A friend was absolutely raving about his 1995 Montero LS a few months ago and it set me on a search. For over 3 months I have been watching the local Reno/Sacramento Craigslist for a gen 2.0 in decent condition with low miles, leather interior and a light colored exterior color -not having a black interior. You'd think I was looking for hen's teeth. Nothing, nothing, nothing and I was considering going with a gen 3 as they are a little more plentiful. Well, low and behold..... on Tuesday afternoon I spotted a white 1995 SR with brown leather and 103K on it in Nevada City, CA. I called the guy and he told me he only used it for snow driving and that is why the mileage was so low. He was the original purchaser and religiously changed the oil every 3000 miles. He was asking $5500, a little more than I wanted to pay- but to tell you the truth, I haven't seen ANYTHING out there with that kind of low miles - let alone an SR!. I called him and told him I would pay full price and not to sell it to anyone. I went down from my home in Truckee, to Nevada City and the car was in AMAZING condition. He covered the seats from day one because he was using it for snow driving and the seats didn't have heaters- so the seats were brand new under the covers. It was a little dirty, so I cleaned it up and it looks brand new as it had been garaged all its life so the paint was brilliant, except for a couple of rock chips near the tires. So now I will be watching this forum more often.
I've done some searches for the following questions, and haven't come up with anything, so maybe you fellow forum members can help:
1. Headlights- any recommendations to increase the output of the stock 1995 orange colored light? I haven't seen any threads on these older Monteros for increasing the brightness. I spend a lot of time on narrow, dark, windy roads and I'd like a little more penetration of the night terrain.
2. Seat covers- what is a good brand that fits well with this truck. I wanted a leather car so the dog hair wouldn't stick to everything, but I want something other than leather to sit on when it is hot. recommendations?
3. Are there any bolt in factory (or looks like factory) options for the left dash gauge that shows a compass and air temp? I'd like to see what's out there for something different.
I've done some searches for the following questions, and haven't come up with anything, so maybe you fellow forum members can help:
1. Headlights- any recommendations to increase the output of the stock 1995 orange colored light? I haven't seen any threads on these older Monteros for increasing the brightness. I spend a lot of time on narrow, dark, windy roads and I'd like a little more penetration of the night terrain.
2. Seat covers- what is a good brand that fits well with this truck. I wanted a leather car so the dog hair wouldn't stick to everything, but I want something other than leather to sit on when it is hot. recommendations?
3. Are there any bolt in factory (or looks like factory) options for the left dash gauge that shows a compass and air temp? I'd like to see what's out there for something different.
