Oh it eats something when that 4 cylinder paired to the hybrid kicks in, which is like hardly ever. My aunt used to own a prius and she said she could go ages between fuel stops because she mostly did city driving. Now she owns a Venza Hybrid, same story but better because its a less than 10 years old hybrid system @@giovanigeorgis3848
the prados are the little version of the landcruisers with half the engine prados tend to have at most a v6 usually a i4 single turbo, meanwhile the landcruisers have at least a v6 and usually a twin turbo V8 😂
Not just being a firefighter, but being a volunteer one. I think he's going to need a wheelbarrow for the weight and size of his steel balls. He has my utmost respect.
fireys are a different breed, i swear. One mate i know in the fireys spreads vegemite so thick you'd think it was nutella... pitch black toast, but not from being burned. I do not understand how he can eat that.
Was working on my car and had it on the lift and i banged my head so fucking hard into the tow hitch, in surprised i didnt start bleeding like crazy. Anyways dont do that.
I don't think we got the multipla in Australia. At least from what I've seen, Fiat have only been really active here the last few years with the 500 and the Spider.
In Sydney we call these "I need it to drive the kids to school. Also petrol is so expensive, the government should do something about it". Nice to see one used properly!
its crazy that in the United states theres like 3 more toyota SUVs that are even larger than this. he's talking about how large the Prado is but there's still the sequoia and all that above it
Ok I had to google what the Sequoia was and that's a laughably huge vehicle that is flat out too large for residential streets in most countries outside of North America. I live in the UK and to get out of my neighbourhood I have to pass through a 6 foot 6 width restriction designed to keep heavy goods vehicles like that out.
yeah the US's thing with SUVs is ridiculous. i don't feel like googling but I'm pretty sure the Prado would be considered "mid sized". the 4runner is about the same size, the sequoia is bigger, the highlander and grand highlander arent off roaders but i think are longer. all of these are offered as lexus models too, including the big land cruiser, though i can't really pin that as an American thing. but yeah, vehicles that Wade is saying are humongous like the Prado are average sized in the US
@@aseheavyindustries798 and to think there's still people complaining about these monstrosities not being "big enough" never even do anything with these vehicles, they just want them big
The G's makes sense. - The torque from the turbo diesel. - The drive-train putting that power onto all-fours. - The sheer weight of the _Pahrahdoe_ increasing traction. - The transmission is likely great for low gears, even without using the low range Canyonero™ Bush Bashing settings.
Massive props to your older brother for volunteering to be a firefighter, good on him, love that he's making good use of that 17 year old prando and how good it has stood the test of time, love on ya, amazing to see older cars be better at something, and the massive range it has eith it's dual tanks
you haven’t seen them before? they’re really not that big they are the same width as a normal car just a little taller and longer, better aerodynamics n’ shit (and it fits in a normal parking spot)
It’s an Executive (highest tier prado) that had a touchscreen satnav even in 2002. it’s the pinnacle of early 2000s luxury in an indestructible offroader.
I like seeing big vehicles that are actually regularly being used to the extent they're capable of. It kinda upsets me when people get talked into buying huge SUVs or pickup trucks (I will blame marketing and salesmen more on this than the actual customers) and then proceed to use it to drive to their office job and to the nearest supermarket, and nothing else. Makes the roads less safe for everyone else. So shoutout to your volunteer firefighter brother using that Landcruiser to drive across the desert and save lives with it. That's awesome.
It's that, "arms race" bit too. Safety is a consideration many people make, and when you have rednecks rolling coal in a jacked up 5 ton behemoth, a Ford Focus is little more than a speed bump... I'm sure more people would drive small cars but there's also the mentality of, "what if I SUDDENLY need to move a fridge" so many people bring up. 99% of my vehicle usage is commuting alone. 99% of my wife's usage is groceries or driving to visit family. We don't need a diesel cathedral lol. I want Kei cars in America. I LOVE tiny efficient cars. It saddens me the US has basically abandoned that market so we get trash like the Fiesta and Mirage with aluminum foil CVTs in them... I basically want a motorcycle with air conditioning.🤣
Australia is currently in the grips of Light Pickup Truck Fever, despite them being more impractical than an SUV and no middle class suburbanites using the tray/beds to haul things as intended. Australians also call these light pick ups "utes". Wade's Bruce 1 & 2 are true car-based utes.
