Howzit everyone
I am looking for a little advice please.
I have a 3.0L (2982cc) Fortuner (1KD-FTV model) which I have owned since new (2013) and it currently has 243,000km on the clock. I have serviced it regularly and changed the oil as close to the recommended intervals as possible; usually on time. Currently I am using Liquid Moly 10W40 and changing every 7000km (approximately). I trust my mechanic and I am pretty sure that good servicing is carried out, however I am in a region where standards of most things can be very poor and so I can’t be 100% that maintenance is spot on. I am mechanically illiterate so wouldn't really know. So far never had any major problems.
Currently, I am travelling approximately 6,300 km a month, mostly flat top driving at a sensible pace (90-100km/hr); occasionally, I need to do some fast accelerating and driving, and a few times a year, I need to do long distance driving for between 8-16 hrs at high speed (140km+). I do periodically go off road and then it can be pretty extreme terrain, muddy mountain roads through dense forest, river crossing, beaches etc. and occasionally I need to gun it for long distances on rough roads. Generally 2 people in the vehicle but sometimes need to load 7 and equipment. At these times it is absolutely critical that I don’t get stuck; when I mean stuck I mean because the fortuner is not performing for some reason. This has never happened. There have been times that I have been stuck because of the terrain but have managed to sort things with my winch and digging etc. It is mechanical problems that I worry about, not stuck in the mud type stuff.
Over the next 7 years I need to follow this sort of schedule (about 76000km/year) which will bring the mileage to between 900,000 to a million kms. At that point I probably won’t get much for the fortuner when I sell it
but I am not to worried, as far as I am concerned it will have paid for itself. As long as it runs for the next 7 years and does not loose performance, ie. if I need to accelerate quickly and drive fast over distance then it will do that without failing me then I will be happy. Failure on a run would be a disaster.
I have invested a fair amount in aftermarket accessories and so don’t particularly want to sell it but I am not sure and am considering it as the mileage is creeping up. Assuming that I keep servicing it regularly and properly, should a Fortuner keep performing or should I sell it now, whilst the kms are not really terrible and I might get a reasonable amount for it and then just buy a new 4X4? I am trying to weigh up the cost benefits of selling now and buying new or just pumping the money into the current vehicle for servicing etc.
Suspension was changed at about 102500km. so done best part of around 13000km on current old man suspension.
Any thoughts and advice would be greatly received. Thanks so much.
Cheers
I am looking for a little advice please.
I have a 3.0L (2982cc) Fortuner (1KD-FTV model) which I have owned since new (2013) and it currently has 243,000km on the clock. I have serviced it regularly and changed the oil as close to the recommended intervals as possible; usually on time. Currently I am using Liquid Moly 10W40 and changing every 7000km (approximately). I trust my mechanic and I am pretty sure that good servicing is carried out, however I am in a region where standards of most things can be very poor and so I can’t be 100% that maintenance is spot on. I am mechanically illiterate so wouldn't really know. So far never had any major problems.
Currently, I am travelling approximately 6,300 km a month, mostly flat top driving at a sensible pace (90-100km/hr); occasionally, I need to do some fast accelerating and driving, and a few times a year, I need to do long distance driving for between 8-16 hrs at high speed (140km+). I do periodically go off road and then it can be pretty extreme terrain, muddy mountain roads through dense forest, river crossing, beaches etc. and occasionally I need to gun it for long distances on rough roads. Generally 2 people in the vehicle but sometimes need to load 7 and equipment. At these times it is absolutely critical that I don’t get stuck; when I mean stuck I mean because the fortuner is not performing for some reason. This has never happened. There have been times that I have been stuck because of the terrain but have managed to sort things with my winch and digging etc. It is mechanical problems that I worry about, not stuck in the mud type stuff.
Over the next 7 years I need to follow this sort of schedule (about 76000km/year) which will bring the mileage to between 900,000 to a million kms. At that point I probably won’t get much for the fortuner when I sell it

I have invested a fair amount in aftermarket accessories and so don’t particularly want to sell it but I am not sure and am considering it as the mileage is creeping up. Assuming that I keep servicing it regularly and properly, should a Fortuner keep performing or should I sell it now, whilst the kms are not really terrible and I might get a reasonable amount for it and then just buy a new 4X4? I am trying to weigh up the cost benefits of selling now and buying new or just pumping the money into the current vehicle for servicing etc.
Suspension was changed at about 102500km. so done best part of around 13000km on current old man suspension.
Any thoughts and advice would be greatly received. Thanks so much.
Cheers
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