Pajero SFX one year on

Sawyer · 17th July 2009, 15:30

Thanks, and here are the pics featuring the car - no need to resize because they are from my little sony, there was a lot of rain, and I was not able to get my SLR working most of the time. Lavasa blew my mind, and I will post that elsewhere, with lots of pics.

Sawyer · 17th July 2009, 17:07

I find that the powertools stuff does not work on Vista - got a few larger size pix on the SLR that I am not able to upload. Same pics essentially, just better quality.

tsk1979 · 17th July 2009, 17:16

Use free software like GIMP. It will easily allow you to scale images.
Just choose scale image and select resolution like 1200x800 etc.,

n.devdath · 17th July 2009, 17:32

Good teasers, the Pajero looks fantastic, waiting for the real thing now...

Sawyer · 17th July 2009, 17:56

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Originally Posted by n.devdath

Good teasers, the Pajero looks fantastic, waiting for the real thing now...

Huh? What more are you looking for?

Sawyer · 17th July 2009, 18:53

Pics from the SLR, just the few that the rain allowed me to take. I still don't know how to downsize them, so I have done the next best thing - cropped them down!
A new issue I noticed in the car is that when I was hauling the car out of a deadend road, making a steep hairpin climb out, I was not able to use 4L, because I was still on narrow tarmac. Locking the differential would mean that the driveline would fight back on the turn, so I had to come out in 4H. Needed some clutch slipping in first for a bit, but the ability to use 4L in center differential open mode would have been good. How else does one climb steep turning tarmac roads??

n.devdath · 17th July 2009, 21:09

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Originally Posted by Sawyer

Huh? What more are you looking for?

Well, some off roading/jungle pictures of your car with the foliage all around, and of course the interiors too if possible.

Sawyer · 18th July 2009, 08:28

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Originally Posted by n.devdath

Well, some off roading/jungle pictures of your car with the foliage all around, and of course the interiors too if possible.

Still have to get around to doing that, though I would be more at ease bashing around off road in a Gypsy.
Here's a pic on one of the roads down to the Konkan coast - tons of them, all of them spectacular. This was a drive chasing the monsoon early in June. I fear we chased it away way too well, and it is just about coming back

hondadude · 18th July 2009, 08:38

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Originally Posted by Sawyer

so I had to come out in 4H. Needed some clutch slipping in first for a bit, but the ability to use 4L in center differential open mode would have been good. How else does one climb steep turning tarmac roads??

Thanks for sharing pics. Its always nice to see a Pajero on Team-bhp.

Climbing steep turning tarmac roads can easily be done in 2 wheel drive and one doesn't need 4wd there.

Sawyer · 18th July 2009, 08:47

Its not the 4 wheel that will help, it is the low range, if available. This one was not a public road, and it was steeper than most public ones would be.

4x4addict · 18th July 2009, 08:48

oh man, I love this vehicle. The only thing that is keeping me away from the pajero is the underpowered engine.

GTO · 19th July 2009, 18:13

Superb pictures adding the finishing touches to an excellent review. Now, we need to get some mud on that Paj!

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Originally Posted by Sawyer

I still don't know how to downsize them

Post no.4 from this announcement is your friend.

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I was not able to use 4L, because I was still on narrow tarmac.

What does narrow tarmac have to do with the low ratio? Since you slipped your clutch in 4H, 2nd or 3rd in low would have been best for that situation.

Sawyer · 19th July 2009, 18:21

It wasn't the narrow part that was a factor, but the steep and turning tarmac part. Low would have been ideal, but the one time I used it in 4Lc earlier in a similar situation, the center diff locked transmission sounded/felt like it was fighting back. Hence the wish for low range with open center diff. Which is the one thing the car doesn't have, and I maybe picking nits here.
I hear you about the mud....!!
PS: Actually, the narrow was a factor as well, on a wider road one can do some left right direction changing to reduce the degree of climb. The road had a deep shoulder so that was not an option.

