by "awmaster10" (awmaster10)
Published 10/25/2017 at 10:42
by "awmaster10" (awmaster10)
Published 10/25/2017 at 10:42
Tags: Mitsubishi
; montero
STARS: 1
I know we have a couple first gens and a raider, and at least two 3rd gens. Anybody drive the (imo) holy grail of US available monteros?
When I shopped for both my 4runners and my pathfinder I wished the whole time that a clean winter package would show up near me. They run less $$$ than all of those cars and I would muuuch prefer it.
On a side note I wish we had the 4th gen montero here. Unibody comfy and huge to please the family haulers, capable and great for overlanding for the enthusiasts.
"random001" (random001)
10/25/2017 at 10:49, STARS: 1
You make me sad. I’ve been hunting for one. Hard to get. I have a line on one with a battery drain issue and no rust, but it’s 2000 miles away.
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
10/25/2017 at 10:59, STARS: 1
They are hard to find clean, and that tells a story - That they all either lived and died hard family hauler lives, or they died early from natural causes.
My father in law had one we my wife and I were dating, he sold it because the valve guides had given up the ghost and it wasn’t worth fixing for him. high roof too. Sad.
"Nothing" (nothingatalluseful)
10/25/2017 at 11:05, STARS: 1
There’s one near me for $750, looks just like the one in that pic. Non running, of course.
"awmaster10" (awmaster10)
10/25/2017 at 11:13, STARS: 0
Yeah the motor is the real downfall. Not too bad when running but leaks oil and has other common small issues. I believe a lot of these were very poorly maintained though since by the second owner they were like $10k cars max. It sounds crazy but if I had the money to build an overland rig from scratch I’d want to find the cleanest 2.5 gen body with rear locker that I could find and spend 3x the cost of the truck to drop whatever junkyard LS I could find into it.
"awmaster10" (awmaster10)
10/25/2017 at 11:13, STARS: 0
When I searched I used searchtempest and was looking at practically the whole east coast. Once or twice while I owned th first 4Runner I would see immaculate low mileage examples go for $4000 and it broke my heart.
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
10/25/2017 at 11:14, STARS: 1
its hard to find the guts of a great car you love these days and its worth pooring a little into them
"awmaster10" (awmaster10)
10/25/2017 at 11:14, STARS: 0
Lowball and drop something with 8 cylinders into it
"awmaster10" (awmaster10)
10/25/2017 at 11:17, STARS: 1
If you have a reliable daily and $15k to spend you can either get an econobox, or fix up an awesome late 90s-early 2000 sports car or overland vehicle exactly how you want it. I know which route I’d go.
"Nothing" (nothingatalluseful)
10/25/2017 at 11:31, STARS: 1
https://fortcollins.craigslist.org/cto/d/mitsubishi-montero-1998/6357630291.html
Here it be.
"awmaster10" (awmaster10)
10/25/2017 at 11:48, STARS: 0
Body doesn’t look too bad. It’ll probably rot away before somebody picks it up though
"random001" (random001)
10/25/2017 at 11:58, STARS: 1
There’s a nearly pristine 1998 with the winter package prices at $1100. It has a battery drain that my gut says is the el cheapo alternator the guy used to replace the original. 2000 miles away.
"WiscoProud" (wiscoproud)
10/25/2017 at 12:00, STARS: 1
I love the Gen 2 Monteros. I search high and low for one in college before buying a 4runner. They had the great visibility I liked and you could get them with a diff lock. I might have to start looking again...
"LJ909" (lj909)
10/25/2017 at 12:52, STARS: 2
My dad had one in the late 90's. Drove it fast and always made my mom nervous because like it or not, these things are very top heavy. It always irked me though how he treated it like a Japanese Range Rover. It was pretty luxurious and I always thought the compass up front was cool as a kid. For some reason right after the turn of the century he went and replaced it with an Eddie Bauer Expedition.
"awmaster10" (awmaster10)
10/25/2017 at 13:18, STARS: 0
They are indeed a little tippy at speed. Im not sure what your experience is but damn that is quite a downgrade to the expedition unless you need the extra room.
"LJ909" (lj909)
10/25/2017 at 13:21, STARS: 1
Yea he needed the 3rd row for me, my sisters and my step bros. If its any consolation hes a Porsche man now with Boxster, 911, Panamera and a Cayenne.
"awmaster10" (awmaster10)
10/25/2017 at 13:32, STARS: 1
Anybody who can range from old Montero to a multicar Porsche garage sounds like a gear head to me
"LJ909" (lj909)
10/25/2017 at 13:39, STARS: 1
He is, but hes a very specific gearhead. But pretty much hes a Porsche-head. I mean the man has Porsche driving gloves and a Porsche hat he wears when he drives his 911.