Hooniverse Asks: What do you think my 1991 Montero weighs?

Jeff Glucker
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I am upgrading the suspension on my Montero in the coming month or so. Before the truck goes into the shop, they wanted me to get it on a scale. I did that, and now I know exactly how much it weighs.

How much do you think it weighs?

I’m running a little contest over on our YouTube channel. Folks are making guesses in the comment stream under the video. I’ll reveal the actual weight of the truck on Friday. Before then, I wanted to see what you all thought. And I’m not here to give any hints.

So you know the full version of my truck; it’s a 1991 Mitsubishi Montero LS with the 3.0-liter V6 and 5-speed manual gearbox. The tires are BFG KO2s and the wheels are 16-inch Fifteen52 Turbomac HD classics.

Have at it!

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Jeff Glucker

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Jeff Glucker is the co-founder and Executive Editor of Hooniverse.com. He’s often seen getting passed as he hustles a 1991 Mitsubishi Montero up the 405 Freeway. IG: @HooniverseJeff

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11 responses to “Hooniverse Asks: What do you think my 1991 Montero weighs?”

  1. Victor~~ Avatar
    Victor~~

    3,800 lbs soaking wet .

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  2. Zentropy Avatar
    Zentropy

    I’d guess roughly 4124 lbs. (A pound heavier might make more sense, but I have this weird OCD thing about numbers ending in 0 or 5.)

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  3. crank_case Avatar
    crank_case

    1400KG or whatever that is in old money.

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    1. Vairship Avatar
      Vairship

      I’m with you: it’s old so it’s MUCH lighter than today’s behemoths. Lack of crash safety saves pounds! In fact, given that it’s about a decade older than my PT Cruiser but bigger and with a bigger engine/4WD, I’d have guessed it would weigh about the same as the PT.

      So I’m going with 3000lbs (1362 thousand-grammes).

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  4. 0A5599 Avatar
    0A5599

    Eleventy-seven kilohoons. That assumes Jeff kept his fat thumb off the scale when he weighed the Mitsu.

    http://fpc.dos.state.fl.us/JJS/JJS0078.jpg

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  5. danleym Avatar
    danleym

    4850

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  6. ptschett Avatar
    ptschett

    Hmm. Big tires, probably non-stock snorkel there, allowing for options and stuff…
    4081 lbs.

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    1. Zentropy Avatar
      Zentropy

      Don’t forget the obligatory child seat. That’s probably good for 20 lbs.

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      1. Vairship Avatar
        Vairship

        Forget about the child seat, the accumulation of dropped food/drinks/unidentifiable matter produced by a child will far outweigh that.

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  7. SlowJoeCrow Avatar
    SlowJoeCrow

    does that weight include accumulated mud and dirt?

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  8. SlowJoeCrow Avatar
    SlowJoeCrow

    does that weight include accumulated mud and dirt?

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