Pajero gone

Hi all,

I had a Pajero 2007 diesel 5 door for the last 4 years and its time to trade it in. l thought I'd give feedback on how its performed over the 4 years good and bad.

Ive travelled 380767kms in the 4 years and not without drama. Twice it has gone into 'limp home"mode where you basically have limited power and a top speed of 40km/h. Once whilst on the great ocean rd at Warnabool (due to a pollution sensor failing) and once in Cobar( due to the particulate filter in the exhaust becoming excessively blocked with carbon so it wouldn't allow the injection of diesel to burn it off).
The time it happened in Cobar meant an 8 hr drive to Dubbo in Summer with no AC working.

Both of these could have been prevented with proper servicing from a Mitsubishi dealer (we dont have one in Parkes and the nearest is an hours drive) The local ford dealer was doing my servicing (they used to be Mitsubishi) so it was prob my fault not the cars.

On the black top or fast dirt rds they are a pleasure to drive, solid and predictable IMHO easily better then the Prado (which my boss drives) The only time I have preferred the Prado is when we are in 4x4 low when it overtakes the Pajero.

I have used it to tow my Cub @ 712kgs and my Polycraft @ 1278kgs. on numerous trips. These ranged from 100kms up to 4 trips over 4000km in length and one trip of 6600km towing the polycraft. Under tow it is again surefooted and a pleasure to drive.

All up it was a good car to drive and I can see why they have a loyal following. If someone was looking for a reliable and capable wagon they could do a lot worse.

My next car is a dual cab hilux diesel, the just realised update so I'll see how she goes.

Cheers Wilko