With the '97 waiting to go into shop #2 to try and find out what has blown the ECU and power transistor, I'm starting to contemplate the unthinkable. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> Is there life after Monteros?

If there were no Montys and you wanted a off-road capable 4-door that was also good for long-distance highway travel, what would you buy today?

90 LWB RS: 3 L/mt, JBaker springs, bushings, swaybars. KYB shocks tweaked, 134k mi, original owner.
97 LWB SR: SOLD Sep. 2014 131,006 mi: running boards removed, BFG 31x10.5 AT/KO tires, Air locker, AirLifts, KYB shocks, Cibie fogs, 3rd owner.