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Old 14-04-2016, 10:40 AM   #23
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Yes 240k is terrible for what a diesel should traditionally be. Whats the point in paying extra for one in the first place, they were always meant to do double the km of a petrol (exept falcon 6's of course).
The 240k is not referring to when an engine blew up, it's the mileage on the vehicle the OP is looking at. My comment means that mileage isn't a big deal.

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The only modern ones that may last are the v8 diesel landcruisers.
You might be surprised at how many of those V8s are having issues... the most robust diesels out there are the six cylinder Landcruisers and Patrols (specifically the TD42 for Patrol, the RD28 does cranks when the harmonic balancer fails).
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