Quote Originally Posted by Peppercorn View Post
I've had a RR V8 and rebuilt the engine twice. 1st time when I bought it as no.7 piston was stuffed because the camshaft had worn out!! It lasted 3 years until it got some water in the motor from a river crossing in the NT and I had to rebuild it again. New pistons, Cam. etc
Now, that V8 was a great motor tbh and I never blamed it for getting a bad piston knock from going through the flooded river. But it got 3 litres per kilometer while going down hill with the wind behind it!!

I now have a TDi. I am absolutely blown away with it. For me it is as close as I have ever been to the perfect vehicle!
It is cheap to run, so far I have had no major mechanical problems, and it serves every area of my life excellently. My wife uses it around town as do I, we take it on the beach and off road, and it performs as well as anything else I've seen.
It's not a speed machine but at 9 klms per litre it's performance to cost is excellent.
Mine has now done 180,000. I service it every 10,000 klms, and I have replaced one timing belt 10,000kms ago. It cost $230 from a Land Rover specialist, which is not bad I thought.
I am over happy with my TDI and have no probs advising anyone to get one, mine is an excellent car!
And it is so comfortable to boot...no need to do exercises at the end of a long journey like so other vehicles I've driven. Agree?
John ( disco 44 )