She's actually my second love. My first love is a 1st Gen '89 that has about 250K mi. on it. This one's really been thru hell and back.

I've crashed her eight times, and declared total loss by the insurance companies four times. A truck pulled her top off, and I rolled over down a hill about 2 months into my license at 16.

She gave up a few parts for the 2nd Gen, but if I wanted, all she probably would need is an oil change and spark plugs, and she'd probably run strong.

Even after breaking the timing belt at full throttle about 3 times, she's much faster than the 2nd Gen. These trucks are just about eternal.

I don't think I'll ever own an SUV other than a 1st or 2nd Gen Montero with a 3.0L engine. Hey, they use 'em in Africa as daily transport, I guess that's good enough for me.