Thread: Does Anyone Have a Mitsubishi Pajero?

Originally Posted by Bazzy

Did you know that "Pajero" is Spanish slang for "Wanker"?

I wonder how the marketing people come up with these names sometimes.

I refer the honourable gentleman to post number 5 in this thread.

Apparently Pajero means 'wanker' in Spanish so they had to rename it for certain markets.
There are also links to other used Shogun/Outlander models.
Hope it helps.

Originally Posted by chassamui

I refer the honourable gentleman to post number 5 in this thread.

Duh, I suppose that makes me a bit of a Pajero.

Originally Posted by Mr Pink

Do you really need an SUV? All those SUV's drive like freaking trucks!

They are trucks pretty much. No refinement.

Coilovers and a leather interior on a pick-up do not refinement make.

Originally Posted by Bazzy

Did you know that "Pajero" is Spanish slang for "Wanker"?

I wonder how the marketing people come up with these names sometimes.

Actually, it doesn't mean 'wanker'...it directly translates to something like 'cowboy' or 'showoff'. The Anglicised meaning is 'wanker'. 'Showoffs' & 'cowboys' can easily fit into the meaning of 'wanker'.

...and no 'smart arse' remarks. Please note - it is NOT 'smart ass' (an intelligent small horse).

Rented one the other day to take some clients to a site .
Had a nice new? thing in it !
The armrest and each side of the rear seats had a bloody coolbox /fridge in it !

As an aside - when the very first ones came out I was living in Cyprus and there the long wheelbase model was called the ' Longhorn' and the short wheelbase was the 'Shorthorn' ! Seems to fit in with the Cowboy ref in the previous post

It looks like I'm gonna get one- I'll probably pick one it next month- thanks for all the reviews/advice.

I have a 2.5 GT 2wd I bought about 3 months ago in Pearl white. That option was another 15,000 baht at the time, maybe not now.

First I will say I'm very happy with the car, it has a nice ride (for an SUV) and the 2.5 has plenty of power. I get a pretty consistent 10km/ltr in mixed driving.

I traded an 8 month old Honda Civic for this car, not because the Civic was a bad car, but the missus did bash in 3 out of 4 corners in those 8 months. In my opinion Thailands roads/streets are not saloon friendly, too many pot holes, high curbs, etc.

Surprisingly the Pajero has a smaller turning radius than the civic, it is easy to maneuver around and has excellent visibility.

If you buy a GT you will get a 7 inch touch screen that will play DVD's from the Alpine stereo, but if you want a GPS module that will cost extra. They will tell you that the ONLY gps that integrates with the screen is a handheld model from Alpine with a patch cable. This is not true. I had a Kamaz unit installed in BKK that is a hidden unit that works very well, it uses the Speednavi map software.

I also had a reverse camera installed that displays on the screen, a very useful option.

A similarly equipped Fortuner is about 200,000 baht more......a lot of coin for Toyota badge.

Hope this helps.

Actually i say no problems so far, but last week a was smacked in the back quarter by a bus in Pattaya.

Fucker tried to blame me until the GF stepped up.

Fucker tried to blame me until the GF stepped up

But of course it was your fault, as Thai logic goes, if you (Farang) were not in his country then you wouldn't be in that space so he would not have hit you

I took delivery of my Pajero a couple days ago- I would say it's pretty good value over the Fortuner (a similarly optioned Toyota would have cost nearly 100K more, and fit-and-finish-wise it's pretty much the same).

I got the Sport 3.2 Turbo Diesel 4x4.

The handling is quite different from my Ford Escape, but that's just a matter of adjustment.

Thanks to everybody who helped out with info.

Article somewhere on the web today about a recall of all 2010 Pajeros. Can't remember why.

I'll see if I can find it for you.



Only joking

^^^

Well, hell, that's great news...

This might be of interest to you Failsafe;

COMPLAINTS CORNER - MITSUBISHI PROBLEMS, COMPLAINTS - MotorSM.com

Just called the dealership manager in Bangkok where I bought it (friend of the wife's father)- no issues with my vehicle as far as recalls go.

Originally Posted by jandajoy

This might be of interest to you Failsafe;

COMPLAINTS CORNER - MITSUBISHI PROBLEMS, COMPLAINTS - MotorSM.com

The only Pajero that's less than six years old on the list was an '09 with an engine problem- that bodes pretty well for the model, I'd say.

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Run your cursor gently over post #38.

Yeah, kinda thought you were fuckin' with me- the first clue was when you implied you knew how to read...

Originally Posted by FailSafe

the first clue was when you implied you knew how to read...

Now now, don't be nasty.