feedback on Pajero 1999 NL Escape Auto

The NL is the end of the line of the old shape Pajero and as such it had fairly well all the kinks ironed out. So long as it has been well maintained it will serve you well.

A 3.5L petrol will be thirsty though, particularly towing a caravan. But the Diesel in the NL is a 2.8 and a bit of a slug compared to the newer 3.2.

For more info have a look at the pajeroclub forums. The model you are looking at is covered in the Gen 2 section.

Pat

If it only got 138000ks on it you should get about 60000ks before it needs head work.Mitz built great diesels, but their petrols well some people get a good run, some do not. And If I am accussed of Paj bashing the paj in my profile was ours.
The 2.8 diesel has a good rep.
Cheers Pete

it would be great if you could actually speak with some owners of that model.

depending on where you are, i maybe able to put you in contact with my brother who has a paj (same model? i cant remember for sure) He is in SE Qld. Where are you?

he has had his for a while now and tows a boat and a van and i havent heard any complaints from him. i dont think he has used his for much 4wding, mainly towing and daily use i think. around same kms as you mention too. He is actually at the stage of deciding whether to upgrade it or continue to keep it. Its one of those complex questions you ask yourself when you feel the desire rather than need to upgrade to a late model just because they are newer, or stay with what you know. my other brother owned many pajeros before finally switching to a prado. he did say he wont go back to a pajero now having owned a prado, but that is his personal choice.

as already mentioned it would be good to get on the paj forum for some input from owners on there, good luck....

Thanks everyone for your comments, we test drove it yesterday and it really stood out from the others we drove. It compared pretty closely to the jackaroos power but the pajero has a lot more comfort in the interior than anything else we drove. The older Pajeros weren't as comfortable. We liked the turbo diesel but took a while to get going power wise as they all do. It came down to a personal preference.

For our budget of under $10k we think this one is right for us. It has low kms, full service history with last service in feb of this year, setup for towing, tow bar, elect breaks, alarm. And the important 3.5, v6 power we were looking for.

We are getting a pre-purchase inspection done by a mechanic today and if it checks out we'll be buying it, yay finally! So excited to finally be able to tow our van somewhere :)