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Goeie more almal.


My pa het die lig aan die einde van die tonnel gesien, en wil nou vir hom n prado koop.
hy kan n 2000 3L met 250000km op kry vir R50 000. Die enigste ding is dat dit n auto is.

Ek wil graag hoor wat julle opienie is, koop of los?
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2000 3L met 250000km op kry vir R50 000.
Dis seker 'n tikfout
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Ek neem aan dis die 3.0L KZTE...STAY AWAY

Ek het die 3.4 V6, 2000 model. 315 000km en loop nog soos nuut. Geen probleme nie.

Jy gaan jou vingers brand met KZ...been there, have the the T-shirt...TWICE
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Got to agree with James, the 3.4 V6 Auto is a 'kanniedoodnie'. Fuel consumption not much different to the KZTE but a lot more power!


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My Pa het die 2001 KZ met 260 000km op, loop nog sos n horlosie.
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Al wat my pa vir my gese het dit is 3L.
het die 3.4L in 2000 uitgekom?
Die prys is R50 000
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Ek weet van 'n 2003 prado kz, soos nuut met nuwe bande met 300000km op...
Daai is regtig baie mooi! Eienaar het opgradeer na die nuwe Prado
R160 000 ono

Dit is hoekom ek se.... Daai 50K klink vir my na gat in die sak koop
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Bos Vark wrote:Al wat my pa vir my gese het dit is 3L.
het die 3.4L in 2000 uitgekom?
Die prys is R50 000
3.4L is die petrol
3.0L KZ is die Diesel
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Maak jouself reg vir 6km/l
Petrol of diesel
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Die ekonomie druk die ou, so moet verkoop asap
My pa het na hom gaan kyk en lyk tip top.
Wat se probleme is daar met die voertuie?
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Bos Vark wrote:Die ekonomie druk die ou, so moet verkoop asap
My pa het na hom gaan kyk en lyk tip top.
Wat se probleme is daar met die voertuie?
50k is vreeslik goedkoop.Daar moet iewers fout wees
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Was 2000 al die facelift?
Prys skrik my baie af, maar as die ekonomie. Knyp doen ouens stupid goed!!!!
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Geen probleme met Prado nie...behalwe steering rack geneig om te groet...

Moet ek praat oor die probleme met die KZTE motor?? Liewers nie. In my opinie sekerlik nie Toyota se beste oomblik nie.

As daai head kraak, en kraak sal hy kraak...is jy in vir groot geld.

GOLDEN RULE: when you buy high mileage, you buy petrol...3.4 motor is feitlik bullet proof. So ook die 4.0 V6
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Eish vir daai prys kan jy hom koop en 'n ander motor insit
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As my pa mooi ry met sy 3,0 kz te dan kry hy so 8.5 km/l, ek kry 7,3 km/l met my 4,0 V6 as ek mooi ry.
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jacques kotze wrote:As my pa mooi ry met sy 3,0 kz te dan kry hy so 8.5 km/l, ek kry 7,3 km/l met my 4,0 V6 as ek mooi ry.
Neem aan jy praat van die bakkies...???

Prado is 'n baie swaarder voeruig, my pa se 2003 prado KZ se average was 15.4L per 100km en sy nuwe 4.0 v6 15l p 100km. Everyday driving, maar meestal langafstand...
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Eish, julle manne is lelik met ons KZ ouens :eh: . Myne staan op 317 000. Ja, hy het het sy head gekraak :oops: , maar hy loop nog steeds soos 'n horlosie :clap: . My groot geld was R13k (self vervang) en nie so baie soos die R7K wat hulle my vra om my aircon reg te maak nie (en dis nie 'n KZ probleem nie :naah: )
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Tal wrote:
jacques kotze wrote:As my pa mooi ry met sy 3,0 kz te dan kry hy so 8.5 km/l, ek kry 7,3 km/l met my 4,0 V6 as ek mooi ry.
Neem aan jy praat van die bakkies...???

Prado is 'n baie swaarder voeruig, my pa se 2003 prado KZ se average was 15.4L per 100km en sy nuwe 4.0 v6 15l p 100km. Everyday driving, maar meestal langafstand...
Kan maar jou eie afleidings maak.
Hy ry n 2000/2001 Prado KZ-TE
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jacques kotze wrote:
Tal wrote:
jacques kotze wrote:As my pa mooi ry met sy 3,0 kz te dan kry hy so 8.5 km/l, ek kry 7,3 km/l met my 4,0 V6 as ek mooi ry.
Neem aan jy praat van die bakkies...???

Prado is 'n baie swaarder voeruig, my pa se 2003 prado KZ se average was 15.4L per 100km en sy nuwe 4.0 v6 15l p 100km. Everyday driving, maar meestal langafstand...
Kan maar jou eie afleidings maak.
Hy ry n 2000/2001 Prado KZ-TE
Wow ok, daai 2003 het defnitief nog nooit 8km/l gesien nie!
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My broer ry 'n 2005 en hy kry so tussen 8-9 km/l.Hy het al 10 gekry as hy baie rustig ry.
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Terug op die punt:

Daai prys klink nogsteeds nie vir my reg nie

Kyk hier
http://www.4x4community.co.za/forum/sho ... p?t=151871" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Ek is saam met Louis hier! My kz het nou 361 op, enjin 100persent untouched... Partykeer is die fout by die moer wat die stuurwiel vashou....lol!
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Thabogrobler wrote:Ek is saam met Louis hier! My kz het nou 361 op, enjin 100persent untouched... Partykeer is die fout by die moer wat die stuurwiel vashou....lol!
Eish Thabo. Ek het gewag, en gewag vir jou kommentaar, maar toe jy nie antwoord nie, toe moes ek maar :D:
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I have a 2000 Prado M/T KZ-TE with 270k on the clock.
It is a beast and I still get 8.3 km/l!
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