michael N123
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Are the older 05-06 shaped models just a L200 with a different body? Have been thinking of a vitara as a rough truck then noticed one of these with 80k miles and not a scratch on it for 3k....
Shogun sports
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Timbo
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- Gods County
Yes- same chassis different body. 2.5 engine prone to HG and cracking the head - check it carefully.
Speedstar
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- Scottish Borders
Look for Toyota land cruiser a far better vehicle
Lincs Lass
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Mitzi 2.5 has a habit of snapping the balancer belt which then goes through the timing belt
Vincent
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- Kildare Ireland
I ran 2 Mitsubishi 2.5s for 18 year between them no belt problems but the head went on the last sport I had but that was after ten years and it wasn't worth repairing at that stage. Water pump replacement was all the first got.
That is true but the Toyota is at least 3 times the price
michael N123
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To expensive unless there rough or high miles tho don’t dance spending to much as it’ll just get abused
but defiantly want something with proper low box for lamping
Speedstar
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Yes but more than 4 times better I went form a Shogun to a land cruiser and it is night and day
michael N123
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Read all the comments so best avoided
michael N123
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Next silly question
Does a Nissan Pathfinder have low box ?
Does a Nissan Pathfinder have low box ?
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- DD9.
Old man has had 2 shogun sports both 2007 v6 petrols, put 150,000 on first then picked up a 2nd hand one exactly the same for 3k with 16,000 miles on it a few yr ago. It’s on 60,000 and same as the first the only probs have been the gas conversion kit.
he loves them, I find them uncomfortable, cramped, rattly and cheaply finished.
H200GT
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The good thing about the 2.5 is when the timing belt goes - 9 out of 10 times it only needs followers as they are designed to break in the event of pistons making contact with the valves - cheap and easy fix
They will also run fine without the balancer belt, had one for years where it was not on. Bit lumpy on tick over, otherwise barely noticeable
Prone to HG's as others have said, but if caught early enough the head will not need skimming, and its not abad job to do.
Overall, they are reasonably good engines given their origins can be traced back to the late 80's
michael N123
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There’s a few on eBay with higher miles and auto boxes... but there toyotas so atleast they’d still be worth something when knackered
I don’t really want to go down the pickup route as id much prefer one of these types of vehicles with the back seats out
Agreed,but a landcruiser with 150000 miles on it is still 10 k plus
Yes and they work well ,
Have a manuel tho autos are pants
Speedstar
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- Scottish Borders
You will spend that trying to keep a Shogun on the road ,at 100,000 miles a Toyota is just ran in
ollandroverman
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The engine may be, but it will be eating shock absorbers, bushes, wiper motors and linkages, etc,....and will be rusting pretty much as fast as any other.