@SissypheanCatboy There's definitely a segment of the population that doesn't want to feel like their car is a compromise between regulators and auto manufacturers. And the way CAFE standards are set up those people are given an out, which is to simply buy a larger vehicle. It's poorly designed legislation. But how much responsibility it has in shifting the tastes of American consumers towards larger vehicles is impossible to tell, but it certainly helped cement the paradigm that bigger = better, and made the upsale job of the salesman a whole lot easier. Hopefully as EVs grow market share in the coming decades there will be a wide range of mid sized trucks and crossovers that can compete, match and even outperform the full size trucks on power.
good on your older brother for being a volunteer firefighter, that takes a lot of both physical and mental endurance. Also nice to see your brothers Landcruiser isn't for a pissing contest, and actually uses it properly.
Mad respect to your brother for being a volunteer firefighter, part of my family came from an area in the US many decades ago where volunteer firefighters made up most of their firefighters because it‘s a very sparsely populated area and many would have died without them, volunteer firefighters are essential in many areas and are very much unsung heroes.
Aka The Lexus GX470 in the states. We unfortunately didn’t get the turbo diesel in the states and got the boring yet reliable 4.7l v8. They were cheap at one point in the states. Till people realized they’re a Land Cruiser Prado and did overland builds on them.
When I saw the interior I thought it woulda been a Lexus stateside. Too much like the LS430 and even my ES330 compared to regular Toyotas. Im more into Lexus’ cars than SUVs so I was a bit confused for a moment 😂
@@josephsamsor1698the only issues i had in 13 years of ownership and 360.000km with the 3.0 D-4D are as follows: Failed diesel pump at 30.000km (factory warranty), failed Alternator at 310.000km. Yeah. That’s it.
You can always motor swap if it’s really a desire to have a diesel prado in the US. I mean we are just now getting into the market of regular size pick ups having proper diesel engine alternatives
I like cars, but I'm not a huge motorhead. But I still love this videos. By the way, give your brother a pat in the back on my behalf and tell him he's doing a hero's work.
I feel like this channel has made me appreciate my car way more than I did before. I got an audi with a v6 diesel and caught it doing 2000 revs at 150km/h on the jersey turnpike and then Tony suddenly popped into my head and i felt very appreciative.
3:01 Too many times I have done this loading customers vehicles with firewood. Get into a convo while loading and totally forget about the ball of pain until the pain arrives. 🤣
the amount of proud i can hear in your voice when you're talking about your brother brings a tear to my eye, wade between you, your mother and now your brother, it really seems like your family is a bunch of real great people💜
278k miles? That’s just barely broken in for a Toyota! Here in the US, a guy had a similar vintage Tundra (full size pickup that’s bigger than a Hilux) and he put ONE MILLION miles (1.6 million Kilometers!!) on it! Toyota of North America found out about it, gave the owner a BRAND NEW Tundra, shipped his old truck back to the San Antonio, TX factory, and then proceeded to take it apart to its component parts to see how they did; they were surprised to find out that the million mile engine made MORE power than the same engine that had zero miles on it!
Our family has a black 2006 Hilux that got half a million kms last month. I remember when we got it almost new with only 50 000 km. Never got a major engine work only a gearbox change 70 000 km ago. It drives like a dream.
EDIT: I was wrong, oops, diesels should be _more_ efficient (distance per volume) than gasoline! But yes, apples to oranges. Actually a little concerning, because it means it’s even _more_ inefficient lmao Diesel is just different from gasoline, we’re comparing apples to oranges here by putting them on the same litreboard. Love seeing these things being used properly, sadly a lot of bigger cars are bought as a status symbol and just end up going to and from work and then to a landfill. And bigger cars have changed to suit those customers better. This is more like it
That sounds familiar, diesels have been banned in my country for a long time so I don’t have day to day experience with them. I watched the video and thought “yeah, I remember diesel is different, this makes sense”. I’ll edit the comment
Diesel has more energy per liter, runs a leaner air fuel mixture and diesel engines generally have a higher volumetric and thermal efficiency. There appears to be a lot of fuel going into that engine that isn't being turned into power. Maybe the auto trans isn't locking up or the bands are starting to slip. All things being equal, that should get much better fuel economy than the donkey van.
diesels should get more miles per gallon than an equivalent petrol but the massive drag factor of 4WD, off road tyres and the aerodynamics of a small office building offset that. My diesel van will happily get 40mpg highway because it is aerodynamic and has relatively small tyres, not to mention an engine half the size of the Land Cruiser. A 6 speed manual gearbox helps too because I get to decide when to kick down
I have an '04 Chevy Suburban in the family that we use as our heavy duty vehicle. Big ol' V8 and the hugest cabin; I've pulled off several college dorm moves with it. And it gets about the same combined MPG as that Prado (it was sitting at 13.5 US MPG for as long as we've had it) Great vid as always, we love the big vehicles being used for big vehicle things
Mate, as a huge fan of your content aswell as your sense of humor, I’d love to hear more about your classic Benz! I’m currently rebuilding a 73 280c coupe to be my next daily, and I’m always reminded by your old Benz nugget you teased years back!
