I wanted to introduce myself. I have been a long time lurker on expo , I fell in love with the montero over a year ago and have been waiting for a great deal to come up. So the other day I saw a craigslist add in my area about 3 miles from me . 98 2.5 153k miles rear locker. Asking price 1500.
So I get the address and check it out. Pretty clean inside and out. Runs and drives great . Needs new front brakes rotors warped. Clear coat peeling on fenders. Oil leak near alternator not sure where it's coming from exactly. Only leaking on the alternator side.
A/C not working the compressor belt is missing. I took it in for a smog check prior to purchase and it passed. After driving it around a bit today I noticed that if the A/C switch is in the off position it doesn't want to idle very well . With the switch in the on position it idles at around 600-700 rpm. Any ideas on what would cause this?
Anyways I offered the guy 1200.00 and he accepted so I'm the new owner of a gen 2.5 .
Here is the craigslist add its listed as a 97 for some reason.
So I get the address and check it out. Pretty clean inside and out. Runs and drives great . Needs new front brakes rotors warped. Clear coat peeling on fenders. Oil leak near alternator not sure where it's coming from exactly. Only leaking on the alternator side.
A/C not working the compressor belt is missing. I took it in for a smog check prior to purchase and it passed. After driving it around a bit today I noticed that if the A/C switch is in the off position it doesn't want to idle very well . With the switch in the on position it idles at around 600-700 rpm. Any ideas on what would cause this?
Anyways I offered the guy 1200.00 and he accepted so I'm the new owner of a gen 2.5 .
Here is the craigslist add its listed as a 97 for some reason.






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