I bought the car because I needed a 4WD to pull a boat up a steep driveway, which it does no problem.
Owner: “Project056”
- I like it so much that I will upgrade to a newer Pajero in a year or two.
- The interior trim, while still ok, could have stood up better especially with the outside being so good.
I bought the car because I needed a 4WD to pull a boat up a steep driveway, which it does no problem.
What I like is the room inside, especially with the third row seat removed because there is a deep but sealed underfloor cavity where the third row seat normally sits. On the outside, the paint (white and still shiny) and trim have held up very well for a 17 year old car, with no cracking or clear coat shedding. The interior trim has suffered a bit with the leather cracking on the edge of the drivers seat (they all do it there) and some scuff marks in the plastic trim on the dash and console.
The technology originally is pretty basic, but a Bluetooth head unit, a reverse camera and parking sensors have been added. It came with front and side airbags, anti skid control and front and rear air conditioning.
The car drives well but is hard on fuel, while cheap on LPG. Power is good. Reliability is excellent with now having done over 400,000km, with the only real issue being needing a new radiator and fan. A dodgy fan caused it to get too hot while going up a very steep long bush track on a 40 degree day (going to a fire watch tower), and killed the motor (I wasn’t driving). The second motor has now done over 300,000 kays. The auto tranmission and other running gear have been trouble free.
Owner: “Project056”
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