Check out the Wickedpedia link attached, and form your own opinion :evil:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_Pajero (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_Pajero)
Err, where's the "bad news"? ???
Paul
Don't know much about em apart frpm them being grey imports.Grey imports refer to them being used in Japan and imported to the uk so people who can't afford UK market Mitsubishi Shogun's can still join the Chelsea Tractor set.Also,they have no rust proofing installed,as in Japan,after they get to five or six years old,they become prohibitively expensive to keep due to their very strict MOT type testing regime,so can be quite rotten before they get here.
I.don't know.if any of what I've written here is on the wikipedia article because I couldn't be bothered to read it all.
Pete
:Class37: :NGaugersRule:
Heh, you need to read it. ;D
ok, i give up.... a little help....?
Quote from: 4x2 on April 21, 2012, 09:34:41 AM
ok, i give up.... a little help....?
Sorry Paul & Mike.
For some strange reason, on checking the Wickedpedia link now it seems to have been altered to remove the crude Spanish translation of the word Pajero ???
Obviously SD35 saw what I was referring to, but I find it hard to believe their text has been amended just because I posted it here.
I can't mention the word without getting a rollicking - soz
Never mind ! That's my kind of luck :smiley-laughing:
While we're on the subject of dodgy car names, did you know why the Vauxhall/Opel Nova was called Corsa in europe ? In spanish 'Nova' means 'No go' - pretty accurate really !
A quick Google seems to indicate that Pajero is Spanish slang for referee. ;D
Quote from: captainelectra on April 21, 2012, 02:32:18 PM
A quick Google seems to indicate that Pajero is Spanish slang for referee. ;D
:smiley-laughing: :smiley-laughing:
Quote from: 4x2 on April 21, 2012, 02:29:35 PM
Never mind ! That's my kind of luck :smiley-laughing:
While we're on the subject of dodgy car names, did you know why the Vauxhall/Opel Nova was called Corsa in europe ? In spanish 'Nova' means 'No go' - pretty accurate really !
Oih! I've got a Corsa(Nova) and it has been a great car, much better than the Ford Escort which preceded it, I had a few translations of what that name meant, none suitable for a refined Forum such as this :smiley-laughing:
OK watch this it will break down tomorrow knowing my luck....
I'm a big Ford fan, but even I have to admit the last of the line Escorts were awful !
Quote from: 4x2 on April 21, 2012, 04:38:49 PM
I'm a big Ford fan, but even I have to admit the last of the line Escorts were awful !
Yup, eventually one headlight would come on even with the ignition off for some reason and drain the battery overnight. Or, at the end it wouldn't start as the battery was drained after even a few minutes and I needed to use a battery booster pack to get it to life. After which when you got it started and arrived at your destination and tried to turn the engine off it wouldn't stop and the only option was to stall it!
My tame independent garage said the engine management system was 'Donald Ducked' so it went to the scrappy!
SWMBO has my old Astra as 'run around', 116000+miles on the clock and still going strong! It had only one major breakdown whilst I had it. Hopefully the Corsa is the same.
Vauxhall 2, Ford nil!
Steady on !!! I've owned many fords over the years, apart from my mk6 escort ( which was rubbish at best) all of the fords i owned were VERY reliable - rust being the killer, which vauxhall are by no means immune to either... (to be fair i've also had 2 astra's and 3 cav's)
Not a fan of Shoguns/ Pajero's though... 4X4's should come American flavour only ! :evil: :smiley-laughing:
(http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee442/djmikeymike2011/ford_f650_05.jpg)
Is that a Minitrix chassis? :evil:
Quote from: newportnobby on April 21, 2012, 09:44:14 PM
Is that a Minitrix chassis? :evil:
Nope, the minitrix chassis is much tougher - trust me i tried to file one once, the file lost.... :smiley-laughing:
Quote from: EddieA on April 21, 2012, 05:42:07 PM
SWMBO has my old Astra as 'run around', 116000+miles on the clock and still going strong!
I'll raise you a Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i with 239,000 miles on the clock still on the original engine, gearbox, etc and doesn't burn a drop of oil ;D
Paul
That 4x4 in the picture has been modified to take a Lima mechanism... :)
Quote from: Sprintex on April 21, 2012, 10:09:42 PM
Quote from: EddieA on April 21, 2012, 05:42:07 PM
SWMBO has my old Astra as 'run around', 116000+miles on the clock and still going strong!
I'll raise you a Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i with 239,000 miles on the clock still on the original engine, gearbox, etc and doesn't burn a drop of oil ;D
Paul
I had one just like that, but it didn't use any fuel either - I think it is still in the undergrowth at the bottom of the garden! :smiley-laughing:
Quote from: Sprintex on April 21, 2012, 10:09:42 PM
I'll raise you a Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i with 239,000 miles on the clock still on the original engine, gearbox, etc and doesn't burn a drop of oil ;D
But, I bet it still burns rubber though! :evil: I loved the XR4x4.
The Toyota MR2 had to be renamed in France, as when MR2 is spoken in French it is very close to 'merde'.
Cant beat the Aussie Fords, I met a bloke last year that had a 4.0 litre 6 cylinder Falcon 1996 model with 990,000km on the clock, original motor had been reconditioned once and second auto transmission, he used it to tow his caravan round and round Australia, he changed the oil every 5,000km and serviced the auto every 20,000km.
Only reason I found that out is because I have the same thing in a Ute only 1999 model.