Pajero Owners Club of South Africa

One thing that stand out for me is the stick shift...

last time I was in the US I asked for a stick shift hire car? The Hertz lass behind the counter stared at me blankly and asked... what's a stick shift?

But back on topic that a seriously clean Gen1... probably one of the best I have seen

I think most people in America probably don't know how to drive one, but I was one of the lucky ones who was forced to learn a stick shift before anything else. My father took me out into a large car park when I was 14 and had me drive around and showed me how to use the clutch. That car later became my first car, a 1979 Toyota Celica GT fastback. My third car was a stick shift, a 1986 JeI ep Comanche pickup, later I had a 1983 Datsun 280 ZX and a 1990 Bronco II which were also stick shifts. My car I had before the Paj was a 1992 Ford Bronco, which has an automatic.. the Bronco is currently being driven by my fiance, but ironically the only thing she doesn't like about it is that is NOT a stick shift. We left her old car, a 2000 Hyundai Sonata in Omaha three months ago as it was just too much of a headache with issues, and so I gave her the Bronco at that point.. the Hyundai was a stick as well... but you would be hard pressed to find a rental car company at an airport that would have anything without an automatic transmission, however, there are small independent places, that would rent you a Jeep which might have one... and let's face it, these new Wrangler's with the automatic transmission are a travesty of all that used to be good about Jeep.. I for one, have a lot less problems with my current car.

Thanks for the compliments! She's still a work in progress too.

Hmmmm - a random photo in motion.... Got a speeding fine, yes?

tonton wrote:Hmmmm - a random photo in motion.... Got a speeding fine, yes?

LOL.. I wish I could laugh, but that was my friend Brian coming to pick me up at Phoenix Sky Harbour in my car that he had used to drop me off in while I flew to my father's funeral... yeah... ouch. I think I captured the shot from video... Here is the link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jFXU6Tx82Y

RobinsVoyage wrote:Hello, I'm Robin... known as Antioch in other places.. I am a Pajero lover and wanted to join the club to share knowledge and showoff my MK1 or Gen 1... It's a 1988, SWB, 2.6L petrol powered bucket of bolts.. but I am very attached to it.
(seems like my pix are too big. Right click on them and click View Image for the full pictures.. sorry about that. I'm new.)
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We replaced all the flooring with rubberized vinyl..

OK.. so what else.. 31X10.50x15 MT tyres, home built snorkel, headlight covers, off road lights, illegally dark windows, and a few other things I can't remember at the moment.

Robin,

It is great to view your pics and clips, and to see how you love your Pajero. We're all rather fanatical about the brand here. I really like to see how you tackle projects with your car and make it look better and work for you.

Just a question: What is it with the guns (on this thread and the "Post a pic of your favourite 4WD Pic, your own car no words" - thread)? Having come out of a 40-year struggle and the pain of war, and our current violent crime rate, most South Africans are rather sensitive about guns. Not to offend, may I request that you hold back on those pics? I will really appreciate that. My apology if I am out of line, in which case the moderators must please feel free to delete this post.

Any case, thanks for all the other pics and video clips. I really enjoy them! Please keep on posting!

Kind regards,
Anton

tonton wrote:

RobinsVoyage wrote:Hello, I'm Robin... known as Antioch in other places.. I am a Pajero lover and wanted to join the club to share knowledge and showoff my MK1 or Gen 1... It's a 1988, SWB, 2.6L petrol powered bucket of bolts.. but I am very attached to it.
(seems like my pix are too big. Right click on them and click View Image for the full pictures.. sorry about that. I'm new.)
...

We replaced all the flooring with rubberized vinyl..

OK.. so what else.. 31X10.50x15 MT tyres, home built snorkel, headlight covers, off road lights, illegally dark windows, and a few other things I can't remember at the moment.

Robin,

It is great to view your pics and clips, and to see how you love your Pajero. We're all rather fanatical about the brand here. I really like to see how you tackle projects with your car and make it look better and work for you.

Just a question: What is it with the guns (on this thread and the "Post a pic of your favourite 4WD Pic, your own car no words" - thread)? Having come out of a 40-year struggle and the pain of war, and our current violent crime rate, most South Africans are rather sensitive about guns. Not to offend, may I request that you hold back on those pics? I will really appreciate that. My apology if I am out of line, in which case the moderators must please feel free to delete this post.

Any case, thanks for all the other pics and video clips. I really enjoy them! Please keep on posting!

Kind regards,
Anton

You're not out of line, Anton, I will not post anymore of those.. Phoenix was a pretty dangerous place too.. In second place for Kidnappings and drug murders by Mexican gangs.. I feel a lot safer with a firearm which I simply consider a "tool." I'll respect your wishes and not post anymore with any guns though! Just feel better as my firearms are a force for good. Thwarted two car jackings in Phoenix years ago, btw... also effected an arrest of a man who broke into my sailboat while I was aboard!

Thank you for the compliments... I have had to not post a few of the videos like "Pajero: A Tradition in the Desert" as I swear a few times when my dog BoomArang is covered with cholla and I'm trying to get them off him... I try and follow the rules..

I put a South African Flag on the back on the right rear side of the cargo door.. next to the spare tyre..

Once again, I apologize for upsetting you! I've just redacted all of the images that might offend you. I know I'm a guest here.

Moderator's note:

Compliments to you both for the civilised way this was resolved - the Mitsubishi way!

Hi Robin,

Welcome to the forum, I believe you will enjoy it here and it's nice to see other Pajero's from across the globe. I see you are from Platte in Nebraska - I stayed in Kimball & Pukwana in South-Dakota for two years and did some work in and around Platte, Corsica etc. Nice flowing hills, I liked it.

You don't do any lawnmower racing by any chance?

Robin,

Thank you, much appreciated!

Kind regards,
Anton