This is not a new-to-us vehicle. We’ve had our '91 Mitsubishi Pajero XP for nearly eight years. Here is a bit I wrote about it for our website.
Cliff Notes:
- JDM
- 4D56T turbodiesel
- 5MT (V5MT1, one of my favorite manuals)
- First year of the Gen 2 Pajero
- Cranked up torsion bars up front, LWB Montero rear springs
- Rancho RS9000XL shocks all around
- 265/85R16 BFGoodrich KM3 tires
- 16x7.5 fifteen52 Analog wheels
- ARB bumper from Australia
- WARN M8-S winch
- Lightforce Genesis lights
- Custom rock sliders
- Long Range Automotive aux fuel tank
- Rhino Rack roof rack
- Webasto Thermo Top Evo Coolant Heater
- sheel-mann Vario F heated seats
- JW Speaker LED headlights
- Custom 2.5" exhaust with resonator
- ARB 2.0 awning
This rig has been up to the Arctic Ocean … in the winter and parts of Alaska. It’s been in the sand, the snow, the ice, and the mud all over the Pacific Northwest and up through Canada.
Every time I drive it, I’m impressed at how well-sorted it is. Do I wish it were faster? Kinda. But it’s been dead-nuts reliable, and after 35 years, is still mostly rattle-free. This was our second Pajero, but sometimes I wonder if this will be a “forever 4WD.” It’s just so well sorted!