Howdy,
Been doing research for a few months on diesel RHD imports. Mostly HDJ81. I've read a bunch of threads and talked to guys who daily drive theirs. Just trying to talk to as many folks as possible to gauge how reasonable of a strategy this is. I've wanted a diesel 80 for years but it'd need to be my daily, I move around a lot for work and having two cars would be a PITA. I keep getting close to pulling the trigger, I'll probably go through LC Direct as they've been consistently recommended. But, one question persists:
Is it crazy to sell my 5 year old modern vehicle with 100,000 miles for an imported 25-year-old one? Are these things as rock solid as they say? How often am I going to find it won't run when I'm starting it up to get to work? How long am I going to wait to get it on the road again when it does break? Generally I suppose my main concern is reliability/dependability and if that concept and owning a decades old diesel 80 is mutually exclusive or not.
I appreciate any advice. Thanks in advance!
-Connor
Been doing research for a few months on diesel RHD imports. Mostly HDJ81. I've read a bunch of threads and talked to guys who daily drive theirs. Just trying to talk to as many folks as possible to gauge how reasonable of a strategy this is. I've wanted a diesel 80 for years but it'd need to be my daily, I move around a lot for work and having two cars would be a PITA. I keep getting close to pulling the trigger, I'll probably go through LC Direct as they've been consistently recommended. But, one question persists:
Is it crazy to sell my 5 year old modern vehicle with 100,000 miles for an imported 25-year-old one? Are these things as rock solid as they say? How often am I going to find it won't run when I'm starting it up to get to work? How long am I going to wait to get it on the road again when it does break? Generally I suppose my main concern is reliability/dependability and if that concept and owning a decades old diesel 80 is mutually exclusive or not.
I appreciate any advice. Thanks in advance!
-Connor