I agree with Granny.  

Have you thought about a Patrol or Landcruiser?   Both are like Holdens or Fords and it doesn't matter where you are in the land of ours there always seems to be plenty of parts or a dealer.    Thats a big plus.

Also had a mate of mine had his disco blow a motor in Broken Hill.  Had to wait three weeks for the parts to arrive and have the motor rebuilt.  Some $8,000 lighter in his pocket and three weeks behind schedule stuck at Broken Hill, he was able to leave. 

If it had been a Patrol or Landcruiser, may have been up and running much much sooner.

Worth a thought.    Some 4 x 4, parts in the bush are had to acquire.

Personally I have a Patrol, and tow a 20ft Full size Van and am more that happy with the results achived by the tow vehicle.  Parts have never been a problem.

Just some food to munch on.

I have never been enthusiastic about any Mitsubishies. I have found them no better or worse than other vehicles, except for replacement parts.

The parts are difficult to get and when you can get them, you pay through the nose. Your nominated vehicle is fairly new, so it should not be an issue, for now.

This one is in the smaller 4wd range, and therefore is more car like to drive than a L/C or Patrol, and I believe better on fuel. They have been proven in off road rally's.

My mate has one, petrol version, and goes everywhere, gold prospecting, towing a trailer. He seems happy with it, and it does not show any real wear and tear from his travells.

Bottom line, my opinion, any vehicle is good enough, as long as the driver is knowledgeable about the limitations of the vehicle, and treats it accordingly. Even a L/C will fall to bits, break, in the wrong hands. Bloody hell, I have seen Landrovers still out there doing it well, as the driver treated the vehicle with knowledge.

I've spoken to a couple of Pajero owners who tow vans, and they regret their choice of vehicle. That's enough infor for me.
If you do break down, (heaven forbid) in the outback, most cattle statons have ToJo's and parts, rims, tyres, and even diesel can be procured, if you ask nicely. They may even have a resident mechanic to help you out.
You won't see a Pajero anywhere out there.
If you're really nice they may let you plug in and stay for a look around. And they might even feed you. Some charge a minimal amount, others chuck it in. You may even get a bit of work for you tucker. Another great experience. I like being boreman's offsider, checking windmills, pumps, tanks and troughs. You never know where you end up.
These stations cover a lot of ground, and include country no one else has free access to.
All that information from a simple question. Must be your lucky day.
My compliments. Granny

well I proudly own and drive a 380 and I guess if you drive something else well you are going to knock it, me, I couldnt care less, I gave up that childish behaviour years ago,

I have found to my horror the price of parts for these things are ridiculous compared to holden and ford, ($500 for a window regulator) but they dont compare with the luxury and drivability of the 380, I know, I have driven and tested them all, before buying the 380, I will be taking it to alice springs pulling a campertrailer but if I was towing a van around aust. I would not have it or a pajero, it would be a nissan or a toyota, or a ford but not B.A. the trans in them are shocking as well

I base my knowledge on experience and advice from experts, I have said many times my brother in law is a mitsubishi mechanic and he sees pajeros coming through with problem transmissions all too often, nissan and toyotas are a rarity where he works even though he is trained and qualified to work on them,

take a look on any station, farm, open cut or shaft mining site and report back when you see a pajero on any of these, 98% cruisers, must be a reason for that!! it will be a cold day in hell when they get overun by pajeros

my brother in stockport bought a B.A. gold station wagon, great car, brand new, had it for 2 months, loaded it with their traveling gear, suitcases etc for two adults and two kids, 6 x 4 trailer on the back headed for geelong, cooked the trans at tailem bend at 9 am, R.A.A pickup, two weeks in the shop (still under warranty) mechanic wouldnt let it out because he found metal somewhere else, replaced trans and put a trans oil cooler on

picked vehicle up, drove for two weeks, back in shop again trouble with gas unit, two months later hooked up his 18 foot van for a trip up the murray to albury, blew another trans, this feller is in his fifties and is not a rough driver, he owns a BA ute which he tows the van with now and so far no problems but it is a manual not automatic, they sold the B.A. wagon and bought a new focus

the woman who runs the training centre here in Pirie bought a B.A. sport xr6 two trans to date, neices boyfreind same thing, I have heard from a ford mechanic here that it is a common problem and they have had "quite a few in"

I dont know the solution to your long legged problem, I only advise on information that is either given to me or I have learned by experience, I'm sure that if someone had short arms then that would be a peculiar problem to them another to which I am not able to give an answer to, perhaps lengthen the seat runner rails, my brothers wife has to sit on a pillow to drive, cant see over the steering wheel, dont know how she gets to the peddles but she does, 5' in stockings

I am no expert on anything and I dont put myself forward as such,

if you have a good run out of your pajero and B.A. then that is great, I hope you do, many owners do, I dont have the total percentage figures of failures and am unlikely to get them and if I did I wouldnt produce them here because of the litigation from the ford motor company, all I'm saying is that there is a lot of pajeros and B.A.s out there that have a problem

I can only talk of my experience and talking with people about these vehicles, take the advice or leave it, no skin off my nose

Pathfinders, Not many about - say's something - one black jellybean

Auto - not setup to tow- mainly get the vehicle about - second black jellybean

But I think my last post is still correct, in the right hands, so to speak.

Also believe in "meant to be", so, go with your gut.

Sorry davo.....didnt mean to sound nasty.....as I said previously.....doesnt matter..what vehicle you get..all that matters is ..long as your happy with it...thats all that counts........Ohhhhhhhh stupid me....We dont have a BA...we have a dedicated LPG engined BF..cause its gas....its next to useless for holidaying .plus the spare wheel fills the boot space ....


Happy Easter

Dave

yes I think after this experience that the 380 will be my last, might look at the toyota avilon or similar next time, lovely car though

Dave dont worry about it..