Thread: Why I am desperate for my new d4 to arrive

GTP sorry to hear you got stuffed around, in an earlier post you said you wouldn't buy a Prado (I think) because of its limited legal towing limit.

Unfortunately the Pajero isn't much better than a Prado when it comes to towing.

cheers,
Terry

If you are sticking to around 2 tonn the Pajero is a great tow vehicle once you sort out (which can be done) the tail gate versus draw bar height interference...go and check out the Vic Pajero Forum to see how it tows. It is not in the D3/D4 class but it does very well.

Cheers

The pajero is rated to 3,000kg, which is only 500kg down on the disco. It tows my race car very easily, but lacks the ultimate grunt of the d4. The 3ton capacity fits the bill for most of the towing requirements I have - race car, tractor, hay carting, twin axle trailer with wood etc. The prado was just not as good - less powerful and 2,500 tow capacity.
As for the tailgate interference - yes I have already found out what a pain that is!

Good to hear mate. The Pajero wins the value for money category of serious large 4wd very day of the week. I will be interesting to see what the new one is like when they eventually come out. In the meantime a VRX with rear locker aftermarket is one of the most attractive new vehicles out there when you factor into account the price, warranty and what they will do.

Good luck mate

Originally Posted by gtp owner

The pajero is rated to 3,000kg, which is only 500kg down on the disco. It tows my race car very easily, but lacks the ultimate grunt of the d4. The 3ton capacity fits the bill for most of the towing requirements I have - race car, tractor, hay carting, twin axle trailer with wood etc. The prado was just not as good - less powerful and 2,500 tow capacity.
As for the tailgate interference - yes I have already found out what a pain that is!

Correct me if I'm wrong but the new Pajero once you load on the back of it a loaded trailer over 2500 kg in weight then the maximim legal ball weight for that vehicle lowers from 250 kg down to 150 kg. Towing a 3000 kg trailer with only a 150 kg ball weight means that the maximum legal ball weight on the Pajero is down around 5% which is way below the recommended industry norm of 10% ball weight.

Where as the D3/4 has a maximum ball weight of 350 kg with a 3500 kg towing limit, big difference.

As I said please correct me if I'm wrong.

cheers,
Terry

Originally Posted by TerryO

Correct me if I'm wrong but the new Pajero once you load on the back of it a loaded trailer over 2500 kg in weight then the maximim legal ball weight for that vehicle lowers from 250 kg down to 150 kg. Towing a 3000 kg trailer with only a 150 kg ball weight means that the maximum legal ball weight on the Pajero is down around 5% which is way below the recommended industry norm of 10% ball weight.

Where as the D3/4 has a maximum ball weight of 350 kg with a 3500 kg towing limit, big difference.

As I said please correct me if I'm wrong.

cheers,
Terry

No you are correct Terry. This is one of the fuzzy areas that most owners do not understand. The problem for the pajero is that it is a monocoque construction, and if you overload the towball it starts to bwend the body!

And theres nothing worse than a bwent bwody,

Originally Posted by clubagreenie

And theres nothing worse than a bwent bwody,

hahha spelling mistake due to fat fingers - I am a well hung lesbian

Just been speaking to another disco buyer who was not enchanted with the service here. They buy a new vehicle every year or two like we do. Took their business to the mainland and came back with a toerag. So that's $200,000 worth of vehicles they have missed out on, as well as ongoing purchases.