Hyundai Galloper II

[cyclist]

I am in Santiago Chile and looking for an affordable SUV to drive around south america. I have run across a number of Hyundai Gallopers for sale, often with a desirable diesel (2.5L intercooled and turboed) and manual combination. According to wikipedia this is a Hyundai build 1st gen montero, but might have a hyundai motor in it. I drove one and it seemed well put together and comfy, if not super fast. Any thoughts on general reliability or likelyhood of parts availability in south america?
thanks

 

[fowldarr]

Looking at the picture it looks like a 2nd Gen Montero. Other than that I have no input.

 

[ReconH3]

It is generally a Montero drivetrain. A friend mechanic in Madrid, Spain said that they would be a great buy, but unfortunately he said the quality of the welds were very bad. Welds would separate on normal street driven ones.


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