng car section, after the European brands).

R33 sa Oritgas (near Alexandra, I believe), Timog Auto Gallery, etc.

Grey market cars aren't usually covered by warranty. The local Toyota dealer can service your car, but no warranty definitely.

[imprezawrxsti]

I have an 04 Pilot with 37,000 miles on it and it's still super smooth and not a single problem.
PILOT = 8 seater, very reliable , best buy SUV here in the US on its category,
Full time AWD, very good accelaration , powerful , high torque but smooth engine and tranny, smooth ride , side curtain airbag , 4 star on rollover, 5 star on crash test, etc = a real baby sitter. It's not as good as Prado on Off Roading but how often do you really go off road ?
Do you really wanna risk breaking of something on a 2.7 million car ?

[redorange]

I have an 04 Pilot with 37,000 miles on it and it's still super smooth and not a single problem.
PILOT = 8 seater, very reliable , best buy SUV here in the US on its category,
Full time AWD, very good accelaration , powerful , high torque but smooth engine and tranny, smooth ride , side curtain airbag , 4 star on rollover, 5 star on crash test, etc = a real baby sitter. It's not as good as Prado on Off Roading but how often do you really go off road ?
Do you really wanna risk breaking of something on a 2.7 million car ?

You don't have to go off roading, the roads in the Philippines is already considered off road compared to US roads. Long term the body on ladder frame chassis of the Prado will have less flex as it ages compared to the unibody of the Pilot after exposure to such bad roads. Besides the Prado is a Lexus here in the US.

[Si 06]

You don't have to go off roading, the roads in the Philippines is already considered off road compared to US roads. Long term the body on ladder frame chassis of the Prado will have less flex as it ages compared to the unibody of the Pilot after exposure to such bad roads. Besides the Prado is a Lexus here in the US.

I'd never buy an SUV w/o a chassis.

[GmZ]

Baka kulang lang sa hataw yan Bro ;) Italian tune up time.

Nako, sawang-sawa na nga sa driver eh. Lalo ng pag nagoovertake, feeling ko bumababa talaga sa first gear sa sobrang diin ng apak. Pero hindi ko ginagawa yun, tamang pitik na lang. hehe!

[IMm29]

Nako, sawang-sawa na nga sa driver eh. Lalo ng pag nagoovertake, feeling ko bumababa talaga sa first gear sa sobrang diin ng apak. Pero hindi ko ginagawa yun, tamang pitik na lang. hehe!

Hehehe! Kawawa naman. Nilalaspag lang pala ng driver niyo.

[Dr.Kamiya]

Prado, pero ang sama talaga ng engine ng local prado since 131hp lang. considering the cheaper fortuner has the 160hp d4d engine... bakit hindi madala ng tmpi yun d4d version of the prado. sobrang bare din ng local prado. no power folding sidemirrors and sunroof.

gray market may nakita ako 2.8m dubai spec 4.0L v6 with 250hp. i think this is the better buy.

Maybe TMPI read the Toyota D4D Engine Woes thread and at some point decided against upgrading the local Prado for fear of pissing off some wealthy bigshot.

[redorange]

I'd never buy an SUV w/o a chassis.

The Pilot still has a chassis it's just a unibody design similar to a car instead of a ladder frame. It might be tough to have a vehicle without a chassis since there would be no place to put the engine.

[IMm29]

You don't have to go off roading, the roads in the Philippines is already considered off road compared to US roads. Long term the body on ladder frame chassis of the Prado will have less flex as it ages compared to the unibody of the Pilot after exposure to such bad roads. Besides the Prado is a Lexus here in the US.

Hahaha! Exactly. Sad to say, but so true.

Maybe TMPI read the Toyota D4D Engine Woes thread and at some point decided against upgrading the local Prado for fear of pissing off some wealthy bigshot.

Hehehe! Good point. Although there are quite a number of bigshots pissed off with their Fortuners, there are probably gonna be more affected bigwigs if it happens to their Prados. Anyhow, on a different point, TMPI has definitely got to fix their D-4D.

[jcastillo932]

If you want reliability and durability of engine, get the Patrol 3.0 Neo di. Tested na yan ala na dapat pag usapan.

[iq0]

Dagdag na lang 328,000 pesos sa pambili ng prado, naka BMW X3 ka na.

[niky]

The X3 is pretty small, AFAIK, and not really comparable to either of the two.

I'd take the X5 diesel, though... that's one fast diesel truck.

[GmZ]

Hehehe! Kawawa naman. Nilalaspag lang pala ng driver niyo.

Oo nga eh. Hehe! Dati kasi c erpats gumagamit nun, ngayon hindi na nya dndrive. Pag c erms may kasama driver.