For what it's worth, in January 2008 I bought a '96, 4.2 Diesel(24 valve, GS
spec)) Manual with 330,000 miles on the clock for ?2750. It drives fine,
albeit with a bit of ware on the drive train.
Once they get to 10 -12 years old you really do pay your money and take a
chance. Most 80,000 mile cars have been clocked so always try and dig into
the history, check mileages from old MOT certificates (if available), etc.
I had a '92, model some years ago, and did have quite a few problems. As I
recall, Toyaota re-vamped the model in '92 so you might want to check if
it's pre-face lift or not. Personally, I would look for a 24 valve model, -
1996 onwards, But that's just my opinion.
Ken
----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Browning
To: [Email address removed]
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 11:20 AM
Subject: [ELCO] Opinion?
There's a VX auto diesel for sale locally.
1992, 204K miles, cloth upholstery (L) MOT'd, looks pretty clean and good
on a brief glance and I've been offered a test drive.
?3500 - does that sound expensive?
Pete