NEW CAR: Mitsubishi Pajero OR Toyota Prado? Whats great with kids & rough roads?

[Smoke Jaguar]

Some dual cabs have the power and performance, but no leg room in the back!

[mzcatieboo]

We have a 2004 Toyota Prado that we brought in June 09.. i LOVE it.. its great for rough roads, easy to get in & out of and drives like a dream..

We have nearly finished paying it off then we are going to get a 2009 Prado or Landcruiser so that we have 2 cars but pretty sure ill stick with the Prado.

[Rach75]

Some dual cabs have the power and performance, but no leg room in the back!

yeah thats why we went the triton it was the only dual cab we could find that could have a R/F carseat and still be able to use the passenger seat comfortably even my 6ft 3inch hubby could squeeze in

[~Kim~]

Oooh great thread.
Our good friends have a Pajero with upgraded suspension and it's fantastic in terms of space and drive, but we hired a Prado and DH loved the drive in it, but it had next to no bootspace comparitively.
We are also looking at a 4xTriton so thanks Rach!

[lissy]

Much as I'd like one I don't think we could afford a landcruiser wagon , which is why we were looking at the Prado or the Pajero.

Ive had a few dicey situations in the wet with the Navara and just don't feel comfortable with it at all anymore. Also as Mayaness said I think a R/F car seat would be a bit squeezy with someone in the passenger seat. Its got heaps of grunt, Ive pulled our 3 horse float with it, we've got airbag suspension in it too, but its horrible to travel any distance in. We have a cruiser ute to pull the float with but I guess thats not going to be much help once bub comes is it.

Wow ladies its pretty much the same for and against isnt it? Tough decision me thinks some test drives are definately in order.

[Snacks]

They would both be a great car and both would be immensely more comfy than your current ride I would think LOL!
We have a 2000 Prado TX (diesel model) and it is a great car.
A couple of reasons why DH chose this car for us (that I know of) are, Toyota parts are easily accessible and the Prado has a bigger fuel tank (well, 2 tanks).

[Early Kids]

We have a 2005 Toyota Prado GXL, turbo diesel. We LOVE it, it takes us EVERYWHERE. We recently went camping (had to take your own food, water, etc) The area is a 4x4 access only and mostly you only see the 6 cylinder 4x4s in there (because it is very boggy and rough) we pulled our camper trailer (packed to the brim, we packed for 5 days camping) through fairly easily. Got bogged a few times, but so did the landcruiser we travelled with. Last weekend we pulled a very large boat about 1.5 hours to the river, no problems at all. Didn't even feel like we were towing We take our very back seats out (seats 8) when loading up, especially for camping and there is plenty of room with the seats removed.

ATM ours is standard, but we will most likely upgrade the shocks and put a lift kit on it so it's better for 4x4ing.

One thing we always notice in our travels is that you very rarely see a Toyota broken down on the side of the road