Well my old Mitsubishi became even more useless than it already was, so i figured it's time to grab a new car and sign up over here ?.
I picked up this NZ new 2003 320D with 120,000kms on it. It had an engine rebuild and a brand new turbo fitted 15,000km ago (all for an ungodly amount of money). The old turbo blew, pumping oil into the engine which messed things up. The crank case breather may have played a part in that, but the old man who used to own it isn't exactly alive anymore, so it's hard to know.
The cooling system was done as a part of the rebuild, and a few other common failure points were sorted. I think the only thing i need to do mechanically for now is to have the swirl flaps removed, if they haven't been removed already.
So far, It's been an absolute pleasure to drive, especially compared to the car i was coming from. And even with road user charges, i'm saving about $15 a week on fuel, which isn't bad at all.
