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The 2005 Toyota Kluger range of configurations is currently priced from $2,800.
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The 2005 Toyota Kluger carries a braked towing capacity of up to 1500 Kg, but check to ensure this applies to the configuration you're considering.
The Toyota Kluger is also known as Toyota Highlander in markets outside Australia.
The Toyota Kluger 2005 prices range from $4,070 for the basic trim level SUV CV (4X4) to $9,350 for the top of the range SUV CV Sport (4x4).
Your budget limits you to older models, such as 2008/2009, which will have done 120,000 to 180,000 km. I am loath to recommend buying one of these cars with such a mileage on them; you would be heading the period of pain when you are quite likely to face increasing and expensive repairs. If you were to choose to buy one I would go for the Discovery. I would also urge you to have the car you choose checked over by a specialist mechanic who knows the brand intimately. Instead of the European models you are considering I would suggest you also look at something like the Toyota Kluger, which would likely to be more reliable and less expensive going forward, and your budget would stretch to a later model.
We haven't had any other reports of this failure on the Kluger, but cracked flexplates are not uncommon and I have seen many of different makes and models. I would certainly have a crack at Toyota, particularly if you have your car's full service records and the cracked flexplate to show them.
IT'S a little-used function in Australia where we seldom have to drive in snowy or icy conditions. But in other countries where snow and ice are common it's very useful. Most often it switches the gearbox over so it starts off in second gear. It's harder to spin the wheels when you start in a higher gear.
Toyota Kluger Model | Body Type | Specs | Fuel Consumption |
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CV (4X4)
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Body Type: SUV | Specs: 3.3L ULP 5 SP AUTO |
Fuel Consumption:
12.3L/100km
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