Did a 900 km round trip from Vancouver to Morton Washington on saturday to scope out a '89 2 door 6 cyl standard, 235000 km. Nice shape and some humour was found in the old matching wasp nests in each corner of the rear bumper, funnier still was finding the live nest in the gas filler door. I suspect there was a mistruth in claiming it was regularly driven. Started up nice and sounded great though and went like a little 2 door with a 6 cyl engine should. Ton of oil on the engine and front drive shaft though and fresh drops after the test drive. Without a clean I had no way of knowing where it's coming from and passed on it.
There are a bunch of 4 door units available in Washington though, anyone have any comments on how they drive?

I haven't driven a SWB V6, but the comparison between the 4-cyl SWB and V6 LWB should be measured in the differences. More roomy, more power, less apparent body roll (rear sway bar), better stopping feel. I still want a SWB V6...I'd probably swap my fleet of 4-cyl for on V6 model.

I've had 4 SWB Montero/Raiders, the last an 89 V6 Raider. It's terrific. Better mileage, more power, larger gas tank, more reliable and on and on. Find one that doesn't smoke and change the oil and filter religiously - at least that's the advice I was given. I have a bit over 200K miles, and it's still going strong. It's a good tow rig - I've towed my 4X8 utility trailer up to 90mph. I've removed the rear seat and replaced it with a lock box to carry all the stuff I hope I never need. I've replaced both front seats with "bouncy" seats. It has taken me through very bad conditions. I love it.