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Ive had my V6 two weeks now
I have owned my 94’ 3 Lt V6 auto, petrol SSRG for 2 weeks now so thought it about time that I posted a few comments.
It was imported in late January 2005 with 144,000 Kms recorded on its first MOT…
By its 2nd MOT it had only done an extra 754 Kms. The next owner put some more Kms on it and it now is showing 148,000 Kms with my help.
My previous car was a Toyota and I’ve used plenty of Jap 4x4’s out in Africa so I knew they where good reliable trucks……… reading posts on this forum about all the problems with Surfs / 4-Runners has not been good, so I’ve been looking for faults with my Surf…… Thankfully I have not found any (yet) and all seems to be working well.
Due to buying this Surf from a garage (traded in my Toyota MR2) I was not able to meet the previous owner so I have written to him asking if he knows if the Cam Belt has been changed. Given that the vehicle already had 144,000 Km on the clock at import, I would hope that it has been changed.
Overall I am very pleased with this Toyota, it is nice to drive and I don’t get people trying to cut me up or wanting to race as I did driving the MR2.
The only downside to owning this V6 is petrol consumption. I have done some calculations taking into account that I have 31” tyres and I know by using my GPS the speedo and hence also the odometer is under-reading by 17%. My commute to work and back is along the A41 from the Wirral to the University of Liverpool. There is a section of duel carriage (Rock Ferry By-Pass) with a 50 mph limit but the rest is 40 mph with traffic lights and an absolute crawl through the Mersey Tunnel (auto-box is great for this)…….. so the figure I have come up with is:
17 MPG and that is driving gently!
I have not taken it any distance on the Motorway yet but I would hope for maybe mid to low 20’s…. Ok. It guzzles gas, but it’s paid for so unless there is some major failure, it is only going to cost me normal consumables.
Gave it a good clean out last weekend and found a spare key in a envelope with Japanese writing, wrapped in plastic and tightly bound to the rear wheel carrier frame. Also found a weird box of Japanese matches.
I have no plans to do any mods, apart from fitting an ‘A’ or Bull-bar.
Still haven’t got around to taking any pictures due to dark nights etc. But in case I didn’t mention, it is metallic grey and I love the colour.
It was imported in late January 2005 with 144,000 Kms recorded on its first MOT…
By its 2nd MOT it had only done an extra 754 Kms. The next owner put some more Kms on it and it now is showing 148,000 Kms with my help.
My previous car was a Toyota and I’ve used plenty of Jap 4x4’s out in Africa so I knew they where good reliable trucks……… reading posts on this forum about all the problems with Surfs / 4-Runners has not been good, so I’ve been looking for faults with my Surf…… Thankfully I have not found any (yet) and all seems to be working well.
Due to buying this Surf from a garage (traded in my Toyota MR2) I was not able to meet the previous owner so I have written to him asking if he knows if the Cam Belt has been changed. Given that the vehicle already had 144,000 Km on the clock at import, I would hope that it has been changed.
Overall I am very pleased with this Toyota, it is nice to drive and I don’t get people trying to cut me up or wanting to race as I did driving the MR2.
The only downside to owning this V6 is petrol consumption. I have done some calculations taking into account that I have 31” tyres and I know by using my GPS the speedo and hence also the odometer is under-reading by 17%. My commute to work and back is along the A41 from the Wirral to the University of Liverpool. There is a section of duel carriage (Rock Ferry By-Pass) with a 50 mph limit but the rest is 40 mph with traffic lights and an absolute crawl through the Mersey Tunnel (auto-box is great for this)…….. so the figure I have come up with is:
17 MPG and that is driving gently!
I have not taken it any distance on the Motorway yet but I would hope for maybe mid to low 20’s…. Ok. It guzzles gas, but it’s paid for so unless there is some major failure, it is only going to cost me normal consumables.Gave it a good clean out last weekend and found a spare key in a envelope with Japanese writing, wrapped in plastic and tightly bound to the rear wheel carrier frame. Also found a weird box of Japanese matches.
I have no plans to do any mods, apart from fitting an ‘A’ or Bull-bar.
Still haven’t got around to taking any pictures due to dark nights etc. But in case I didn’t mention, it is metallic grey and I love the colour.
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