The 200tdi was fitted from 89 onwards, I agree the earlier 2.5turbo diesel was on a par with the 2.4 Toyota, but Toyota stuck with it in the UK until about 1993?
As to a 2.4 pulling a house down? Maybe the one the first little piggy lived in, and possibly the second little piggy, but that third little piggy is safe from wolves and underpowered 70's !!
Dont get me wrong - I loved my 78, and a 3.0 KZJ78 would be great, of course my current 95 is ace, probably the best car I've owned, but I do have an issue with its width (I have a really narrow bridge), but living with the 2.4? Not again.
Pete