rosen@siemens.UUCP (06/17/85)
> > I have the oppurtunity of trading in my 1976 6-cylinder Nova for > a 1979 diesel Oldsmobile with 48k miles( the nova has 56k). I wondered > if anyone has some knowledge about the life of a 4.2 liter diesel > engine that was put in the 79 OLds > Ask how many times the cam shaft has been replace. It's a well know fact that GM diesels (especially the early ones) are prone to early engine failure. Check the May issue of Consumer Reports and you will see that they are rated as 'Reliablitly: much worse than average'. I would avoid that car like the plague. Hey, if you don't have any problems with the Nova, I wouldn't get rid of it. If this is a fair trade, they will have to give you some money along with the car to make it fair :-). Steve Rosen rosen@siemens