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| 2001 Mitsubishi Montero Review, Gavin
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Montero XLS
| | Model of the car: | Montero XLS | | | General comments: | A very reliable & unique alternative SUV crop including Ford Explorer (tasteless) or Chevy Tahoe ("yawn").
Make sure you check the manufacturer recalls & attend to them if they have'nt already done so, especially the brake pressure accumulator, as it makes a freakishly alarming chirp every time you apply the brakes...
Other than regular maintainence & timing belt @ 60000 miles, have not had any repair bills in the 40000 miles I've accumulated in the past year I've owned it.
Oh yeah, if you're not sure about the looks of the Montero...for some reason, they grow on you. When it first came out in '01, I thought it was the ugliest thing on the road but in '04 I think it's one of the most beautiful & 'ready-for-anything' SUV's out there.
As far as the Consumer Reports rubbish about the Montero tipping over, I've always felt very confident when going around corners. Anyone with enough sense knows to take corners at under 45-50mph in a true SUV anyway. | | | What things have gone wrong with the car: | BHP...It needs another 50 bhp to haul that 4500-odd pounds of weight at a decent pace. | | | Previous car: | 2001 Toyota 4-Runner: Good but overpriced.
2002 Nissan Xterra: Also good, but built in the U.S.(notice any resentment towards U.S built products?). |
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