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really awful- Typical Repair Cost:
- No data
- Average Mileage:
- 77,050 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 1 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- to the junker (1 reports)
engine problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
I've been told that these engines are unreliable and don't get to old age. I wish I this before I bought it.
Really it only cost me $2000 to run for 2 years so all is not bad. A good deal but a waste of good steel.
- James A., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada