I’m going to disagree with these two lads for quite a number of reasons. I think that the price is too high though.
1. A D2 TD5 will cost you more to get sorted. This vehicle appears well sorted and had a great history being a 1 owner vehicle. You can see it’s been maintained. No doubts.
2. It has good k’s and the Bosch injection which is much better.
3. A D2 TD5 is gutless. Leaks oil into injection looms, has amigos to play up, and are known for getting hot when towing big loads.
4. I have owned 3 P38’s in the last 10yrs, all Bosch ones, and all driven remote places. The first one was written off sadly, but was a pleasurable 20,000kms with no worries. The second one I clocked over 60,000km before I sold it, again no issues, even towed another vehicle back from Cape York in it. I had to replace the air springs, but otherwise it was faultless. I sold it to purchase my current one, which has done 50,000km in the 3yrs I’ve owned it. It’s been to Cape York twice (both times it was the only vehicle without an issue or oil top up on the trip), along with many other remote area trips. 40,000km of this has been on trips, away from civilization, no phone service. Purely a touring vehicle. It lives is low range with the Tyres at 20psi.
5. The ABS issues mentioned above are rare. Working on vehicles means you only see the faults and services, not the trouble free motoring in between.
6. The transmissions are strong and reliable. The slipped liners are due to poor maintenance and subsequent overheating, likewise suspension issues are poor maintenance related.
If you’re looking to buy one, get to know how the systems work, learn how everything operates. If something was beginning to show signs of going wrong, you’ll know that something is up and be able to prevent further issues. Buy a good one that’s been looked after and have it checked by someone who knows P38’s (and doesn’t instantly dismiss them).
Ill happily pack my tent and do the big lap tomorrow in mine. No doubts.
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Cheers
Keithy
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