Hello from Arizona

[Fergie]

Hello all,

I'm from Arizona, and the wife and I are looking at Monteros as our next vehicle.

Monteros didn't enjoy the success in the States that they did elsewhere, so I joined this forum to find out more.

Hopefully I'll be able to find the right model here for me and the family and be able to hit the road soon enough.

Here are a few photos of past trips through our beautiful Southwest.

Moki Dugway:


Bryce Canyon:

[Bundyk]

G'Day Fergie, and welcome to the forum mate. A Pajero (Montero) is a great choice, a far more comfortable vehicle than the offerings from the competition, with its independant suspension and monocoque chassis (Later models). They are very capable and have plenty of space.

Good luck with the purchase mate. Just remember to look for a good service history. If you find one and want to know what you need to look for before you buy, make sure you ask. Everyone here is only too happy to help.

Great pics too mate, you guys have some truly beautiful country over there.

[GHendo]

Hi Fergie

As Bundy said, the Pajero is a great vehicle but then there wouldn't be too many on here who would disagree.

Love the pics and you will find if you ask questions about any new vehicle you are contemplating purchasing, you will get good answers on this forum.

Cheers

Geoff

[Fergie]

Thanks for the warm welcome.

We've currently got a Pathfinder and a Cherokee, and while the Pathy is great for us, the Cherokee is a wee bit small for our cmaping gear and kiddos.

We had an 80 series Landcruiser for a while, and it was the right size, but woefully underpowered with the 3FE petrol engine. I figure the Montero is the right combo of on-road manners, off-road capability, with the right size and power combo to suit us.

I looked at a 2002 Limited the other day, but it was a bit clapped out, so the search is on in earnest.

[hinsch]

Fergie
Welcome to the Paj forum great looking country there

[MTN-KAT]

Hi Fergie, Wife and I spent a couple of days in Arizona in early Nov 2006. Moteled in Flagstaff, drove down Oak Canyon and around Sedona on a beautiful sunny day and the eye candy was everywhere. Simply stunning colors. On way back to Flagstaff we got pelted with rain. Woke up to a clear morning with thick ice on the water puddles and snow on Mt Humphries so we drove up to see it before having to move on. We could live there. Oh, a wee bit small you said. Any scottish blood in ya? Welcome to the forum. Good luck finding a nice Pajero er Montero. They are a grrreat SUV. Cheers.

[Jords]

Yeh its a pity they didn't kick on in the States. Makes getting parts for later models harder and more expensive :-) welcome to the forum anyway hope you enjoy our humor

[Fergie]

Hi Fergie, Wife and I spent a couple of days in Arizona in early Nov 2006. Moteled in Flagstaff, drove down Oak Canyon and around Sedona on a beautiful sunny day and the eye candy was everywhere. Simply stunning colors. On way back to Flagstaff we got pelted with rain. Woke up to a clear morning with thick ice on the water puddles and snow on Mt Humphries so we drove up to see it before having to move on. We could live there. Oh, a wee bit small you said. Any scottish blood in ya? Welcome to the forum. Good luck finding a nice Pajero er Montero. They are a grrreat SUV. Cheers.

Flagstaff is my home for the past 30 years, and Sedona is where the wife and I were married!

Fergie is short for Ferguson; Gavin is my first name.

And while most folks, even within the States, think that AZ is all desert and cactus, this is what we had yesterday evening:


We're at 7000' with all sorts of different weather. All that snow in the pic is now a nice sheen of ice on the roads....great for shuttling the kids to school!

Have a good day all.

[MTN-KAT]

Flagstaff is my home for the past 30 years, and Sedona is where the wife and I were married!

Fergie is short for Ferguson; Gavin is my first name.

And while most folks, even within the States, think that AZ is all desert and cactus, this is what we had yesterday evening:


We're at 7000' with all sorts of different weather. All that snow in the pic is now a nice sheen of ice on the roads....great for shuttling the kids to school!

Have a good day all.

Well, isn't that interesting. And Ferguson has to have scot heritage. My Dad is a scot. Thanks for reply and great photo/s. Looks fabulous. I am sure your correct in saying most folk think AZ is all desert cos when we left OK on our road trip to LAX and found Sedona, we rang our friends in OK which is not all that far away to rave about the beauty of Sedona and they knew nothing of it! Crickey, it's close enough to OK for a weekend trip!! An ex New Yorker living in OK told us that OK is America's best kept secret. We think AZ tops it.
Real nice to make your acquaintance Gavin.

[Fergie]

Well, we found a nice 2001 this weekend and brought it home.

One owner, great maintenance history, including timing belt and water pump recently, and about 100k miles.

[MTN-KAT]

Hi Fergie and fam, congrats on a great looking example of the Triple Diamond. That would be an NM series with the 3.5L V6 petrol engine. 100,000K !!! That's only 60,000 miles in the old money. Equates to less than 10,000K per year. What a find. None left like that in Aus. Well my NL (series before yours) with same motor, is not as pretty and has 209,000K but still a delight to drive. Wishing you many miles of happy motoring.

[Nik]

She looks like a beauty! Excellent choice of colour as well

[Fergie]

Thanks all!

I just put some 235/85/16 BFG ATs on a few days ago, and am chasing down a flashing CDL light on the dash.

Other than that, great vehicle and cannot wait to take the family to tour through our NF.