Beautiful Mk1 Pajero
This is Rosalind and her very well kept Mk1 Pajero.
Rosalind’s been very kind in letting me publish these excellent photos. Have a close look and see how good this Paj looks. Seems like a minter to me!
Quite a few photos to enjoy here.
Tony’s Cold Starting Trick
Tony emailed me to share his experiences of Pajero ownership a while back. He’s been kind enough to let me publish it here.
Possibly the biggest problem us Pajero owners have at this time of year is cold starting, so it’s interesting to hear what Tony’s done to try and fix this.
Rather than edit, I’ll let Tony tell you all about his Pajero in his own words:
It’s Getting Cold
We’ve had the first real snowfall in my part of the world today and whilst it’s not very serious, it felt good to have that four wheel drive underneath me.
One thing that did bother me today though was that the beast didn’t start first time. Bit worrying as she usually does, no matter how cold it is. The on-board thermometer was showing -2 degrees C at the time, so not especially cold, but it took two goes on the ignition. Then she was fine.
Fiddy the Mk1 Pajero
Well, here’s a good one for you: This bloke called Stewart paid fifty quid for a Mk1 Pajero that he had to get flat-bedded home because the engine is deceased and he reckons he’s going to drive it to Greece! You’ve at least got to congratulate his optimism.
Seriously though, this sounds like an interesting project and I wish him all the best. If you want to learn more, check out his very amusing blog here: The Fiddy Pound Pajero
Can You Do Better?
OK, it’s about time I expanded the scope of this website by offering an open invitation to all readers. Basically I want to get much more input from you people out there by including your photos and stories on this site. What I’d love to see is more input into:
* The Visitor’s Pajeros Section where you friendly folk send me images and stories about your cars
* The soon-to-be-created Public Pajero Photos section where you simply send me images of great Pajeros from around the web or in your own personal collection
So all you need to do is check out the Visitor’s Pajeros section for more info on that, or simply send your Public Pajero photos to me at tim@pajero.org.uk
Mate’s Pajero Going Cheap
A friend of mine is having to sell his Pajero and I thought I’d alert everyone to a potential bargain.
The truck has an engine problem which is why he needs to get rid, but apart from that, this is one sweet Pajero. We’re talking about a Paj that has been lovingly looked after over the years and I know he’s totally gutted to be having to let it go.
AIBA Works Steering Guard Added
I’d been wanting a different steering guard for as long as I’ve had the Pajero, but getting the one with the right look was important to me. After all, the standard one does the job perfectly well, so putting a new one on is about cosmetics as much as anything.
I’ve always liked the aluminium ones with big holes in the front to look at. I’m sure there are other manufacturers that do them, but the AIBA Works guard is a popular one I believe. Even so, it seems that they are very rare and seldom come up second hand.
New Tyres, Painted Wheels
Finally got myself round to buying some mud tyres for the Pajero. Could have done it months ago, but I’ve always wanted 33 inch tyres and you can’t make these fit a standard Paj. The question is, how much modification do you need to do to make them fit?
Well a typical rule of thumb to be totally safe is to have a 2 inch body lift and a 2 inch suspension lift. But I know that some people have managed to get away with just the body lift to make them fit. My Pajero has what’s known as the Winter Pack, which amongst other things means it’s got a body lift of 40mm (about 1 1/2″).
Ben’s Gunmetal Grey Pajero
Ben got in touch to show off his gunmetal grey 2.5TD SWB. He knows I like this colour and it seems he’s also into his tunes, with a kicking music system.
MOT Time
Well it was that time of the year for me last week - the dreaded MOT test! It’s a few years since I’d had to put a car through the MOT as I’d either had a newish car that didn’t need it or had simply sold the car before needing one. As my Pajero is now 13 years old I was a little bit worried. But on the other hand she’s in great condition so I was also quietly confident she wouldn’t let me down.
Dropped her off at the garage in the morning and kept the mobile phone close to me all day. By the time it got late in the afternoon and I’d not heard anything I started to fear the worst.