1997 Landcruiser Prado 95 Series Roam Build and Test Drive!

The chassis number to this Prado is VZJ95-0018901 This Prado is offered for sale here at our sister company Prestige Imports Tampa formerly Prestige Motors Tampa. Please watch detailed video. Only having 48k original miles this suv shows very well and very clean and the undercarriage is flawless. All of our vehicles are imported by us and we obtain a Florida title for them and also offer financing, so please buy with 100% confidence. This Prado was built by us here at Roam Overland Outfitters and has a full Dobinsons suspension, SSW Stryker Wheels finished in brushed aluminum and wrapped in 28/70/17 Falken Wildpeak M/T tires. To finish this Prado off, we fitted a full length Frontrunner Outfitters Rack and a Roam Adventure Co. awning. Feel free to reach out to us at 813-908-9191 or www.roamoverlandoutfitters.com thank you for watching!

[@peterjamieson2441]

Finally the Prados are arriving in the USA

[@roamoverlandoutfitters5576]

I know, it's a great thing isn't it?

[@daniellef1]

ROAM is a destination-world class work on first class vehicles.

[@roamoverlandoutfitters5576]

Thank you!

[@SimonCush]

What a stunning example. I have a 1996 Prado, diesel, but it's not a patch on that!

[@Rc51fans]

Love it! Beautiful build.

[@derrickmurphy9859]

What a beautiful landcruiser 😛

[@roamoverlandoutfitters5576]

Thank you Derrick 😊 ROAM

[@kwakwarhimwanamai7484]

Amazing

[@zonapainter]

Love it!!!!

[@roamoverlandoutfitters5576]

Thank-you Zonapainter, we appreciate it!

[@janlencardosa4859]

Awesome

[@roamoverlandoutfitters5576]

Thank you!

[@sergeyvinnik1747]

Классная тачка выглядит как новая, хотя и 1997 года Супер Прадо !!!!

[@roamoverlandoutfitters5576]

Thank you Sergey, it actually did look new, we have 8 more Prado's on the way from Japan, stand by for some really nice builds!

[@Prado_Project]

Land cruiser prado 95😍🥰🤘👍

[@roamoverlandoutfitters5576]

We love them too! Thank you!

[@GOWITHELDON]

What did you treat the undercarriage with? Looks like rustoleum + fluid film? I dig the wheel and tire combo.

[@roamoverlandoutfitters5576]

Fo shizzle, love the name!!!! Thank you for the question, we actually de grease and hand scrub the undercarriage, overall the process takes bout 2 days to achieve the look!

[@3kkk514]

Engine is less trouble and easy to.maintain peteol or diesel prado?

[@Papi_morz]

Hey mate love the video 👍 Just wondering what tire size you got on there and what height lift cheers 🤙

[@roamoverlandoutfitters5576]

Hello, and sorry for the delay in reply. The tire size is 285/70/17 and the lift was 2.5 inches. Please let us know if you have any other questions and thank you for watching. ROAM

[@revolutiontransportation8283]

Hello what’s the offset and width on the rim

[@user-ud5no8ki5n]

Ох красавец👍👍👍

[@jwbarker81]

have you found how to add cruse control to the 95 prado? I have a 1997 in the 3.0L

[@roamoverlandoutfitters5576]

Thank you for your question, we do not, however I just did a quick search and saw that there are several aftermarket kits available. Not sure how reliable they would be but most have great reviews. Most of our imports generally do not come with cruise control, I also find it a bit annoying when I'm on the hwy and don't have it!

[@jmginthent651]

I have owned FJ45 and a mint 1HZ 80 Series manual. I just bought a 90 series Prado Mint condition with 130K kms. It is going into storage. These things are like bitcoin at $1000.

[@roamoverlandoutfitters5576]

We 💯 % agree, nice collection btw..

[@theinvisibleman6147]

nah you're wrong. the engine is midrange in terms of durability. 350k for the 90/95 vs 500k for the 80, just one example. Especially if we're talking about diesel, petrol on these vehicles are a waste of breath, not worth a conversation. The landcruiser 60, 70, 80, 80+ series, the non prado versions basically, are all better than the prado series ie 90, 95, 120 etc due to sturdier suspension, more robust engine and more room. Only major drawback is they're harder to operate because they're bigger. The 80 series/non parado land cruisers are already it, theyre the classics, no other line of landcruisers, prado wont come close, ever. You don't have to belive me. Sit on your prado yourself at 1000 and hold your breath waiting for itt to appreciate/become a classic. You'll turn purple and die before that happens and I won't be able to say I told you so. These prados are abundant outside the usa and they're not as durable and robust as the non prado series. The 70, 80, 100 and 200 series are where the collector value for Landcruiser will stay and remain.

