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Replying to: ruking1 (Jun 10, 2009 5:55 pm) |
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Golf GTD No GTD, just TDI for 2010.
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Replying to: moparbad (Jun 11, 2009 1:58 pm) |
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If Land Rover brings their Defender line to the USA they would move to the top of my list. As far as I can tell the 2010 newly designed Defender's only come with a 2.4 L diesel engine. I like the looks. They are about $20k less than a comparable Toyota Land Cruiser. That is only offered with diesel engines in the UK. Now that a progressive company owns Land Rover maybe will see some good choices. I look for Tata to end up with the whole Chrysler dealer network. 
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Replying to: gagrice (Jun 12, 2009 5:54 am)  Still very cool for what is basically a 60 year old body design. Still very much respected in their homeland and lots of old ones still roaming about. Used to be that they could be fixed by anyone with a screwdriver, hammer and a set of spanners. Fender bender ? Unbolt the offending panel, attack it with a soft mallet, (or even a lump of 4" x 2"), and bolt it back on. Sorted. I imagine the body construction hasn't changed and is still the same aluminium it always was, (long before everyone else "invented" alum for car bodies). |
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Replying to: alltorque (Jun 12, 2009 12:11 pm) We just put a 15 year old TLC (gasser) through a major maintenance ! 170,000 miles. For sure it "should have" this and that... BUT... all systems A OK. The last MANDATORY but alledgedly randomly drawn "SMOG ONLY" tested essentially  NEW. They tore into the valve cover to check the valve adjustment, still factory specifications (a valve adjust would net them a couple hundred dollars more) Perhaps at the 30 year mark we will be looking at 340,000 miles. . So despite what most all claim, vehicles can be built to last 30 years....
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Replying to: ruking1 (Jun 12, 2009 12:29 pm)
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Replying to: larsb (Jun 12, 2009 1:12 pm)  And of course you aren't saying that you never have to replace rotors, brake pads, tires, etc? |
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Fender-benders in microcars can be costly By Ken Thomas link title |
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