Possible new Pajero owner (NM exceed)

[oozuk]

Serousily thinking about upgrading to one of these but i know little about them realibility wise and what to look out for,
I already know what accessores are available for them i just need to know about the cars problems it self.

It has 3.5L SOHC v6 auto 2002 Exceed NM model, 140'000 Kms

cheers in advance

[-Scott-]

AFAIK, they have very few problems.

Many people still won't accept the monococque chassis is reliable - I still find occasional comments predicting "problems are coming."

Offroad, the all independent suspension (IFS/IRS) is the biggest limiting factor. With suspension mods, decent tyres, front air locker & rear LSD (Mitsubishi LSDs work well ) they will surprise most offroaders with their abilities.

We don't have many owners here - you'll find many more on the Pajero Club Forum.

Cheers,

Scott

[oozuk]

thanks for the help i go have a look there,

It's hardly going off road i'm using it for on road and towing duties
maybe beach and light 4wd work

[corkhead]

my underhalf has one and have used it a few times to recover me no worries with just standard tyres. The locked transfer and rear lsd make it pretty good in the slop. When the tyres run down will go for something a bit more meaty.

my nf has some mods on it but one day would love to start on hers

[harvey]

In my opinion they're great both on road and off. As for reliability, I haven't heard of anything troublesome here in the UK. And, Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman used one for their Long Way Round trip through Khazakstan, Mongolia, Siberia etc.... which, given some of the terrain they went through, I personally believe is a strong endorsement. Even they said they were amazed at what the 'family shopping trolley' could do!

[oozuk]

Thanks for the info, i've been serousliy looking into this more recientily, i've just got to wait for my Suzuki Grand vitara wagon to sell to fund the purchase.

I'ed love an exceed with the sunroof option but it seems there rare as hens teeth