@@bigdog440sp I thought that my self. Even in aus we have bigger. The proper landcruisers are 4+ litres. And we've started to get your bigger stuff more more often. So maybe we can get a ram cummins on the literboard with 'THE HILL' score of 2rpm
@@Braskus how common are the US trucks and SUVs there? I know they've been starting to import them there, just curious if they're still a rarity or if they're becoming more popular
YESSS I WAS HOPING FOR THIS!!!! I just got a 1996 j90 turbo diesel imported to the states since we didnt get these here. I was watching the recent video revamping the gas measuring system thinking "Prados are common down there, I wonder if he'll ever do one" AND HERE WE ARE NEXT VIDEO
This channel never fails to make me smile. Thank you good sir, smiling is a luxury I rarely get to indulge in. I Doubt you'll see this though. Also can I have some UTE's? I used to have an El-Camino and I really loved that thing. Bruce, IMO is a drop dead gorgeous UTE I would gladly pay a dealer mark-up on for him! Also I'm am sorry for the loss of Holden Motors, they made some really cool stuff.
I love that you called it a troop carrier since I just to drive an up armored variant of a newer model year Prado and we used those big back doors to create a hallway between two of them in case of emergency evacuations.
Honestly, I don't mind these sorts of vehicles for those who need them and know how to handle them. I hate that average people can just walk into a dealership and buy whatever's biggest
@@AlexLR Nah, a weight-based sliding scale tax with offsets would do. Live in the country? You get a tax offset! Rural fire-fighter? You get a tax offset! Own a business that requires you to travel out to whoop-whoop? Tax offset! This way, people who still need these vehicles aren't penalised, but those who just want them for clout have to pay up.
Was so excited when you showed us around. looks great for being used so much. Still all the tech and comfort that you'd want. Onya brother for being a firefighter!
That's a nice LC you got there. My first car ever was a Prado 90 with a 3.0 1KZ-TE and a few mods like 2" lift and new suspension, proper skid plates, snorkel (all that from Aussie companies btw). Best truck ever.
Yes! Stoked you did a Prado. I’ve owned two of these 120s. 1st was an 05, 6 speed man, 4.0 petrol. Holy schmokes that thing was thirsty. $240 to fill the tanks and it didn’t even reach 1000km. Lucky to get 950. 2nd was an 08 auto D4D. Much better on fuel but it ended up starving itself of oil (blocked pickup) and cost me $6000 in engine repairs. Loved the car but that hurt.
I love those mobile radio cars. I do some ham radio stuff, and I may invest in a proper mobile radio setup at some point. I wouldn't be going on huge outdoor adventures in my Leaf though. Also, a bonus episode where we get to see one of your brother's adventures would be cool! Firefighters are hard as nails and do amazing work for the community.
One of my favorite GT videos to date. I drive an '07 4Runner with the 4.7L V8 that absolutely is the same kind of vibe. Lifted, chunky tires, 100% made to go up, over, and through whatever you come across. Incidentally pretty close to the 500K as well, just about to tick over 260,000 miles.
My dad has a Prado j120 3.0 i4 diesel, the last year without a DPF (2006). Sufficient to say: 410 000km and still with factory fuel injectors. Dependable as a tank - even towed my car (1,6 tonne IS300) from the ditch no sweat. And it's surprisingly agile for a true 4x4. Thanks to two batteries on board starts up at the touch of the key, even at -25C.
My grandparents actually live out bush inland Queensland, about 30 mins of dirt road till you get to there property and they drive a prius with almost 800k kms, its lifted and has 25 inch tyres
@3:12 Hey! Chocolate Powder Nesquik!! Seriously, I live in Arizona kinda out of town, me ol Disco 2 Landy and this LandCruiser would get along like best of chums lol. Pulled many a car out of the sand and monsoon flash flood
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"This is a frickin' hero's car, mate!"
*cuts to Galactic Empire window sticker*
...maybe it's Thrawn's car.
The Empire Did Nothing Wrong.
The galactic empire was correct
Don't read my name!
I mean, he's also got a Ukrainian trident sticker.
lets go Toyota, the manufacturer that either eats oil or never needs it!
LMAO so real. You can either have a Prius that eats nothing, or in my case, a Highlander with only a 3.5 V6 getting 13 MPG in the city 😂😂😂
@@giovanigeorgis3848 he's talking about how Toyotas for a while chronically burned oil because of those low tension rings.
Perpetual oil change! You pour it in the top, it blows it out the back. Fresh oil year round!
