Looking to buy a Pajero io
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 8:13 pm
Hi
My first post so go easy with me!
I initially looked at purchasing SWB's 2000 - 2001 models as this was all I wanted to spend on a vehicle.
Although I found a few suitable vehicles, the fuel consumption is just too much to justify for a vehicle that will spend 80% of its time driving a 30km trip back and forwards to work (in traffic), the vehicle it will replace is a Polo.
So I thought maybe an io 5dr would be more applicable.
The trips the vehicle will be used for (apart from using for work and driving around Cape Town) will be to various parks.
I know an io isn't an out and out 4x4 but would it be adequate for trips to the 4x4 areas of say the following parks:
Karoo National park
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Namaqua National Park ( the new 4x4 camping section)
and basically similar areas.
It seems that there isn't many models around after 2001, is that when they stopped importing to RSA?
I also would like to fit a rooftop tent to one and maybe an awning, would this be possible has anyone done it?
I looked at an io today but the upper wheel lights on the dashboard were constantly flashing when in 2WD even when driving( when vehicle was put into 4H the lights were solid), is that a solunoid (spelling not good!) / actuator issue?
Any other tips when buying one would be very much appreciated.
Thank you all in advance for your time
Marcus
My first post so go easy with me!
I initially looked at purchasing SWB's 2000 - 2001 models as this was all I wanted to spend on a vehicle.
Although I found a few suitable vehicles, the fuel consumption is just too much to justify for a vehicle that will spend 80% of its time driving a 30km trip back and forwards to work (in traffic), the vehicle it will replace is a Polo.
So I thought maybe an io 5dr would be more applicable.
The trips the vehicle will be used for (apart from using for work and driving around Cape Town) will be to various parks.
I know an io isn't an out and out 4x4 but would it be adequate for trips to the 4x4 areas of say the following parks:
Karoo National park
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Namaqua National Park ( the new 4x4 camping section)
and basically similar areas.
It seems that there isn't many models around after 2001, is that when they stopped importing to RSA?
I also would like to fit a rooftop tent to one and maybe an awning, would this be possible has anyone done it?
I looked at an io today but the upper wheel lights on the dashboard were constantly flashing when in 2WD even when driving( when vehicle was put into 4H the lights were solid), is that a solunoid (spelling not good!) / actuator issue?
Any other tips when buying one would be very much appreciated.
Thank you all in advance for your time
Marcus