suckindiesel
RMS Regular
Picked this up a few months ago to run about in over winter and satisfy my occasional towing needs....
2005 Mitsubishi Shogun Elegance 3.2 SWB auto - 1 retired owner from new - full dealer history (serviced every year!) and 37k miles!
The Colorado I posted on here a while back didn't last long, as I got an offer I couldn't refuse. Last winter I was using a '93 3L TD Surf, but decided one day the lack of ABS and airbags wasn't for me with a trailer on occasionally. It made good money and away it went.
Had several very clean MK2 Pajeros over the years and always liked them, but was never a big fan of MK3 Shoguns I had in stock as I found them a bit crashy on the road, a noisy engine, and hard on diesel. Initially bought this for stock, given the way they have held their money and the spec and mileage was brilliant, but have ended up putting it on the road.
Spec is good - Leather, massive sunroof, cruise control, some lovely wood trim etc. The leather wasn't heated, so I had Blackline Performance install some aftermarket pads (great job) and also a 9200i Parrot kit. The previous owner had already installed aftermarket parking sensors. Also had it fully under sealed with Dinitrol (first time using it, very impressed), 2 stage polished, and finally a rear window tint (30% tint) by Carnology (top job as always). Also stuck my TIL plate on it.
The previous owner bought it on retirement to tow a touring caravan, did that 5 or 6 times and decided it wasn't for them, but kept the Shogun. Given the easy life it has had, it drives great, and the smaller wheels compared to the Warriors I have had definitely improve the ride. To reduce the noise I fitted a full soundproofing kit from Noisekiller UK, which definitely helped suppress the ridiculously noisy engine (anyone who has driven an auto one of these from cold will know what I'm on about!). Yes its thirsty, but older 'proper' jeeps like this are getting thin on the ground, so forcing myself to behave and hold on to it. A relatively good auto box, independent suspension and cruise control make it very liveable. (better pics to follow if anyone wants!).
2005 Mitsubishi Shogun Elegance 3.2 SWB auto - 1 retired owner from new - full dealer history (serviced every year!) and 37k miles!
The Colorado I posted on here a while back didn't last long, as I got an offer I couldn't refuse. Last winter I was using a '93 3L TD Surf, but decided one day the lack of ABS and airbags wasn't for me with a trailer on occasionally. It made good money and away it went.
Had several very clean MK2 Pajeros over the years and always liked them, but was never a big fan of MK3 Shoguns I had in stock as I found them a bit crashy on the road, a noisy engine, and hard on diesel. Initially bought this for stock, given the way they have held their money and the spec and mileage was brilliant, but have ended up putting it on the road.
Spec is good - Leather, massive sunroof, cruise control, some lovely wood trim etc. The leather wasn't heated, so I had Blackline Performance install some aftermarket pads (great job) and also a 9200i Parrot kit. The previous owner had already installed aftermarket parking sensors. Also had it fully under sealed with Dinitrol (first time using it, very impressed), 2 stage polished, and finally a rear window tint (30% tint) by Carnology (top job as always). Also stuck my TIL plate on it.
The previous owner bought it on retirement to tow a touring caravan, did that 5 or 6 times and decided it wasn't for them, but kept the Shogun. Given the easy life it has had, it drives great, and the smaller wheels compared to the Warriors I have had definitely improve the ride. To reduce the noise I fitted a full soundproofing kit from Noisekiller UK, which definitely helped suppress the ridiculously noisy engine (anyone who has driven an auto one of these from cold will know what I'm on about!). Yes its thirsty, but older 'proper' jeeps like this are getting thin on the ground, so forcing myself to behave and hold on to it. A relatively good auto box, independent suspension and cruise control make it very liveable. (better pics to follow if anyone wants!).
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