And even fights when americans try to steal it
Oh it eats something when that 4 cylinder paired to the hybrid kicks in, which is like hardly ever. My aunt used to own a prius and she said she could go ages between fuel stops because she mostly did city driving. Now she owns a Venza Hybrid, same story but better because its a less than 10 years old hybrid system @@giovanigeorgis3848
your bother seems like the actual Australian stereotype
He even has outback residue! XD (the red dirt everywhere thats like cake)
Lol mate welcome to any where that isn’t a major city. I grew up in a town with 300 people 🤣
@@Doughy3205 so a village?
@@derzemeltown* not village
@@_Chimaera_ village, not town
This rig went back in time to the Jurassic Period to make the dinosaurs extinct, so it could have enough juice to drink in the present
Shit, it even brings its own straw on the front to slurp up all that Dino juice.
Don't read my name!
Well they do have the rolling mass and aerodynamics (thats my big word of the day done) of an asteroid
Lololol
Fun fact, most oil that's converted into petroleum/gasoline comes from dead plant matter long before the Dinosaurs went extinct.
Love it when garbage time uploads
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Americans watching an aussie call a Land Cruiser Prado Gargantuant: hold my “mid-size crissover”
the prados are the little version of the landcruisers with half the engine prados tend to have at most a v6 usually a i4 single turbo, meanwhile the landcruisers have at least a v6 and usually a twin turbo V8 😂
@@Slavicplayer251except the 300 has a ttv6 now.
@@Low760 I don’t count the 300 series as landcruisers they are ugly
They need the oversized cross overs because they are so fat
@@Slavicplayer251 they are the current model though? And the 79 now has the 2.8 like the Hilux.
I'm getting huge "My big bro is my role model" kind of vibe from this video. That's so cool!
So true.they both seem like free spirits based on all the driving his brother does lol
@@jerrysanchez5453 Yeah, but given that his brother is a Volunteer Firefighter he also seems like a big boss to Wade lol
@@swidr5626so... Is wade the lite version of his big bro?😂
@@jayfujiwara9740 Mayyyyybe?
100% after a few minutes I just went “oh, so Wade’s just gonna brag about his older brother for a while.” And I was super cool with that
What a Chad for being a volunteer firefighter
Not just being a firefighter, but being a volunteer one.
I think he's going to need a wheelbarrow for the weight and size of his steel balls.
He has my utmost respect.
fireys are a different breed, i swear. One mate i know in the fireys spreads vegemite so thick you'd think it was nutella... pitch black toast, but not from being burned. I do not understand how he can eat that.
@@OutbackCatgirl natural reinforcement from the elements
@@OutbackCatgirlI also do that and I’ve been thinking of volunteering soon.
When your vehicle is the tool and not being driven by a tool.
Just as well it's not a Ford Ranger then!
@@AdamSWL HA so true!
what if they play a tool cd in the meantime?
@@datutturugang666 You got me there!
What if you are the tool that is being transported by the tool that gets you to your tools?
There’s nothing worse that can happen from reaching in the trunk than either hitting the tow hitch with your leg or your leg touching the hot exhaust.
*boot
Don't read my name!
Except when you do both because you banged your knee so hard you bounced into the exhaust lol
I too, have lost the Hot Exhaust pipe matchup often too lol
Was working on my car and had it on the lift and i banged my head so fucking hard into the tow hitch, in surprised i didnt start bleeding like crazy. Anyways dont do that.
My life goal is to see a first-gen Multipla on this channel
I've seen them around here for as low as €900. Shipping and import costs into Australia from Europe would be multiples of that though
hi aero
I don't think we got the multipla in Australia. At least from what I've seen, Fiat have only been really active here the last few years with the 500 and the Spider.
@@zappy595 omg hiiii
You mean the 60's one?
In Sydney we call these "I need it to drive the kids to school. Also petrol is so expensive, the government should do something about it". Nice to see one used properly!
I really like the nickname "Diesel Cathedral", it _really_ suits
its crazy that in the United states theres like 3 more toyota SUVs that are even larger than this. he's talking about how large the Prado is but there's still the sequoia and all that above it
Ok I had to google what the Sequoia was and that's a laughably huge vehicle that is flat out too large for residential streets in most countries outside of North America. I live in the UK and to get out of my neighbourhood I have to pass through a 6 foot 6 width restriction designed to keep heavy goods vehicles like that out.
yeah the US's thing with SUVs is ridiculous. i don't feel like googling but I'm pretty sure the Prado would be considered "mid sized". the 4runner is about the same size, the sequoia is bigger, the highlander and grand highlander arent off roaders but i think are longer. all of these are offered as lexus models too, including the big land cruiser, though i can't really pin that as an American thing. but yeah, vehicles that Wade is saying are humongous like the Prado are average sized in the US
@@aseheavyindustries798 and to think there's still people complaining about these monstrosities not being "big enough"
never even do anything with these vehicles, they just want them big
@@dirtpounder What do you mean the M4A4 Sherman Firefly isn't the ideal family vehicle?
