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Thread: Pajero vs Bighorn. What to buy?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jimjim View Post
    perhaps there are people out there who think people who ride vtr 250s are wankers
    Well find me a buyer and save me from myself! It is for sale you know.
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    keep the cons coming guys,
    don't seem to many pros for either.

    whats the 3.2 nissan diesels like?

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    I'm not going to read 4 pages of shit, but get the Pajero. No contest.

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    Thumbs up nissan

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    love them
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    I've had one Isuzu (a trooper), 3 Pajeros and 1 prado.

    I love my 93 2.8L TD Pajero. It has been very reliable. I had to replace an alternator after 5 years of running and i think one window winder, also during that time. I still have it and it's coming up to 180K.

    I test drove a big horn before i bought the pajero and i didn't like the handling. I've heard stories about the gearboxes on the Isuzus and I know a friend who had one had it in the shop many times trying to fix problems with it, including the gearbox.

    I had problems with the hubs, clutch and head gasket on the Prado and the Isuzu blew it's engine big time. cost me about $5K to fix. they were also prone to rusting in some of the seams on the body.
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    My sons 3.2V6 Bighorn shit its transmission (auto) at about 130,000km however it was towing a heavy trailer at the time, and he failed to stop as soon as it started to show signs of distress, so - mostly driver inflicted.
    Trans was a fairly easy fix, I bought a rebuild kit and service manual from the US and completely overhauled it for around $600. BTW the same gearbox is used in some Hondas, BMWs and a lot of GM vehicles - Aisan-Warner 4L30V
    While getting the trans in and out I had a good look underneath - must say everything looks very solid and well built, certainly very heavy
    Worst thing about this car is access to engine ancilliaries - alternator, PS pump, exhaust flange bolts, etc., it's really tight.
    Another fault it has had is the alternator has twice fried the slip rings and brushes, Fairly easy to repair with a slip ring and brush kit from Repco around $40.
    Now if he would just fix the oil leak from the PS pump that is dribbling all over the alternator and probably causing the brushes to go bad...
    it's not a bad thing till you throw a KLR into the mix.
    those cheap ass bitches can do anything with ductape.
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    so not much good stuff going for jeros or horns.A couple of positives but lots of negatives.
    I suppose as with anything you get your good (prado)bad (horn)and terrible(jero)?.

    would a prado with high k's eg 2ook's+ be more reliable than one of the others with lower k's?..

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    Quote Originally Posted by nallac View Post
    so not much good stuff going for jeros or horns.A couple of positives but lots of negatives.
    I suppose as with anything you get your good (prado)bad (horn)and terrible(jero)?.

    would a prado with high k's eg 2ook's+ be more reliable than one of the others with lower k's?..
    depends on wether its been servised or not deisels dont like not being looked after

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    Quote Originally Posted by nallac View Post

    would a prado with high k's eg 2ook's+ be more reliable than one of the others with lower k's?..

    No.

    The engines are pretty good,but as I mentioned somewhere else in this thread...they can't stand overheating and will crack a head in the blink of an eye.And when they break a cambelt look for total destruction.....the Pajero and Bighorn are better in that regard.It all comes down to maintenance....and can you trust the previous owner?.On a diesel look at kms put up in long distance open road work,they will run forever in these conditions.

    Nothing between any of then in the chassis and running gear department....it just comes down to which sort of engine failure you prefer.And they ALL will fail....the trick is to make sure you don't own it at that point.
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