This car is sold as a Prado in Australia. I have an '06 model except it has a 4 litre petrol engine. Be very careful replacing the front struts with aftermarket units from TJM, I had one snap in two and the whole front corner of the vehicle dropped down onto the rubber bump stop on a recent outback trip. Of course it was miles from anywhere when it happened approx. 100km South West of Innanincka in South Australia. The second strut broke 60km from home at the end of a 6000km trip.
TJM's national dealer network was useless. The car now sports ARB struts and springs. All up the temp repairs, tow truck and replacement springs cost me near on $2000.00 AUD.
BEWARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Apart from that little hiccup the car has been fantastic, covering many bush miles and as a daily commuter to work on the black top. You can hardly feel the auto box shifting.
Glen
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 Feb 2014, currently travelling the America's on a Tiger 800XC
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