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Guys i'm looking at purchasing a used sportero. Its doing 98,000 km, its a TCD series local. Manual. no engine leaks, manual oil changed every 5000 km. it appears to be mechanically sound. Anything I should look out for and also what about any suggestions for a good diesel mechanic that knows these vans inside out.
as mentioned, check the sticky, as well as do a search for a thread vex dogg (I think) made a while back. He was in your same position. Off the bat, I could tell you many have had issues with the clock spring (airbag), and clunky steering wheel (issue with the column). My other major issue was with the clogged EGR, but that was mainly due to never owning a vehicle with one before.
Sportero : Having owned one a used myself I never ran into any major problems regular service every 5000 and that's about it parts are readily available and reasonably priced, can't go wrong actually might be looking to get back one myself.
