I also have this car but the 4 doors, it is strong and reliable but slow in acceleration. It's good in the Philippines against flooding and travelling to farms and rural areas.
Thanks! It is a pretty cool little beast. The 2.8 turbo actually has some good power behind it. I use it mostly for big shopping runs to the grocery store/market and when it rains. There are a LOT of Pajeros here in the Phils, so spare parts are pretty easy to find.
It runs like an 18-wheeler - rough and grumbly. The new diesel engines run like gas engines. It has a suprisingly sweet ride on the highway though. I don't use it much due to the cost of fuel here - presently at about 4 dollars a gallon. My YBR gets about 85 MPG, so I use that a LOT more.
yeah but rough and grumbly is what you need out there i think, i think it would be abit pointless rolling around in a Merc/BMW, it would get trashed after 6months driving on those roads, i know exactly what some of them are like, one minute you could be on a road as smooth as a babys backside, then just around the corner its like craters the size of the moon that you need to literally crawl over, its shocking really. Then you see like 2 men sweating their arse off trying to repair it BY HAND!!! amazing, only in Philippines! lol
The Pajero is still fairly common in the Philippines, but most units are getting fairly old now. So unless you really need the 4WD and off road capability, it might be better to get something different and more fresh. Roads are getting better all the time also, and the only place, I have been to lately, where I really wished, I was driving a truck like this, is Lake Balanan.
I like the diesel! Good MPG. A/C works! My ride in Boston/Somerville/Medford/Cambridge is a 2000 Honda CRV, AWD, 200K on it. It is auto but I prefer stick. It was just $1800 . I wish our labor was that cheap here! Nice Truck!
I just saw your post on your little truck and many times you can fix shifting problems by servicing the transmission perhaps it's just a thought to save you some money . love watching your RU-vid videos
Pajero actually means "bird" literally... however like in English words can be used in other ways such as flipping the bird slang for something not nice, in Spanish slang use of bird comes from the old clocks that had a bird that comes out on the hour so naturally when you unzip a bird pops out.
Yeah, it's a cool little beast and gets pretty durn good gas mileage to boot. I don't use it much - only on big shopping trips or when the "gentle" Philippine rains are falling.
Philippine Dreams looks like tires are fresh too....I like those rims too, no need to replace them in my opinion. You going to black out front window too...Philippines style?(really sucks at night)
Bushman Canuck LOL - check out my blog on my flat tire incident at philippinesdreams.blogspot.com/2014/05/flat-tire-its-more-fun-in-philippines.html We tinted top and bottom of front window, leaving the clear strip in the middle. I don't know how these guys with full black out front windows can see at all at night.
That's a nice vehicle! Still, for just zipping around the city, a motorcycle is more efficient and faster. It's a trade off - SUV = more cargo and better shelter, motorcycle = faster and more fun. Just my opinion.
Hola amigo. May I ask u some questions. I like your bike n your vehicle. I may get some like that when I go to try to stay there. I been there few times How u deal with ins, or u don't buy insurance n also if u have to sell them x any reason, how easy is to sell them or what % u may end up loosing. N how bout ur license endorsement. Thanks nice inf: n videos keep up the good trabajo. Work
Basic insurance comes with a new motorcycle for one year. I had to purchase insurance on the Pajero, but it was very inexpensive ($100 for the year - just liability). The YBR125 holds it's value pretty well, and as I mentioned, used cars are more expensive here then in the West. If I had to sell them, though, I don't know what kind of loss I would incur - it all depends on the market and how quick one wants to sell something.
I plan on buying a new automatic since I can't drive a stick shift, I want to get a Toyota 4 door Hilex pick up truck since I will be moving there for good. I hate to pay 1.5 million pesos for a new pick up truck, but i guess its going to be a long term investment. I needed something that is going to last atleast 5 years without the worry of repairs. I must say that you got a real nice truck for 6k. I got family that lives in Dumaguete city, I hope to meet you in person if I can ever sell my house here in the States.
It was about $6,000 USD. Used cars (especially those in good shape) are generally more expensive than those in the states. Import taxes on used cars are generally equal to their value, so bringing over a car or truck is quite expensive.
I have put a total of about 6,000 USD into it - rebuilt the fuel pump (it had "Pajero morning sickness," adjusted the windows, fixed the alarm, and put on some new rubber. Have to rebuild the tranny at some point, but that is only $120 USD (with all the synchros replaced). It's a great ride but I use my motorcycle 90% of the time.
