Well maybe in place of the smaller gen I engines I can see the trade off, but we had a 91 Montero with the 3.0L V6 and it ran 213k miles with just about nothing but normal service (oil changes, brakes, and tires mostly). We did a T belt service at 120k but that was it. I am just saying that through our experiences with Monteros vs my parents current GM vehicle, the GM vehicle definately loved spending time in the shop instead of on the road, and that was with only 60k miles, not 213k. I would take a Mitsu over GM anyday <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/nana.gif" alt="" />