In my country both of these are for sale on the used market and are priced the same. The market fuel costs are about the same per liter, but of course the 4.5L gets better mileage so the operating fuel cost is lower for the diesel engine.
So then the decision comes down to the maintenance cost and total life of the engine.
The two I am looking at each have about 300.000 KM on them and no rust.
So all else equal, what would you go for if you want to maximize the lifetime of the engine?
It's a fairly even split of city driving and highway driving plus offroading/mudding/hill climbing on a few holiday/hiking trips each year.
What would you go for if you want to have the lowest operating cost over the next 10 years driving 15.000km per year (given what I said above about market fuel costs)?
So then the decision comes down to the maintenance cost and total life of the engine.
The two I am looking at each have about 300.000 KM on them and no rust.
So all else equal, what would you go for if you want to maximize the lifetime of the engine?
It's a fairly even split of city driving and highway driving plus offroading/mudding/hill climbing on a few holiday/hiking trips each year.
What would you go for if you want to have the lowest operating cost over the next 10 years driving 15.000km per year (given what I said above about market fuel costs)?