Any vehicle is reliable mate. It all comes down too how stringent you are with the servicing and maintenance.

If your sending it in to garage and telling them fix what it needs n your not bothered about the bill I'd imagine the car will do well etc

Thanks Rosco!

Now just need to find a decent example. Doesn’t seem to be too many around at the mo that aren’t the end of the country!

LandyGee wrote:

Interesting thread chaps!

Would you say that the supercharged is more reliable than the tdv8? I’ve heard that a number of times…

And the classic question.. around town and on small runs, what mpg are getting??

Many thanks!

I have averaged 17 - 18mpg around town, on motorway & towing over 165,000 in total. It doesn’t seem to matter what kind of driving I do, it all averages out in the long run.

Did a 200 mile round trip towing race car & trailer with no issues. I really can’t bring myself to change this car

Did any of your high mileage 4.2's had alternator failure and at what mileage? I am cooming close to 170k on mine ajv8 so thinking of preventative replacment  RR HSE 4.4 2006 LPG

My alternator failed at about 100k, on removal the brushes had plenty of 'meat' left on them the bearings were fine but the rectifier had failed

Hth

At 150k I replaced all the pulleys belts tensioners alternator and the loom to the battery = all were in reasonable order and are in the garage as spares