Yet they have the same size donk. Just stupidly big car with no power
"3 Liter TURBO DEEZ?" Wade, mate... you know this is the internet, right? Someone's gonna say it... and it was you... "3 LITER TURBO DEEZ NUTS!"
Turbo deez NUTS!!!!
i mean he made the joke himself in the video so like
oh he said it
i'm afraid wade is ahead of y'all here 6:09
He literally says it in the video lol
The G's makes sense.
- The torque from the turbo diesel.
- The drive-train putting that power onto all-fours.
- The sheer weight of the _Pahrahdoe_ increasing traction.
- The transmission is likely great for low gears, even without using the low range Canyonero™ Bush Bashing settings.
also have to account the suspension. the rear prob sinks down under acceleration
They aren't that heavy? Like 2.2t.
@@maxwellpriore3579 the Air Suspension (wich this Prado has) especially likes to sink in, really comfy and great for offroading, that’s about it.
Massive props to your older brother for volunteering to be a firefighter, good on him, love that he's making good use of that 17 year old prando and how good it has stood the test of time, love on ya, amazing to see older cars be better at something, and the massive range it has eith it's dual tanks
Other countries: "Hey, do you know the Land Cruiser Prado?"
U.S: "The what?"
The US gets the Prado now! It is sold as just “Landcruiser” because the actual J70/J300 isn’t sold there, but they have it now!
We did get this generation of Prado here in the states, it was just a rebadged Lexus, Called the GX
@@deep_drift And you got it with the 4.6 v8
They have the 4Runner instead. Which is also based on the Prado. Alongside the Lexus-badged Prado.
They have it as the "Lexus GX 460"
That thing is so big, when I saw the thumbnail in the corner of my eye, I thought it was for some kind of meme compilation lmao
you haven’t seen them before?
they’re really not that big they are the same width as a normal car just a little taller and longer, better aerodynamics n’ shit (and it fits in a normal parking spot)
@@Slavicplayer251 it just looks insane in the thumbnail lol
@@sammycooly1709 compared to the nuggets it does lol
Americans think it's small because they have fuckin' lifted twincab F150s
@@OutbackCatgirlExactly. This mf would be HUMONGOUS if I saw it irl😂
A cooler, leather seats, and a dvd player from factory? This is just a luxury offroader
It’s an Executive (highest tier prado) that had a touchscreen satnav even in 2002. it’s the pinnacle of early 2000s luxury in an indestructible offroader.
I like seeing big vehicles that are actually regularly being used to the extent they're capable of. It kinda upsets me when people get talked into buying huge SUVs or pickup trucks (I will blame marketing and salesmen more on this than the actual customers) and then proceed to use it to drive to their office job and to the nearest supermarket, and nothing else. Makes the roads less safe for everyone else.
So shoutout to your volunteer firefighter brother using that Landcruiser to drive across the desert and save lives with it. That's awesome.
EPA’s fault in the US not salesmen.
It's that, "arms race" bit too. Safety is a consideration many people make, and when you have rednecks rolling coal in a jacked up 5 ton behemoth, a Ford Focus is little more than a speed bump... I'm sure more people would drive small cars but there's also the mentality of, "what if I SUDDENLY need to move a fridge" so many people bring up. 99% of my vehicle usage is commuting alone. 99% of my wife's usage is groceries or driving to visit family. We don't need a diesel cathedral lol.
I want Kei cars in America. I LOVE tiny efficient cars. It saddens me the US has basically abandoned that market so we get trash like the Fiesta and Mirage with aluminum foil CVTs in them... I basically want a motorcycle with air conditioning.🤣
Australia is currently in the grips of Light Pickup Truck Fever, despite them being more impractical than an SUV and no middle class suburbanites using the tray/beds to haul things as intended.
Australians also call these light pick ups "utes". Wade's Bruce 1 & 2 are true car-based utes.
@@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606 Who makes the decision to peddle the cars to everyone though, mate. Its not the EPA.
@SissypheanCatboy There's definitely a segment of the population that doesn't want to feel like their car is a compromise between regulators and auto manufacturers. And the way CAFE standards are set up those people are given an out, which is to simply buy a larger vehicle. It's poorly designed legislation. But how much responsibility it has in shifting the tastes of American consumers towards larger vehicles is impossible to tell, but it certainly helped cement the paradigm that bigger = better, and made the upsale job of the salesman a whole lot easier.
Hopefully as EVs grow market share in the coming decades there will be a wide range of mid sized trucks and crossovers that can compete, match and even outperform the full size trucks on power.
