What exactly is DUBAI PRADO?

[av427]

Hi guys,

What exactly is DUBAI PRADO? I know someone selling for 1.2M only. Sobrang mura. What's the difference with the Japan Prado?

[lakay]

Its a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado that is being sold in the Middle East. Here is the picture.

[kimpOy]

is it a Landcruiser 90 or a Landcruiser 120? both a Prados
i suspect that it is a 90 series...if not please pm me if you will passed on the LC120

anyway aside from being marketed in the middle east as lakay mentioned, a dubai "version" usually are gas fed and have full options and are original left hand drive

[paj4x4]

Dubai versions are supposed to be original left hand drive rigs. More often than not it would have dual fuel tanks and would have petrol engines.

[kyle618]

it would usually have a gas engine, almost full options if not full options especially the VX ones, sunroof, dual gas tanks, fire extinguisher (on our old LC90).

ako rin im curious ... is this an LC90 or the LC120? kung LC120 pm me haha.

[OTEP]

Based on Yoli's Land Cruiser 90 Middle-East (Dubai) specs which I got to driver:
*3400 V6 engine mated to A/T
*Integrated WARN winch
*Factory brushguard
*Fire extinguisher
*Fender Flares
*Body graphics
*Dual fuel tank
*Moonroof
*Leather seats
*Third seat
*Spare tire cover only covers the wheel (tire is exposed)
*Arabic owner's manual (though the imported did provide an english service manual)

Mid-East spec units usually hold their value better than units from other markets (e.g. Japan or China).

[av427]

So in terms of looks parang pareho lang pala except wala yung parang design sa exterior rare nya like the japan prados available. So this is a converted left-hand drive--kaya pala mura. Any known issues with this version?

[swimstroke]

So in terms of looks parang pareho lang pala except wala yung parang design sa exterior rare nya like the japan prados available. So this is a converted left-hand drive--kaya pala mura. Any known issues with this version?

Nagkamali ka ata sa pagbasa...

anyway aside from being marketed in the middle east as lakay mentioned, a dubai "version" usually are gas fed and have full options and are original left hand drive

Dubai versions are supposed to be original left hand drive rigs. More often than not it would have dual fuel tanks and would have petrol engines.
Today 07:49 AM

Kaya maraming interesado... Hehe.

[OTEP]

Mid-East specification vehicles are usually the most feature-packed. Kahit sa U.S., madami ding nangangarap ng Mid-East spec vehicles esp. in the off-roading scene.

Left Hand Drive po sa Middle East.

Btw, true mid-east spec vehicles have a warning buzzer when you reach 120kph as required by law over there.

Some unscrupulous (or uneducated) sellers try to pass off China-spec vehicles as Mid-East spec. Nothing wrong with China-spec vehicles (original LHD din) but they are not as feature-packed as Mid-East ones. Pero ang China-spec ay mas loaded pa din kaysa local spec in most cases.

[Blackraven]

Some unscrupulous (or uneducated) sellers try to pass off China-spec vehicles as Mid-East spec. Nothing wrong with China-spec vehicles (original LHD din) but they are not as feature-packed as Mid-East ones. Pero ang China-spec ay mas loaded pa din kaysa local spec in most cases.

For the old prado, hindi kasama ang rear aircon sa china version at single fuel tank lang siya pero digital clock :P

dubai version has rear aircon, dual fuel tank(unleaded) and sunroof :P Di pa ata naibenta ng uncle ko.

As for my dad, he still has a diesel version pero medyo bare siya. Pero ang sarap pa rin sumakay sa loob (even if the car is more than 5 years old).

Just to share on experience.

[av427]

Oops sorry, my bad. Misread ko yung post--so what makes this Prado so cheap if its actually better than the japan version? Parang may catch, ano kaya reason bakit ang laki ng price difference?

[IMm29]

Oops sorry, my bad. Misread ko yung post--so what makes this Prado so cheap if its actually better than the japan version? Parang may catch, ano kaya reason bakit ang laki ng price difference?

Catch? Baka naman sobrang high mileage, or baka naman China Prado talaga siya na being sold as Dubai Prado.

[the_wildthing]

Post mo na sa classifieds mukhang madaming interesado.

Baka naman walang papel ha. Joke joke joke.

[OTEP]

Oops sorry, my bad. Misread ko yung post--so what makes this Prado so cheap if its actually better than the japan version? Parang may catch, ano kaya reason bakit ang laki ng price difference?

Baka naman hindi na maganda condition ng sasakyan.

[kyle618]

sobra mura nga if its the LC120 prado... dubai pa? heck id get one ulit kahit na mern na kami haha.

[pinoyq8]

May mga manlolokong nagbebenta ng mga Land Cruisers at sinasabing Dubai Prado pero actually kapag nakikita ko sa mga pictures nila ay yun Land Cruiser II. Nagsimula lang ang model ng Prado dito sa Middle East mga early 2000 lang. Kaya siguro mas mura ang Prado na galing sa Dubai kumpara ng galing sa Japan ay dahil,
1) matindi sa paglaspag mag-drive ang mga Arabo, test nila ang limit ng sasakyan kung hanggang saan tatagal
2) sobra ang init dito lalo na kung tag-araw, temperature umaabot sa 52C kapag summer
3) malalayo ang binabiyahe nila at kadalasan nagmamaneho land trip punta iba't ibang parte ng Gulf countries. Kapag minalas-malas ay mag-drive pa sila hanggang Jordan at Egypt kumpara mo sa mga sasakyan sa Japan na short trip lang kasi sa long trips ay gamit na nila ang bullet train
4) OK lang sa kanila magasgasan o masagi ang mga sasakyan dito kasi mura dahil walang tax at madalas silang magpalit ng mga bagong modelo ng sasakyan kasi madali silang makautang sa mga banko o financial establishments

[OTEP]

Sir, meron talagang Land Cruiser II (70 series) na mid-East Spec. Ganun po yung unit na for sale sa signature ko. But I'm selling it as an LC II not a Prado.

Sa Japan, Prado ang name ng 70 series. Yun ang usually binebenta dito as 'Prado' pero hindi naman nila sinasabing Dubai or M.E./GCC spec. Hindi makakalusot, halatang converted, eh. hehehe. Ewan ko lang kung may engot na maniniwalang RHD ang mga sasakyan sa Dubai. hehehe.

Btw, mas mahal po dito ang ex-Mid-East/GCC vehicles kaysa sa comparable ex-Japanese version.

[pinoyq8]

Yes, meron ngang LC 70 na galing Mid-East. Pero hindi Prado ang tawag sa kanila kundi LC II lang. Yun sa barkada kong opththalmologist ng St. Luke's (QC) ay nabili nya ang LC II niya kay Sen. Santanina Rasul daw. Model 91 ata yun at ninakaw mga tail lights, signal lights at side mirrors. Iba raw size ng tail lights galing Japan. Mas maliit daw. Promise ko sa kanya na hanapan ko siya ng tail lights sa scrap yard dito. LHD at gasoline lang ang karamihan na sasakyan dito. Mga malalaking truck lang ang diesel. PEACE!

[OTEP]

Mahirap po talaga taillights. Yung sa amin, hindi na din makintab. Front signal lamps ay Php1k++ dito ang isang piraso.

Galing po sa utol ng tiga-PBA yung sa amin before we got it.

[pinoyq8]

TY for the info. Bago lang ako dito sa website nyo kasi balak ko bumili ng 2nd hand na RAV 4 na kahit 4X2 lang. Binabasa ko yun thread tungkol sa RAV. Nag-post pala ako tungkol bakit hindi dumating ng mas maaga ang mga hybrid sa atin na kung tutuusin ay napakalapit ng Japan sa atin.