alam ko rin walang local na unit na pajero during those times. lumabas lang yung gas version lately (3.8L V6). most likely imported yan unless nagpachange engine. in any case, baka hindi masagot mga tanong mo kasi hindi sure kung ano makina nya.
I own a local '96 Diesel Pajero. I get around 7km/liter. As far as the parts are concerned, mahal pag original pero nakaka kuha ako ng replacement and surplus.
But since the unit you are looking at is GAS, most likely this is not released locally. I have a friend who owned a '96 or '95 Pajero that they got from the US. It has a GAS V6 engine. She complained that this is a gas-guzzler and she disposed of this last year. She hardly used her Pajero because of this. I think she was getting less than 5 km/liter.