Tuesday, Mar 09, 2004 at 14:08
Just remember bush pig, turbo diesels may last longer and drink a lot less fuel, but when something does go wrong with the engine it will be significantly more to repair/overhaul compared to a petrol engine.
A mate of
mine has a 350ci V8 2 door rangie on LPG which drinks around about the same as my turbo diesel patrol (12-13L per 100km) - of course this varies according to terrain (ie soft sand+v8+heavy 4wd=lots of heat+guzzle fuel).
Think about a rangie - cheap as, plenty of parts, coil sprung load balancing
suspension, pretty reliable, aluminium body (no rust). Just make sure its on LPG thats all.
On the other hand something like a sierra could be okay - very very light (~940kg manual), very basic (easy to work on), economical 1.3L (only 45kW tho)... Gearing isnt exactly suited to anything over about 80kms (I think they rev at about 3900rpm at 100kms)....
Otherwise think about the SWB landcruisers and patrols if you dont want a full sized 4WD but still tough as reputations with turbo diesel options.
Dave.
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