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Old 01-23-2015, 02:10 PM #1
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A new Montero?

Looks like Mitsubishi is going to bring back the Montero for the NA market. Hopefully they can give some appeal to what has to be one of the worst model lineups on sale right now. I'm guessing they will simply bring over the overseas Pajero Sport with a facelift and some competitive engines.

Looks Like Mitsubishi Is Bringing The Montero Name Back

I still stare with fascination whenever I see a 94-97 Montero SR. Easily one of my must-haves with the Mitsubishi 3.5(they sounded killer at the Dakar back in the day), Superselect transfer case, factory rear air locker, and aggressive looks.
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A friend of mine has a 97 SR. It's loaded. He has offered it for sale to me once and i have kicked myself for not taking him up on it ever since.

glad to see they are bringing back their SUV.
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Huh. I hope it's a real midsize and not a land-whale-disguised-as-a-midsize.
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I repaired sooo many Mitsubishi's that had valve guide and seal issues back in the day. I wonder if they are making them any better now.
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Huh. I hope it's a real midsize and not a land-whale-disguised-as-a-midsize.
Don't talk about the 5th Gens like that.

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I repaired sooo many Mitsubishi's that had valve guide and seal issues back in the day. I wonder if they are making them any better now.
My mechanic tells me about how often he does those on older Montero Sports especially. New Mitsubishi's are so uncommon that I don't even know if they resolved those issues.
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A friend of mine has a 97 SR. It's loaded. He has offered it for sale to me once and i have kicked myself for not taking him up on it ever since.

glad to see they are bringing back their SUV.
I think 1997 is the ideal year of those older Monteros. The single cam V6 in those makes nearly the same power as the prior dual cam but is a ton easier to work on and maintain. How much was he asking?
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Huh. I hope it's a real midsize and not a land-whale-disguised-as-a-midsize.
I would imagine it would be sized similar to the 5th gen.
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I think 1997 is the ideal year of those older Monteros. The single cam V6 in those makes nearly the same power as the prior dual cam but is a ton easier to work on and maintain. How much was he asking?
He still has it, and maintains it meticulously with OEM Mitsubishi parts. No expense spared on this Mitsu. I think he said $8500 and he would gas it up for me before I left Greenville, SC (it's location). Thats been a year or two ago.
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It's smart to bring the Montero back, but then why give the EVO the axe ?

I owned a 00 Montero Sport and I was able to put 100,000 trouble free miles on it. It was tough as nails and never let me down. I killed it with 250K miles on it doing a burnout (long story). I've seen one with over 400K. If they offer a turbo diesel for the U.S. market in the new Montero I would lose my mind and buy 4 of them tomorrow.
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The monteros from the late 90s have an attractive body style. When I was younger, I picked up a '94 trooper to beat around with and learn how to work on cars. Hopefully they dont make it some ugly soccer mom car like nissan has been doing
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The monteros from the late 90s have an attractive body style. When I was younger, I picked up a '94 trooper to beat around with and learn how to work on cars. Hopefully they dont make it some ugly soccer mom car like nissan has been doing
I have a sad feeling that it's gonna be more of a crossover rather then a traditional BOF Montero. I sure hope not, but it seems inevitable since most auto manufacturers are moving in that direction (it's what comsumers are buying) and Mitsu needs to get the game plan right or else it's a definite exit from the North American market.
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He still has it, and maintains it meticulously with OEM Mitsubishi parts. No expense spared on this Mitsu. I think he said $8500 and he would gas it up for me before I left Greenville, SC (it's location). Thats been a year or two ago.
That's steep. I see some going for 4k on craigslist from time-to-time. But then again, he is using all OEM parts and this is a rather rare vehicle to begin with. I would say the SRs are rarer then FZJ80s. The small NA Montero/Pajero community does not help either.
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It's smart to bring the Montero back, but then why give the EVO the axe ?

I owned a 00 Montero Sport and I was able to put 100,000 trouble free miles on it. It was tough as nails and never let me down. I killed it with 250K miles on it doing a burnout (long story). I've seen one with over 400K. If they offer a turbo diesel for the U.S. market in the new Montero I would lose my mind and buy 4 of them tomorrow.
Good point. As of right now the EVO is the only vehicle in their lineup that is worth looking at. How did you kill off your Montero doing a burnout? You must be hardcore.
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I know the older Monteros are the ones most people love to off-road, but the exterior styling of the 3rd gen ones always struck me as interesting... I don't know why, but the fender curves and proportions always appealed to me somehow. Though all the ones I worked on had so many issues I kind of stayed away from Mistubishi because of it.

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