ME Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 (edited) I have found a few possibilities on Autotrader - 1991 J Reg MITSUBISHI PAJERO 2.5 TD GL SWB 60,000 miles Manual Silver Diesel 3 Doors, Manual, All Terrain, Diesel, 60,000 miles, Metallic SILVER OVER BLUE. OR 1995 N Reg MITSUBISHI SHOGUN 3.0 V6 GLS 3dr Auto [DOP] AUTOMATIC WITH LEATHER (SWB) 94,000 miles Automatic Red Petrol 3 Doors, Automatic, Station Wagon, Petrol, 94,000 miles, Red, 2 Owners. ABS, Adjustable steering column/wheel, Alloy wheels, Central locking, Computer, Cruise control, Driver airbag, Electric mirrors, How easy is the Pajero to run on cooking oil ? Edited February 9, 2008 by LV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbart Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 The v6 will cost you about £5 for every 12-15 mile you do, so not very economical The pajero will be more expensive to insure as its an import but it will save on cost being a diesel and yes you can run it on veg oil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue Jono Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 My mate has a nice shogun for sale mate he is a garage owner and its his truck R reg blue i use it sometimes as a run about when mines being repaired its alright if you want to know more send me a pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ME Posted February 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 (edited) and yes you can run it on veg oil Do you need an new filters or upgrades for new clean oil or do you just bung it in ? what would the ratio be ? 50:50 ? 25:75 ? Edited February 9, 2008 by LV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbart Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 The chap up the road puts a five litre bottle in regular in his but i dont know how much fuel he has in.I will ask him,i think its 70 diesel 30 oil in winter and up to 50-50 in summer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larson Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 MITSUBISHI PAJERO for me.. true its an import and will cost more on insurance but it will/should have less rust and a higher speck... get more toys on jap models Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 I run a 2.5 td lwb paj . I drive it like a sports car all week long . She does 18 to the gallon . driven like a kitten on a long run she did 22 . hope it helps , if not **** off , lol all the best yis yp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 Insurance on an Import is not expensive, as everyone says (usually those that have never insured an Import). I have a Shooting/Fishing wagon Toyota Surf , and I pay less than £300 fully comp. Shop around and be surprised. My Surf is 3.0 turbo diesel auto and does approx 29 mpg on a mix of urban, motorway and off road. It also runs on vegetable oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ME Posted February 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 if not **** off , you cock sucking gaylord ROFLMAO !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSA Shaun Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 Pajero, you'll get a higher spec and generally lower milage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulf Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 Not sure if its true but I was told that on the pajeros, the unndersealing is not carried out aswell as on the shogun as they dont use as mutch road salt over there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbart Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 Insurance on an Import is not expensive, as everyone says (usually those that have never insured an Import).I have a Shooting/Fishing wagon Toyota Surf , and I pay less than £300 fully comp. Shop around and be surprised. My Surf is 3.0 turbo diesel auto and does approx 29 mpg on a mix of urban, motorway and off road. It also runs on vegetable oil. Who did you go through for insurance?I have had 3 imports,a pajero,a mistral and a kia sedona on both the 4x4 the insurance company stipulated they had to have thatchem immobiliser fitted and it cost 300 quid more to insure them than the non import equivilant ie shogun and terrano.If you have a bump they also insist on using imported parts for repair even though there is parts available in the uk and this can result in a small bump making the car uneconomical repair,thus wrote off.This happened with my mistral for the sake of front bumper,headlight,bullbar,front panel,radiator,bonnet.It worked out great cos i bought it back off insurance company for £800 and put it back on the road for £600 the car had only done 63 km about 33000 mile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 Imports probably won't be under sealed, as said road salt isn't used in Japan. Depends on who's had it etc, it could have been done. Depends on how long it's been over here etc, I personally wouldn't bother for mine but there you are. As cranfield said imports don't have to be expensive to insure. Join the Pajero owners club forum and have a look around in the insurance section. I was surprised how much some of the quotes were coming back for but I found one chap (together mutual) who did it for just under the 300 fully comp. I run mine on 50/50 veg oil mix simply put in however much densil and then same in oil, get it from costco at the moment (remember to pay tax on it ) I love mine to bits (2.5lwb H plate ~90k miles) - if I had to replace it I would get the 2.8 but I wouldn't change much else. Starts on the button with huge clouds of smoke and takes about 2 minutes before it's any use but goes just about anywhere, lovely comfortable ride (electronic suspension control) with all the toys (aircon/EW/ES separate heating controls in the back, elec folding mirrors etc etc.) Lots of car for the cash. On mine I have a few niggling electrical faults which I will sort when the weather is better, but other than a couple of new batteries it's cost me nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 I am insured with Liverpool and Victoria, but I always get quotes (at renewal) from Tesco, Endsleigh, DirectLine and a few others. Go here and have a look http://www.hiluxsurf.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=1311 . All mechanical parts for the Surf are available in the UK, Toyota Dealers now fall over themselves to service and repair them (that did not use to be the case) and mine has been trouble free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbeagley Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 Over the last 12 years i have had a mk1 LWB 2.5 deisel Shogun & 2 mk 2 LWB 3 litre v6 petrol shoguns (wrote 1 off after 2 months, now running a mk2 SWB 2.8 deisel Pajero. No diference except Paj better spec. Petrol V6 a bit juicy but smoooooth. Both Shogun & Pajero (same car really)are brilliant wagons. Only 1 tail pipe & lower ball joints on the mk 1 & only brake pads & tyres on the mk 2's, not bad over 12 years. Running my Paj on cooking oil, 70/30 winter & 50/50 summer. Have had no problems as yet, if anything i think it runs smoother with the oil. Get it in 20litre drums from local Bookers. I am still insured with my same company which was no dearer, but they insisted it had an imobiliser fitted with certificate of proof. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 Yeah cat 2 immobiliser was mandatory for the insurance on mine as well.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy22 Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 Both Shogun & Pajero (same car really)are brilliant wagons. I thought they were the same car, but that in some Spanish-speaking countries Pajero means a ****** hence a different brand name for some markets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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