Diesel powered Caravan - issues??

When I was in the UK a year or so ago, I was driven from London to Gatwick in one. The driver/owner loved everything about it except depreciation. He also had a Mercedes that was bleeding his money. I never would have believed it was a diesel except he told me so. It was quiet and fast.

The caravan is known as a Voyager here in the UK - they are big and comfotable, but depreciate loads because they drink loads of our petrol (?mpg) at £4.50 a gallon, and don't have the reliability or build quality of a Toyota

A shame, as they're nice MPVs!.

AS indicated in my OP, I am interested in the issues with a DIESEL Voyager/Caravan. Also, who made the diesel engine for the vehicle - I understand it was not Chrysler.

Thanks.

Ken

Duh - I should have read the original post - still, with diesel costing more than petrol, the build quality being the same as a petrol version and the reliability also the same, there are 3 reasons.

I believe the 2.5CRD is Mercedes based, though that isn't as good as it used to be, as Mercedes (AKA Daimler Chrysler) source globally these days. (My brother has a Merc C220 built in S. Africa - returned trice on warranty in its first year) The Voyager is built in Austria. In my lifetime in the UK I have only known 1 famous thing about Austria, and that is about a famous person who was born there.

But they aren't a BAD car, so if their A/C is up to it, go for it!

Just a tip..... you can reduce the depreciation problem by buying it used.

Thanks for this info Adam.

Finding and buying a diesel voyager/caravan is an option I will explore

- along with a diesel VW Bora/Jetta or my favourite car of all time; a RWD Volvo (aka a 240/740/940). single camshaft engine is easier to deal with than a DOHC BMW of the same vintage.

For me a car MUST be reliable and easily FIXABLE. Otherwise it is just a piece of expensive steel that moves me from "A" to "B".

I still have the first vehicle i ever bought: a 1972 Land Rover serries III 88", but... that is another story too ;-)

Thanks again for all the input from everyone.

Ken, Canada