after spending a month tearing round a farm in a old 80s series landcruiser and the furthest i had to drive it in town was to the shop and back, it bemuses me why anyone would want to drive these things as a daily driver. they are heavy, they understeer, they have so much body roll its insane!
Tried parking the damn thing in parallel parking, gave up and went and parked it down the road in a empty building space, unless you got a straight runup it was pointless. the steering on them is pathetic, the turning circle even more so.
Want to stop? Better start thinking about it at least 50m before the corner and make sure you dont rely only on the brakes cause they arnt gonna stop you unless you got 100m of stopping distance.
No I agree with the sentiments expressed by the majority of the people in this thread. 4wds are an evil that can be done without in the city. Sure its different in places out west where half the roads start off sealed for the first 50m then end up dirt. But on the m1 and the city.... not where they belong. In my usual line of work i drive a 4wd van, it too is a heap of shit when it comes to handling, braking ability and the ability to actually move when the accelerator is pressed. They should be used for what they are originally intended for, workhorses nt family movers. I will happily wait for someone to show me WHY a minivan is not a better alternative to a prado, ect in regards to use as a family vehicle. If your so worried about loosing traction on a paved road, buy a holden crosstrack station wagon or crewman ute (yes surprisingly you can fit the same amount of people in a station wagon as you can a prado)
In regards to camping, unless your intending to go to some pretty wild and inaccessable country you are hardly going to need a prado with full lift kit, oversize tyres, 600 spotlights and a dirty big spair tyre stuck on your back door blocking your view of cars behind you.
I have had personal experiences with 4wd owners and their egos and inconsideration for other road users.
/end rant
/go back to bed