Zensi · 19th July 2009, 18:33

Stuff made of dreams! specially for me - I remember fantasizing about the Pajero ~ 20 yrs back as a kid in a 800 going to school and boy it still tugs my heart.

Sawyer - request you to pls post some interior pics as well - showcasing the dash, intrumentaion panel, the seats and support they provide.

great car - just curious - why have u put it up for sale? or has that changed? :-)

cheers!

Sawyer · 19th July 2009, 18:42

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Originally Posted by Zensi

great car - just curious - why have u put it up for sale? or has that changed? :-)

cheers!

For the right price, it is still for sale. I am not really doing justice to its capability, to be honest, and driving it in the city feels more antisocial by the day. If and when this does go, I think I will get myself a new soft top Gypsy, and use that for the occassional back to nature thing. My wife is quite annoyed with me about such thinking, because she loves the car. We shall see how things pan out

17th July 2009, 15:30	#16
Sawyer Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 2,677 Thanked: 1,786 Times	Thanks, and here are the pics featuring the car - no need to resize because they are from my little sony, there was a lot of rain, and I was not able to get my SLR working most of the time. Lavasa blew my mind, and I will post that elsewhere, with lots of pics. Attached Thumbnails
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17th July 2009, 17:07	#17
Sawyer Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 2,677 Thanked: 1,786 Times	I find that the powertools stuff does not work on Vista - got a few larger size pix on the SLR that I am not able to upload. Same pics essentially, just better quality.
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17th July 2009, 17:16	#18
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	Use free software like GIMP. It will easily allow you to scale images. Just choose scale image and select resolution like 1200x800 etc.,
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17th July 2009, 17:32	#19
n.devdath BANNED Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 4,287 Thanked: 2,811 Times	Bring it on... Good teasers, the Pajero looks fantastic, waiting for the real thing now...
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17th July 2009, 18:53	#21
Sawyer Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 2,677 Thanked: 1,786 Times	Pics from the SLR, just the few that the rain allowed me to take. I still don't know how to downsize them, so I have done the next best thing - cropped them down! A new issue I noticed in the car is that when I was hauling the car out of a deadend road, making a steep hairpin climb out, I was not able to use 4L, because I was still on narrow tarmac. Locking the differential would mean that the driveline would fight back on the turn, so I had to come out in 4H. Needed some clutch slipping in first for a bit, but the ability to use 4L in center differential open mode would have been good. How else does one climb steep turning tarmac roads?? Attached Thumbnails
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18th July 2009, 08:47	#25
Sawyer Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 2,677 Thanked: 1,786 Times	Its not the 4 wheel that will help, it is the low range, if available. This one was not a public road, and it was steeper than most public ones would be. Last edited by Sawyer : 18th July 2009 at 08:48. Reason: typo
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4x4addict Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 4,483 Thanked: 4,531 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (5)	oh man, I love this vehicle. The only thing that is keeping me away from the pajero is the underpowered engine.
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19th July 2009, 18:21	#28
Sawyer Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 2,677 Thanked: 1,786 Times	It wasn't the narrow part that was a factor, but the steep and turning tarmac part. Low would have been ideal, but the one time I used it in 4Lc earlier in a similar situation, the center diff locked transmission sounded/felt like it was fighting back. Hence the wish for low range with open center diff. Which is the one thing the car doesn't have, and I maybe picking nits here. I hear you about the mud....!! PS: Actually, the narrow was a factor as well, on a wider road one can do some left right direction changing to reduce the degree of climb. The road had a deep shoulder so that was not an option. Last edited by Sawyer : 19th July 2009 at 18:26. Reason: the PS
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19th July 2009, 18:33	#29
Zensi BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Dubai Posts: 116 Thanked: 15 Times	Stuff made of dreams! specially for me - I remember fantasizing about the Pajero ~ 20 yrs back as a kid in a 800 going to school and boy it still tugs my heart. Sawyer - request you to pls post some interior pics as well - showcasing the dash, intrumentaion panel, the seats and support they provide. great car - just curious - why have u put it up for sale? or has that changed? :-) cheers!
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