I will be moving to Dubai soon and am wondering about the diesel powered caravan that is available there and in Europe.
Has any reader owned one? If so what are the experiences with the diesel engine there? Any negative or service issues that I should be aware of?
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
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