Quote Originally Posted by manuel_04 View Post
* sir monty_GTV yup I'm contemplating getting a BN montero or Innova and calling it a day. The reason I'm looking at preowned cars is that I feel, with a lot of patience, I can get more car for my money with preowned ones.

* sir dr. D thanks for your input. I'm also scouting around for one of your default recom, an Innova. Although with the 2nd hand prices for it, it seems much wiser and simpler to get a brand new one.

* sir GTI I get what you mean about the BK's age.
You know its nice because I originally wanted to send my post as a pm to you but was unable to do so because your inbox was full. It seems there are a lot like me who want to get you advice.
There's another prospect I'm looking at which just might be a much better option- a brand new Montero GLS MT 4X4 with a very nice discount(438k). I'll know tomorrow if its still available.

Ps: my apologies for the consecutive posts. I was looking for the option to quote multiple posts or to edit but could not seem to find it. I could only edit this post which has no qoutes.
Regarding the Innova, I would agree it is a valid option, especially if you find one under Toyota Pre-owned so that you at least get 1 year warranty from them along with the "various points" checkup before it is sold to you (supposedly). This was an option we were exploring before we found issues with my dad's office vehicle. So we opted for a BNEW DMax for more cargo hauling flexibilty instead of the Innova. But when we asked back then, I think it was Toyota balintawak that had about a 3 year old (I think, surely it wasn't 5 year old) Innova G ( I can't recall completely but I am sure it wasn't a V Trim) that had below 20k kms in the odo and they were asking below 1million for it, i think around 900k ++.

But if just the Pajero or Montero as the choice, I feel the Montero is the more "flexible" option should there be a sudden change of heart in the future, then you have a "wider" net to cast for 2nd hand buyers in the future. But agree as well about the space inside as really only good for 7 regular sized adults, though we did attempt 9 adults in it (previous gen Montero, 2012 Model Year). A really tight squeeze, along with some light luggage for each person inside the car (no storage above the roof). =)

Good luck.