[@jmginthent651]

@@theinvisibleman6147 mint conditions with 130k are abundant are they ? Bwaaahahahahhahaha

[@jmginthent651]

@@theinvisibleman6147 no good to me in South America Pablo. I'm in Australia you flog. 😄

[@theinvisibleman6147]

@@jmginthent651 yes, they are. read over my comment slowly. I said they're abundant outside of the usa, that obviously includes the ones in good condition. we have alot of them here in south America region where there is no need to salt the roads or less likely to have cradled pistons and other problems due to thermal cycling. And also 350k is the approximate lifespan of the engine given by toyota before any major repair is needed, again, read over what I said. 350k for the prado 90's diesel engine, 500k for the 80's diesel engine, those numbers are official approximate lifespans of those engines before major repairs, numbers given by toyota themsleves. also stop trying to strawman my point because you can't find any flaw in it, there is no such thing as mint, I never said mint. And even if mint existed they're likely to be found in places where the model itself is abundant, it's just basic statistics and common sense lol. My father owned a 1995 prado, 7 seater, him, mum and the 5 of their kids, me included, that was back in 2001, he sold it in 2015 for a 100 series. I also got a 90 series prado which I still have, 1997 model, had 4 owners, I am the 5th. It actually had 120k on the od, I've since added 90k on it since I bought it in 2020 and moved to a rural area where work alone is a 4hr drive both ways, and I off road with it on weekends. It can take a beating and do serious off roading only when properly modded (mine is air twin locked), not some garage queen action figure. But even then, it's not going to be a cult classic, not for a second and does not hold a candle to any of the non prado series bone stock, ie the 60, 80, 70, 100 and 200. I know 3 other boomers (old people) by name who have the same model vehicle as me and one of them bought theirs new when they were in their 30s! I see the 90/95 models on the road enough to run out of fingers to count them on, not every day but at least once. All of them in good enough condition, not mint but I'm sure mints exist in a garage somewhere, just not yours.

[@kel3110]

What size of your new wheel and tire, i just buy Prado 95😍

[@remlap42]

i wish mine was that rust free

[@roamoverlandoutfitters5576]

Tough to find, however, you are very lucky to have one! Thank you for watching!

[@theinvisibleman6147]

@@roamoverlandoutfitters5576 where im from we have them here in abundance, most in decent condition as the climate is tropical. No salted roads needed.

[@amigo7856]

Жаль такого в мою страну не купить, он был был лучшим в моем городе.

[@roamoverlandoutfitters5576]

Thank you very much!

[@user-we8oj7nw8c]

It's was my dream

[@roamoverlandoutfitters5576]

Are you the one that bought it? It was a stunning Prado! Thank you for your comment!

[@jonathansillona719]

How much would something like this be?

[@acurrymuncher8459]

Any idea where to find those original floormats

[@roamoverlandoutfitters5576]

Hey, thank you for your question, unfortunately I don't, we typically get them if they come in with them. Sorry I couldn't help.

[@user-ud5no8ki5n]

👋👍👍👍

[@roamoverlandoutfitters5576]

Thank you!

[@on1ytheb3st]

How tough is it to get a left hand drive in the US?

[@roamoverlandoutfitters5576]

Carter, it is pretty difficult to get a LHD Prado, we import from Japan direct and some of the vehicles are available with LHD but very few.

[@on1ytheb3st]

@@roamoverlandoutfitters5576 I figured as much. I might be looking into importing from some european country but to certify a clean condition one would be more difficult I imagine. It looks like there are some companies in Japan with conversion kits; do you have any personal experience with such a process and is it potentially unsafe when considering swapping airbag equipped RHD to LHD vehicles?

[@tuna_6548]

The 3rd gen 4runner is absolutely identical underneath so doing a left hand swap with 4runner bits could be possible.

[@samster978]

this series prado have issues with the lower ball joint

[@roamoverlandoutfitters5576]

Hello, no issues with ball joints!

[@4x4isfun24]

​@@roamoverlandoutfitters5576LBJ do have a habit of collapsing due to the design of the 90s but just need to be checked regularly for any play. And only replace with genuine LBJ

[@3kkk514]

Ball joint is very easy to replace if u are a car lover it easy to fix.

[@theinvisibleman6147]

everything was so perfect about this ride until the engine bay clip. petrol variant < diesel variant.

[@roamoverlandoutfitters5576]

Hey Invisible, thank you for your comment, we currently have 2 diesel Prado's being built, we will showcase them shortly, so standby!