Yellowknife, NT – Mercedes-Benz Montana
Posted: October 29th, 2019, 8:17 pm
Hello everyone...again!
Well it was only a matter of time before I decided to start the sequel.
I purchased her (1998 ML320 / 3.2L V6 SOHC / Brilliant Emerald) back on June 15th of this year from Thunder Bay, Ontario. She would only start for three seconds, beep four times, then shut off. So I had it trailered up to Yellowknife. I programmed and synchronized the key using my Mercedes-Benz Keymaker. And now the rest is history! Been driving her since July.
The engine is sound and strong. I'm very impressed with the transmission response (AWD and the low range) for a 194,000KM+ vehicle. She feels heavy but can still quickly accelerate with ease, that's Mercedes-Benz for you. The interior, for a 1998, is immaculate and fortunately all the electronics still operate as they should.
I will be focusing on the entire suspension first. The suspension, although functional, feels very old and needs a refresher - brakes, rotors, hubs, ball joints, tie rod ends, bushings (polyurethane), struts, shocks, torsion bars leveled out...the works!
I will be going with five LT265/75R16 BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A KM3. P#: 79327.
As much as I'd like to be film accurate, the Dunlop Radial Mud Rover was unfortunately discontinued in 2015. Therefore the BFGoodrich will be an amazing alternative and even a small nod to the original Jurassic Park BFGoodrich All-Terrains. I’ve also decided to go with the Montana version of the three (Fontana and Santana being the other two) Gatherer vehicles.
This 'Trek' will be a long one. I'm excited, nervous, but most of all happy with my decision!
Enjoy!
Well it was only a matter of time before I decided to start the sequel.
I purchased her (1998 ML320 / 3.2L V6 SOHC / Brilliant Emerald) back on June 15th of this year from Thunder Bay, Ontario. She would only start for three seconds, beep four times, then shut off. So I had it trailered up to Yellowknife. I programmed and synchronized the key using my Mercedes-Benz Keymaker. And now the rest is history! Been driving her since July.
The engine is sound and strong. I'm very impressed with the transmission response (AWD and the low range) for a 194,000KM+ vehicle. She feels heavy but can still quickly accelerate with ease, that's Mercedes-Benz for you. The interior, for a 1998, is immaculate and fortunately all the electronics still operate as they should.
I will be focusing on the entire suspension first. The suspension, although functional, feels very old and needs a refresher - brakes, rotors, hubs, ball joints, tie rod ends, bushings (polyurethane), struts, shocks, torsion bars leveled out...the works!
I will be going with five LT265/75R16 BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A KM3. P#: 79327.
As much as I'd like to be film accurate, the Dunlop Radial Mud Rover was unfortunately discontinued in 2015. Therefore the BFGoodrich will be an amazing alternative and even a small nod to the original Jurassic Park BFGoodrich All-Terrains. I’ve also decided to go with the Montana version of the three (Fontana and Santana being the other two) Gatherer vehicles.
This 'Trek' will be a long one. I'm excited, nervous, but most of all happy with my decision!
Enjoy!