Pajero Question
Submitted: Friday, Jan 06, 2012 at 21:58
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Member - Wayne B (NSW)
Thank you to all that replied to my previous post about the Pajero. Looks like we will go with the Pajero
One quick question .
How Important is the Rear Diff locker.
I am looking at the 30th Anniversary or the Platinum Model.
The Platinum has more features like GPS etc but NO Diff Lock
The Anniversary has the diff Lock.
With all the Traction control, Stability Control,and ABS the same on both models. Do I need the diff lock
Thank you
Wayne B
Reply By: olcoolone - Saturday, Jan 07, 2012 at 08:19
Saturday, Jan 07, 2012 at 08:19
I would go diff lock over GPS... most factory GPS's are over priced and offer poor mapping compared with aftermarket, the other downside of factory GPS's is the over priced map updates.
Rear diff lock will be an advantage and if you get it factory fitted it comes with the 10 year drive train warranty.
We have a few vehicles with factory GPS and is they didn't come standard I would not of had it..... we never use the factory ones now as we use TomTom on an Iphone that automatically updates maps.
Traction control works very
well and in some instances can be better then diff locks, the advantage of traction control is it is always there just in case and works automatically whereby diff lock are manual activation.......in extreme stuff a diff lock is better.
It has surprised us how far the 200 series will go with traction control being used only.
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Reply By: Member - Paul B (WA) - Saturday, Jan 07, 2012 at 09:53
Saturday, Jan 07, 2012 at 09:53
We recently upgraded our very faithful old 1998 90 series petrol Prado to a 2008 NS Pajero TD auto & I must say we've been super impressed with its off road performance.
You do have to remember to hit the ABS-off button hidden on the lower dash to the left of the column in the soft stuff otherwise you come up very short! But the rear diff lock, which was apparently standard, has been really handy where a rear wheel spins.
Being an old Ozi Explorer man, I'd much rather have a factory built diff lock than an all things to all city drivers factory GPS.
Good luck with it,
Paul B Kalngoorlies
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Follow Up By: patsproule - Saturday, Jan 07, 2012 at 12:30
Saturday, Jan 07, 2012 at 12:30
The button actually turns off the stability control (ASC). It leaves the ABS and Traction Control enabled. Turning on the Diff Lock disables the traction control though.
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Follow Up By: Member - Paul B (WA) - Sunday, Jan 08, 2012 at 23:03
Sunday, Jan 08, 2012 at 23:03
Oops yeah sorry, it is the ASC button.
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Reply By: Member - Wayne B (NSW) - Saturday, Jan 07, 2012 at 10:22
Saturday, Jan 07, 2012 at 10:22
Thank you all for your comments.
I think the Traction Control System has almost eliminated the need for lock diffs etc. According to the gurus, as soon as one wheel starts to slip the brakes are applied to that wheel which transfers the drive to the other wheel.
One thing I am finding is with the various models combined with a few limited editions like the Platinum and 30 Anniversary, then throw in optional diff lock and a few other things, it can be very confusing determining exactly what the vehicle you are looking at has fitted to it. Too many choices to many different combinations.
Anyway we are off to the dealer this morning to crunch some numbers. Being that the vehicles are technically 12 months old (2011 Build) dealers are doing some discounting
Cheers
Wayne B
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Follow Up By: mikehzz - Saturday, Jan 07, 2012 at 12:22
Saturday, Jan 07, 2012 at 12:22
The only thing wrong with traction control is that you have to loose traction and spin the wheels before it kicks in which makes for a ricketty ride up a slope sometimes....but better than nothing :-).
On another note, I was at a 4wd club meeting last month and a topic of conversation was excessive rusting of the body near the the doors on some of the later model Pajeros. I had not heard of it but it was talked about so may be worth asking about? It was said that Mitsubishi actually changed the design on later runs of the same model to counteract the effect. Other than that issue the car got a good wrap.
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