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Don't wrire off the pajeros, look at the statistics of what your looking for, KW, NM and fuel economy, diesel or petrol, Mitsubishi got some good deals at moment cause of the Head Office troubles.

Theres nuffin wrong with the vehicle and some real good prices out there at the moment.

New 2004 manual GLS for $39k.

Regards

Russell

I would throw into that Jackaroo and 80 series. The gu and 80 and prado will be the most expensive so you will get higher ks for that price range. gu and 80 are thirsty beasts and can easily use upwards of 20l per 100k and that is before taking it off the high way prado and jackaroo i would expect to use between 16 and 18l per hundred and I would be looking at turbo diesal in both of these coz they are good motors with enough grunt. 80 series turbo diesal are still quite expensive and could be in a bit average cond for that price range. N/a diesal 80 might be a bit slow for you and impractical if it spends most of its time in the burbs

You can pick up a second hand Terracan for that sort of money with two years manufacturers warranty still on it.

Mine has served me well and is exceptional value.

Give it some consideration.

Cheers,

Jim

Diesels are cheaper to run in the long run...

Drive as many trucks as you can, that will eliminate numerous from the list... then come back with the few you have then.

Hi Kristos,
Pre 2000 model Pajeros have a full chassis, coil sprung live axle rear and torsion bar independent front suspension.
Post 2000 (NM, NP) have a monocoque chassis, coil sprung independent rear and Macpherson strut independent front suspension.
The newer models are, IMO, a more capable off roader and a much better on road vehicle than the previous models.
The only way you'll get better wheel articulation (which translates directly to off road ability) is with a live front axle ie a Nissan Patrol or 80 series Cruiser etc.
A Pajero is more than capable of keeping up with, or leaving behind, any other 4WD except maybe in extreme rock hopping terrain.

Be wary of the larger 4WD's with petrol engines, they really chew the juice. You'll get much better economy from deisel. However if you want performance (power) a petrol will generally give you more grunt off the shelf.
You can get performance from deisels, it just usually costs more (turbochargers, Unichips etc)

G'day Kristos,

I had about the same dollars as you when looking.
I was choosing between Jackaroo and Prado but was eventually sold on the Prado (96 GXL) as it had 8 seats (yeah knees up in the back, but I have four kids) 159L fuel in two tanks, and I aim on having it for a few years yet. I believe GMH are obliged to supply parts for Jacks until 2010, might be wrong, a Jack owner might help here. I cannot speak of any issues with the 4.5 Patrol except as Davoe pointed out, it will be thirstier than a Prado or Jack.
I kicked it around for a long time and could find no good argument not to go for the 3.4 V6 Prado. There were heaps to choose from and many had not been off road I believe. Diesels were hard to come by and at a higher price but after consideration for our use and listening to others' experience I believed the petrol to work out cheaper and more suited for us in the long run. It is also our only vehicle and we are very pleased with the choice. It's the wife's car during the week (I'm on the train) but it gets good time off road and is very capable and comfortable.
No inherent probs with the V6 that spring to mind, you should be able to grab one for under $25k with low klms, check the servicing history etc.

cheers.

TD Jackaroo 12 l/100 kms to 15 l/100kms (when towing camper trailer or off-road). More usable power than Patrol TD and much more than Prado TD.

There everyone - a positive reply to a potential Jack owner!