We drive a Toyota Prado Kakadu
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381837)
Rockingham, Australia
February 12, 2019 12:29am CST
Uncle Joe (@UncleJoe) wrote a discussion about there being a car for everyone. I’ll put a link at the bottom. We drive a Toyota Prado and have a top-of-the-range model, a Kakadu. It is a four-wheel-drive and we had to buy it in South Australia when our other car ‘failed to proceed’ as they say. We bought it second-hand but are very pleased with it.
The Kakadu National Park is in the Northern Territory and just south of Darwin. It is a similar size to Slovenia and about half the size of Switzerland. It includes four major river systems, six major landforms, 280+ bird species, 1,600+ plant species and around 117 species of reptiles.
Being a four-wheel-drive and quite a big vehicle, choosing Kakadu as a brand name would have seemed a good choice, implying a rough, tough model. Hopefully before we get too old we’ll be driving our Kakadu to Kakadu and they can make each other’s acquaintance.
The photo is of our car and caravan in a nice camping spot on our way home from Tasmania and Melbourne last year.
When I was a kid it wasn’t difficult to remember all the car names on the road. Although some models are no longer made, there now seems to be a vehicle for...
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
12 Feb 19
It looks like a car well suited for your needs. Toyota is a trusted brand. We also own one of Toyota MUV car and it is worth.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
13 Feb 19
@JudyEv Totally agree. They have good customer service and support. We are having a good experience with them since last five years.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
28 Feb 19
@kepweng We have a 7 seater Toyota Innova and it is quite comfortable and suited for long drive. It is high end model but is worth the price. We have it for more than 6 years and no issues at all
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@LadyDuck (502207)
• Italy
13 Feb 19
@JudyEv They make good cars now. When my husband decided to sell the vintage Datsun and the small Fiesta, he was undecided what to buy. The local Ford garage was no more reliable, the closest was the Renault garage, we tried the Dacia and we loved.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
12 Feb 19
That is the kind of car i'd like if I could drive - I'd probably end up with a Fred Flintstone log-car though
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
13 Feb 19
@JudyEv A real classic vintage car
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@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 19
The heavy 4 wheel-drives are popular in Australia although a great many never go off the bitumen. People regard them as a 'safe' vehicle, not so likely to break up in a crash.
@Happy2BeMe (99353)
• Canada
12 Feb 19
You can't go wrong with Toyota. We have a beat up old Corolla. It may not be pretty but it never lets us down. Nice set up you have there.
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@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 19
This is a 6-cylinder. Now we have a Prado we see them all the time.
@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
12 Feb 19
We've been pleased with Toyota. Thirteen years ago we bought a used Sienna that we really couldn't afford. We paid it off seven years ago and it's still going strong. It currently has over 300,000 miles (getting close to 500 000 km).
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@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 19
They do seem to last forever and seem to be easy to get parts for and to work on if need be.
@wolfgirl569 (135601)
• Marion, Ohio
12 Feb 19
That is a great plan to have the 2 meet.
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@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Feb 19
It is quite big when you have to park it but it has to be strong to pull the caravan.
@Kasjnak (4489)
• Romania
12 Feb 19
I agree, there is a car for everyone 
. Your car looks great, actually, everything looks great in this photo 
. Maybe I'll have one too, it's one of my dreams to go camping for a few months 
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If I remember correctly, you had a problem with one of the car's windows? It opened at the push of a button, but you had to manually close it? Just testing my memory, let me know if I was right, please 
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. Your car looks great, actually, everything looks great in this photo . Maybe I'll have one too, it's one of my dreams to go camping for a few months .
If I remember correctly, you had a problem with one of the car's windows? It opened at the push of a button, but you had to manually close it? Just testing my memory, let me know if I was right, please .1 person likes this
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 19
The 'problem' was with the humans really. There is a sunroof that opens by pushing a button but you have to manually close it. We were trying to find a button to close it with. I'm glad we didn't take it to a garage to get it 'fixed'. Wouldn't that have been embarrassing? 
There is a sunroof that opens by pushing a button but you have to manually close it. We were trying to find a button to close it with. I'm glad we didn't take it to a garage to get it 'fixed'. Wouldn't that have been embarrassing? 1 person likes this
@ThreeTeddies (2038)
• United Kingdom
12 Feb 19
I have a Kia. It's the second one I've owned and I wouldn't go past that make. Our first Kia did 95,000 miles and absolutely nothing went wrong with it (I didn't even have to change a lightbulb). We are now on our second (both from new) and I expect every bit as good service from this one
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@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Feb 19
@ThreeTeddies Some have pre-conceived notions about particular makes. It must be hard for those manufacturers and salesmen to get past these prejudices sometimes.
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@ThreeTeddies (2038)
• United Kingdom
12 Feb 19
@JudyEv For some reason a lot of people in the UK laugh at Kias. Probably because of where they come from and also from never have been in a Kia. I think they are excellent vehicles
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@crossbones27 (52905)
• Mojave, California
12 Feb 19
Nice hope you find suitable transportation to get you around, now that is a rough neck of the woods. Most of this country talks about gang violence, they have no clue what animal violence looks like, Birds, reptiles, plants, mammals, spiders,are they insects, I think not, Al Capone reincarnated, even Dinosaurs can kill you there.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
12 Feb 19
I think you made a very good choice, we drive a Subaru Forester which is a smaller SUV but it is very sturdy with lots of pep.
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