4:17 POV: You have severe scoliosis
good on your older brother for being a volunteer firefighter, that takes a lot of both physical and mental endurance. Also nice to see your brothers Landcruiser isn't for a pissing contest, and actually uses it properly.
That part where he hit his knee on the toebar made me happy to know that me and my mum aren’t the only ones that do that with me dads SUV
It feels like the motto for this car is basically "Fuel? Completed it mate"
“Diesel Cathedral” is an excellent band name.
Mad respect to your brother for being a volunteer firefighter, part of my family came from an area in the US many decades ago where volunteer firefighters made up most of their firefighters because it‘s a very sparsely populated area and many would have died without them, volunteer firefighters are essential in many areas and are very much unsung heroes.
“Diesel Cathedral”
-new favourite band name
Aka The Lexus GX470 in the states. We unfortunately didn’t get the turbo diesel in the states and got the boring yet reliable 4.7l v8. They were cheap at one point in the states. Till people realized they’re a Land Cruiser Prado and did overland builds on them.
With the fuel economy of that diesel, I’d rather get the v8. More reliable and significantly cheaper to fix.
When I saw the interior I thought it woulda been a Lexus stateside. Too much like the LS430 and even my ES330 compared to regular Toyotas. Im more into Lexus’ cars than SUVs so I was a bit confused for a moment 😂
@@josephsamsor1698the only issues i had in 13 years of ownership and 360.000km with the 3.0 D-4D are as follows: Failed diesel pump at 30.000km (factory warranty), failed Alternator at 310.000km. Yeah. That’s it.
@@josephsamsor1698 A gasser V8 would have even more terrible fuel mileage.
You can always motor swap if it’s really a desire to have a diesel prado in the US. I mean we are just now getting into the market of regular size pick ups having proper diesel engine alternatives
I like cars, but I'm not a huge motorhead. But I still love this videos.
By the way, give your brother a pat in the back on my behalf and tell him he's doing a hero's work.
I feel like this channel has made me appreciate my car way more than I did before. I got an audi with a v6 diesel and caught it doing 2000 revs at 150km/h on the jersey turnpike and then Tony suddenly popped into my head and i felt very appreciative.
3:01 Too many times I have done this loading customers vehicles with firewood. Get into a convo while loading and totally forget about the ball of pain until the pain arrives. 🤣
Especially because it's a crime to have one hooked up if you aren't actively towing.
the amount of proud i can hear in your voice when you're talking about your brother brings a tear to my eye, wade
between you, your mother and now your brother, it really seems like your family is a bunch of real great people💜
278k miles? That’s just barely broken in for a Toyota! Here in the US, a guy had a similar vintage Tundra (full size pickup that’s bigger than a Hilux) and he put ONE MILLION miles (1.6 million Kilometers!!) on it! Toyota of North America found out about it, gave the owner a BRAND NEW Tundra, shipped his old truck back to the San Antonio, TX factory, and then proceeded to take it apart to its component parts to see how they did; they were surprised to find out that the million mile engine made MORE power than the same engine that had zero miles on it!
"it's like a diesel cathedral that you can take anywhere" is definitely one of my favourite quotes on this channel thus far
Ah yes “3 Liter Turbo Deez Nutz” you got me mate
my grandpa drove one of these, he passed away a few weeks ago. good to see another one get some love and appreciation
Shoutouts to your bro being a volunteer, fr hero 💪
we are being spoiled with garbage time and i love it
Land Yacht you say? Nah nah nah, This beast is a Land Nug!
New Garbage Video, new whiskey to drink, and new armchair to enjoy them both in. What a start to my evening
Hells yea! Good times
my dad owned a prado and seeing you show us the inside brought me back so many memories :D
"What do you drive?"
"Brick"
"I'm sorry, what?"
"Did I stutter?"
I could take one look at this boy and tell its not just a compensator. This is a primo fantasy mount ready for adventure.
Damn the dankfamily was raised well you and your brother are doing a service to the world .
Used and abused should be Toyotas marketing slogan.
3:53 its not Toyotas fault the speedo is off, its because of the larger tires and your brother never got the speedo recalibrated
Anyone who volunteers for the CFS has my respect automatically
As someone who used to daily a 4.8L 2+ tonne 550hp Cayenne Turbo around central Tokyo, these are absolute rookie numbers for a thirsty boy
thats the coolest offroader ive seen, never seen anything like it it looks so casual but it has so much, lil offroad luxury sleeper
Our family has a black 2006 Hilux that got half a million kms last month. I remember when we got it almost new with only 50 000 km. Never got a major engine work only a gearbox change 70 000 km ago. It drives like a dream.
