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Title: What car to buy?
Post by: chrisroche on March 27, 2011, 06:51:14 PM

Have got the thumbs up to buy a new work car and here is the background:

-currently have a 98 PRADO for SWMBO and it does everything we want, all be it getting old and it has not let us down once
-4 kids (currently all in car seats: 3 in ca seats in 6 months and then only 2 in car seats in 2 years)
-towing a lifestyle camper
- need room for fridge / pram / extra kids in the back of the rig depeding on what we are doing

Thoughts so far;

Prado GXL - tried and tested but no room between the back seat and tail gate and the seat belt receivers are floppy and move when you are trying to lean over and pu the seat belts on the kids

Patrol Ti- looks the goods but lap belt and the middle - middle seat is as hard as a rock as the arm rest fold down and just could not see any body sittng in it for a long period of time.

Pathfinder Ti - appears to have the most room at the back, and a heap of nm.

All feedback welcome.

Chris

Title: Re: What car to buy?
Post by: speewa158 on March 27, 2011, 07:17:02 PM

 Stop the stuffing around      Get a Pajero !   Nothing more to be said . ( But watch them come )

Title: Re: What car to buy?
Post by: D4D on March 27, 2011, 07:24:31 PM

4 kids, dude you don't need a new car, you need a telly in the bedroom :)

Title: Re: What car to buy?
Post by: speewa158 on March 27, 2011, 07:39:33 PM

Bit late for that    so      get a Paj . Will do the job & very well       :cheers:

Title: Re: What car to buy?
Post by: tambodaryl on March 27, 2011, 08:12:38 PM

Hi Chris,
              have you thought about the extra kids in the future, you may need a bus!!!!

Title: Re: What car to buy?
Post by: ralphedward on March 27, 2011, 08:26:28 PM

Let me get this straight,  you want something that will take you, the missus, 4 kids (most in car seats) with room for extra kids, a fridge, a pram and other stuff?  How about a B Double!!!!!

Really - I got 'nuthing - other than an extension of what Speewa said  - maybe two Paj's.

Title: Re: What car to buy?
Post by: kiwipete on March 28, 2011, 06:39:46 PM

They maybe old but so many people that upgraded from a 80 Series wish they never did..    Find a good 24v HDJ80 and you are on a winner...

But I know you won't