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From memory [dangerous I know...lol] but didn't VW have trouble with engines going pop in their Touaregs when they were first released here due to the engines using oil and Aussie owners with new cars who were and are unaccustomed to regular oil level checks on new cars.
I posted the LC200 thing on another forum and you cannot even begin to imagine the vitriol that has been coming my way.
and they reckon LR owners are defensive !
They were dumping thier power steering fluid,haven't heard anything about the engines. PatQuote:
Originally Posted by Grumbles
These tubs of lard have been causing owners angst for a while - eg:
Oil consumption and driveshaft clunking in Landcruiser 200 - Toyota Owners Club - Australia
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Oh, I had a VT Series 1 Exec Bombadore and a Series 2 Berlina.....I thought that they were great....for what they were....had a few issues that were age related but other than that, never missed a beat......Quote:
Originally Posted by mattg
I have had a much better run from my 02 D2 from new than from my 98 VT from new even though the D2 has much higher miles and tows a lot heavier weights.
The VT - S V6 Manual was plagued by bad brakes - the disc rotors warped when the moon was full. GMH were upset cause they usually put people off by saying that the driver was at fault for heavy braking...then they saw that my pads were still originals at 80,000k....they had to cough up many times over that. When traded (on the D2) at 110,000 it had had the air conditioner condenser pump replaced, disc rotors several times, windscreen wiper arms failed causing screen damage - replacement for both; some roughness when cold - I think the coil packs were getting close to going to lunch; the radio screen readout failed completely.
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True thatQuote:
Originally Posted by Celtoid
Ive had my VYSS with the 5.7 from new.. Now 8 years old with 160k's on it.. never had one thing go wrong with it..(except a clutch at 140k). Everything still works perfect on it..Suprising as I thrash the crap out of it. Each year I say I will upgrade to something nice like an L322 but cannot justify it as the commodore is so reliable. One day I will get my L322 when I am prepared to spend money fixing cars
Camo
Your in the minority.Both the bomberdoor and foulcan deserve thier reputation.My L322 hasn't missed a beat if that helps. Pat
That's pretty harsh Pat. I ran an NL Fairlane for 10 years and just over 200 thousand kays and it was only in its last 12 months that it gave a couple of hiccups -and nothing major then either. My current XR 6 hasn't put a foot wrong in its 30 thousand kays. :D
My misses worked for the Alloy smelter at Kurri Kurri,they had about 40 of them and twice I had to pick her up because the POS broke down,the second time she was picking up her boss because his stopped and she went to rescue him only for me to rescue both of them in my VW.At any time at least half a dozen of them didn't work. Pat