8:23 Diesel Cathedral sounds like a kick-ass metal band name
EDIT: I was wrong, oops, diesels should be _more_ efficient (distance per volume) than gasoline! But yes, apples to oranges. Actually a little concerning, because it means it’s even _more_ inefficient lmao
Diesel is just different from gasoline, we’re comparing apples to oranges here by putting them on the same litreboard.
Love seeing these things being used properly, sadly a lot of bigger cars are bought as a status symbol and just end up going to and from work and then to a landfill. And bigger cars have changed to suit those customers better.
This is more like it
isn’t a litre of diesel supposed to go further than petrol?
This is worse, because diesels are supposed to be more efficient. Diesel is more energy dense.
That sounds familiar, diesels have been banned in my country for a long time so I don’t have day to day experience with them. I watched the video and thought “yeah, I remember diesel is different, this makes sense”.
I’ll edit the comment
Diesel has more energy per liter, runs a leaner air fuel mixture and diesel engines generally have a higher volumetric and thermal efficiency. There appears to be a lot of fuel going into that engine that isn't being turned into power. Maybe the auto trans isn't locking up or the bands are starting to slip. All things being equal, that should get much better fuel economy than the donkey van.
diesels should get more miles per gallon than an equivalent petrol but the massive drag factor of 4WD, off road tyres and the aerodynamics of a small office building offset that. My diesel van will happily get 40mpg highway because it is aerodynamic and has relatively small tyres, not to mention an engine half the size of the Land Cruiser. A 6 speed manual gearbox helps too because I get to decide when to kick down
TWENTY EIGHT???! TWENTY-FUCKING-EIGHT??!! And it's a diesel?? Holy shit.
You can really tell how proud he is of his big bro!
My hubby has an ex-SES vehicle. It came with KEVLAR TYRES. Like 4 years later and he STILL has them. These things are absolutely no joke.
Worked at a garage for a bit. One of these came in with a knocking noise. The wheel nuts weren’t even near finger tight. People fucking scare me
ITS SUCH A BIG BOI 0:05
I have an '04 Chevy Suburban in the family that we use as our heavy duty vehicle. Big ol' V8 and the hugest cabin; I've pulled off several college dorm moves with it. And it gets about the same combined MPG as that Prado (it was sitting at 13.5 US MPG for as long as we've had it)
Great vid as always, we love the big vehicles being used for big vehicle things
Mate, as a huge fan of your content aswell as your sense of humor, I’d love to hear more about your classic Benz! I’m currently rebuilding a 73 280c coupe to be my next daily, and I’m always reminded by your old Benz nugget you teased years back!
*I’M LOOKING, MR. DANK 👀*
It's actually really nice how much he loves his brother. He's so proud of the fact that his bro is a volunteer firefighter.
That last 30 mins of dirt is some of my fave driving, love it up there!
Usually the people who have these kinda cars have a hero complex, but you can't knock a volunteer firefighter!
Me: "yeah thats a pretty big vehicle"
Also Me: "has a 2000 ford excursion with the 7.3"
Same!
7.3 gang ayyy, chuckled when he said big diesel
Is diesel $3.00 a litre where you live ?
@@bigdog440sp I thought that my self. Even in aus we have bigger. The proper landcruisers are 4+ litres. And we've started to get your bigger stuff more more often. So maybe we can get a ram cummins on the literboard with 'THE HILL' score of 2rpm
@@Braskus how common are the US trucks and SUVs there? I know they've been starting to import them there, just curious if they're still a rarity or if they're becoming more popular
im glizzing
Love all your channels and the top gear touch is amazing
YESSS I WAS HOPING FOR THIS!!!! I just got a 1996 j90 turbo diesel imported to the states since we didnt get these here. I was watching the recent video revamping the gas measuring system thinking "Prados are common down there, I wonder if he'll ever do one" AND HERE WE ARE NEXT VIDEO
"A vehicle this gargantuan lifted off the ground"
Bro that's the size of USA's crossovers XD
I'm so curious as to how he'd react to a Chevy Tahoe or Cadillac Escalade.
Or a suburban. Or the monstrosity that is an avalanche
youre telling me they get bigger than this land boat?
@@a_shrxydudwait until you hear of the 3/4 and one ton trucks! (Silverado/Sierra HD, Ford Super Duty, and Ram HD)
Aussie roads have plenty of RAMs, Silverados and F150s now.
@@a_shrxydud absolutely
This channel never fails to make me smile. Thank you good sir, smiling is a luxury I rarely get to indulge in. I Doubt you'll see this though. Also can I have some UTE's? I used to have an El-Camino and I really loved that thing. Bruce, IMO is a drop dead gorgeous UTE I would gladly pay a dealer mark-up on for him! Also I'm am sorry for the loss of Holden Motors, they made some really cool stuff.
