"Baber K. Khan" (beekay)
07/13/2015 at 16:28 • Filed to: None
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"Baber K. Khan" (beekay)
07/13/2015 at 16:28 • Filed to: None | 1
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You may remember me. But I come with an exclusive thought. See, the Mitsubishi Pajero once conquered the Dakar Rally in stock form. So did the Land Cruiser but then, the Pajero was a formidable opponent to the Land Cruiser. It had quite an awe to not be forgotten in the shadows of one of the all-time great 4x4s; the LC 80 and Prado 70 Series. The speaks a high praise.
None ever compared the Pajero with the Prado however, it was pitted against the Land Cruiser and rightly so.
To each their own my brethren...
The 40 Series LC once put up better times than the Pajero Evo, the enthusiasts called it the victory of 40 Series phenomenol gear ratios in the snow circuit set up in Malala’s home Town Swat. Still, the Pajero wasn’t shamed, it had the wow factor with it while the Land Cruiser seemed a bit soft.
What went wrong then Mitsubishi? Did you just lost your balls to trailer hooking Europeans? Why didn’t Toyota went the same way?
The Pajero had a notorious image to be the feudal lord’s jeep of choice. It signified the arrival of one of the most corrupt and evilest men known to the rural parts of the Sindh. Don’t hate the gun, hate the shooter because the gun can and will be replaced and Pajero was embarrassingly replaced not by Land Cruiser but rather, replaced by the Prado and Hilux Vigo culture.
Today, as Mitsubishi unveils a teaser of the Pajero in its newest form, the shadow used by the marketeers to create hype by not giving away the whole car is unfortunately, very real. It is the shadow in which Pajero will live on for this generation and for long; this is the shadow of Prado cast over the upcoming Pajero. And it will stay forevermore.
Tapas
> Baber K. Khan
07/13/2015 at 16:55 |
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Holy crap....its rare that you see something so ugly. Which is good.
But thanks for Mitsubishi, this will now flood the streets of South-East Asia :(
HammerheadFistpunch
> Baber K. Khan
07/13/2015 at 16:55 |
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The poor Pajero hasn’t been a legit anything for about a decade now.
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Baber K. Khan
> HammerheadFistpunch
07/13/2015 at 17:02 |
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granted, it wasn’t as reliable or as sturdy as the LC but it was good. It was right up there in the top three. See what Toyota did with the LC, and Prado, they made it better.
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HammerheadFistpunch
> Baber K. Khan
07/13/2015 at 17:04 |
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Oh I like the Pajero a lot, but they haven’t made a really great one since the late 90’s.
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Baber K. Khan
> HammerheadFistpunch
07/13/2015 at 17:08 |
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Yeah, its kind of unfortunate. How you’ve been? Any new trips laterly I missed out on?
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HammerheadFistpunch
> Baber K. Khan
07/13/2015 at 17:10 |
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I haven’t been out doing anything substantial since Kokopelli. I had my truck in the water launching and recovering boats all week on the beach and we did a little canyon exploring here and there, but nothing much to report. Hopefully this fall I will get in a good trip again. My wife even mentioned and picked out a trip she would like to do one of these days so that may be coming sooner.
extraspecialbitter
> Baber K. Khan
07/13/2015 at 18:59 |
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It’s too Highlander-y. I want my
god damn box
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Baber K. Khan
> HammerheadFistpunch
07/14/2015 at 06:55 |
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Sounds great. There’ this German family here on a Mercedes sponsored trip to the North in the G-Wagen. Pretty impressive stuff those G’s have pulled out. I thought it’ll broke down somewhere asking for a repair, and they worked effortlessly in Northern Pakistan on a average quality fuel.