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**sharky** · 30-08-08, 09:59 PM

Gday mate I guess a couple of things spring to my mind is its service history with 146k(not bad ks) see if things like the timing belt were done at 100k can be a little pricey to get done. And if it has a couple of dents check undercarriege that will give you a bit of an idea how hard a life(offroad) it may have had. End of the day have it mechanically checked as I've found that parts can be expensive for them. Sorry cant be of much more help.

**Shayne** · 03-09-08, 06:46 PM

As with the purchase of any secondhand car - I would get a compression test done, Cylinder Leak test, to see that there is no problems with the head gaskets or heads.
Water pressure test, to check cooling system for leaks.
Have a good look for leaking seals from output shafts gearbox and transfer and diff pinions seals. These have a habbit of leaking with alot of 4x4 use
Any V6 motor that hasn't been looked after can cost a furtune to repair.
And make sure all electrics operate - the cost factor again.

**GSRSOL** · 04-09-08, 09:30 PM

thanks for the replies guys

I'm a bit disappointed as I went to drive one over the weekend, only to find I don't fit in the bastard

the seat doesn't go far back enough, and I don't have enough headroom. The one I drove had a sunroof mind you, which would eat up some of the headroom....

Would it be worth getting seat rails modified? or is it not a good idea .... ?

I'm going to go and have a look at some challengers this weekend, hopefully ill have better luck with them.

**robbav** · 05-09-08, 03:59 PM

holy cow - how big ARE you?

i'm 6'2" and drive a nh91 swb, no problems - although lucky that the seat goes back that far - any shorter travel and i would have been a little uncomfy. maybe they made em even shorter as they got towards 2000 8)

all i can say is: if you are looking for a swb, you wont be happy if you get a longy - so look into getting the seat rails moved back. Its not as though anyone is going to sit behind you 8)

rob.

**Pickle** · 05-09-08, 04:54 PM

Well if you don't fit into a Paj you might be struggling to fit into a Challenger.
Dave

**GSRSOL** · 04-10-08, 07:03 PM

Originally posted by robbav View Post

holy cow - how big ARE you?

i'm 6'2" and drive a nh91 swb, no problems - although lucky that the seat goes back that far - any shorter travel and i would have been a little uncomfy. maybe they made em even shorter as they got towards 2000 8)

all i can say is: if you are looking for a swb, you wont be happy if you get a longy - so look into getting the seat rails moved back. Its not as though anyone is going to sit behind you 8)

rob.

Yep, youre right there

Im set on getting a shortie, Id love an Evo Pajero, but finding replacement parts for the thing would be a mission and a half. Im 6'8" and really struggle to fit in the shorties ive sat in, mainly because of the sunroof I think. I fit in a NL LWB with no sunroof fine, but again, the seat doesnt go back far enough

Ive found a few NL GLS shorties all around the 15-16k mark.... not many, but they are coming up now and then for sale. The hardest part is finding one that has reasonable kms, as most of them have 150k + on the clock, and also finding one in Vic. Most of the ones ive found are from QLD, so have probably copped a good beach & sand raping at some stage of their lives.

I had a drive of a '05 Challenger a few weeks back, and I can just fit into them, again, I wish the seat could go back a bit further

Its really annoying, as I fit fine into my Lancer GSR, and also into my daily drive, a '98 model civic coupe, which are a fair bit smaller than the Paj/Challenger - go figure

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