I love that you called it a troop carrier since I just to drive an up armored variant of a newer model year Prado and we used those big back doors to create a hallway between two of them in case of emergency evacuations.
Honestly, I don't mind these sorts of vehicles for those who need them and know how to handle them. I hate that average people can just walk into a dealership and buy whatever's biggest
Do you propose some kind of test to determine who's worthy of driving what?
@@AlexLR We already have a test for other types of vehicles. They're called drivers license classes.
@@AlexLR Nah, a weight-based sliding scale tax with offsets would do. Live in the country? You get a tax offset! Rural fire-fighter? You get a tax offset! Own a business that requires you to travel out to whoop-whoop? Tax offset!
This way, people who still need these vehicles aren't penalised, but those who just want them for clout have to pay up.
I love you
wanna have a diddy party 👅
Meanwhile:
*fire in the grain silo*
Dank's Brother: Not to worry mate, I'll get in my fire service special vehicle...
*it's Tony*
having a cooler in the center console is absolutely legendary
i love you
love you to
@@cowhr4363 we getting freaky now vro 👅
@@cowhr4363 no diddy 👅
Hell yeah Ukraine trident sticker!
So Wade's got a brother who lives the mud/snowrunner/spintires life irl, respect!
Never clicked on a video faster! I have the newer U.S version of this (2018 Lexus GX) which is just a Prado with a body kit and a V8. Love mine!
Likes for Ukraine support!
you guys are sure easy to please...
I thought I was smelling the car through the screen but it was just someone cooking up some popcorn in the house 😂
Was so excited when you showed us around. looks great for being used so much. Still all the tech and comfort that you'd want. Onya brother for being a firefighter!
That's a nice LC you got there. My first car ever was a Prado 90 with a 3.0 1KZ-TE and a few mods like 2" lift and new suspension, proper skid plates, snorkel (all that from Aussie companies btw). Best truck ever.
Yes! Stoked you did a Prado. I’ve owned two of these 120s.
1st was an 05, 6 speed man, 4.0 petrol. Holy schmokes that thing was thirsty. $240 to fill the tanks and it didn’t even reach 1000km. Lucky to get 950.
2nd was an 08 auto D4D. Much better on fuel but it ended up starving itself of oil (blocked pickup) and cost me $6000 in engine repairs. Loved the car but that hurt.
Old man used to have an ‘07 grande with the 4l v6. THE THING WAS LIKE AN ALCOHOLIC WHEN USING FUEL OMG
Your brother is an awesome dude. As the daughter of a retired firefighter, I respect the hell out of him.
I love those mobile radio cars. I do some ham radio stuff, and I may invest in a proper mobile radio setup at some point. I wouldn't be going on huge outdoor adventures in my Leaf though.
Also, a bonus episode where we get to see one of your brother's adventures would be cool! Firefighters are hard as nails and do amazing work for the community.
Check yeah, that'd be a fun video
*heck, my autocorrect was stupid
The same man who owned the banged up Nano that went through the wash owns that thing... That checks out honestly
I’ve always thought that volunteer firefighters are the absolute coolest people out there
One of my favorite GT videos to date. I drive an '07 4Runner with the 4.7L V8 that absolutely is the same kind of vibe. Lifted, chunky tires, 100% made to go up, over, and through whatever you come across. Incidentally pretty close to the 500K as well, just about to tick over 260,000 miles.
I think we need an off-roading video with your brother now. Adventure time!
My dad has a Prado j120 3.0 i4 diesel, the last year without a DPF (2006). Sufficient to say: 410 000km and still with factory fuel injectors. Dependable as a tank - even towed my car (1,6 tonne IS300) from the ditch no sweat. And it's surprisingly agile for a true 4x4. Thanks to two batteries on board starts up at the touch of the key, even at -25C.
My grandparents actually live out bush inland Queensland, about 30 mins of dirt road till you get to there property and they drive a prius with almost 800k kms, its lifted and has 25 inch tyres
looks so good for long road trips no wonder its well loved
Here in North Carolina and I have a 2023 4Runner TRD. Absolutely love it. This is close enough! Lol
That is the SUV every single Panamanian loves to buy as soon they make the big money cause it's such a popular SUV here in Panama
"Cant wait to meet the vehicle worse than that!" *tugs on collar nervously*
@3:12 Hey! Chocolate Powder Nesquik!!
Seriously, I live in Arizona kinda out of town, me ol Disco 2 Landy and this LandCruiser would get along like best of chums lol. Pulled many a car out of the sand and monsoon flash flood
our family has had this car for 14 years, still runs just fine with almost 400k miles on the dash