Right, that's why I was telling mt bro that he has AWD, etc. But yours is a 3.8L. Every Gen III that I have ever seen was either 3.8L or a 3.5L Limited, and our 03 20th as well, all of which have had the Active-Trac tcase shift pattern. Never saw a 3.5L XLS in person before.

I am still rather dismayed as my brother lives in Colorado. He has had two Monteros before, though he knows little about them aside from what I convey. I would have told him to not get an 01-02 XLS and go with Active-Trac. Actually, I did counsel him to go 03+ for the 3.8L...