When I bought mine last year I had to search long and hard for one as they aren't plentiful around here. Lots of sports, but no full size Monteros. As I've searched on CL in various parts of the country, I find they are somewhat rare - and the ones I do find are well worn out and dirt cheap. So, what happened to the Montero? Why have they fallen in dis-repair and become so incredibly cheap?
By all accounts, the Montero seems to have a stable drivetrain and delivers decent gas mileage and can do the usual mall crawling/grocery getter tasks. So, the question still bothers me… why are they not sought after like the land cruiser or the FJ series as a capable over landing vehicle?
I'm not usually one to hold on to ANY vehicle for any significant length of time because, well I have changing tastes and I like the next shiny project to keep me out of trouble, but I fear that these vehicles don't engender a rabid following to keep their resell prices at a decent market value. At this point there is no way I'll break even on mine should I decide to part with it and I'm sure at some point I will divest myself of it.
Personally, I think it is a shame these vehicles have such low resell values.
By all accounts, the Montero seems to have a stable drivetrain and delivers decent gas mileage and can do the usual mall crawling/grocery getter tasks. So, the question still bothers me… why are they not sought after like the land cruiser or the FJ series as a capable over landing vehicle?
I'm not usually one to hold on to ANY vehicle for any significant length of time because, well I have changing tastes and I like the next shiny project to keep me out of trouble, but I fear that these vehicles don't engender a rabid following to keep their resell prices at a decent market value. At this point there is no way I'll break even on mine should I decide to part with it and I'm sure at some point I will divest myself of it.
Personally, I think it is a shame these vehicles have such low resell values.