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As with all 22 year old vehicles, there will be some maintenance involved.
I daily drive my '83 BJ60 250KM or more. I do have a backup car in case of any major malfunctions. Interestingly, I am driving that car this week as I had an injection pump diaphram failure on the weekend. Should be a fun project to replace, and the part is only $20 CDN.
Diesel engines are very reliable, and repairable. Parts can sometimes get pricey, however there are a number of mailing lists and parts providers here in Canada that can help make the process easy and more affordable (yes...they will deliver to and are happy to deal with US customers as well).
I have put probably about 60,000 KM on my two trucks in the last year, and this is the first engine malfunction I have had on either of my diesel engines (one has 385,000 KM, the other 227,000).
I trust these engines more than the engine in my 2000 Alero which I bought new.
I would say, if you are somewhat mechanically inclined, get the truck and get the 3B (engine type) manual. If you don't have the time to work on the engine, it can get pretty expensive by taking it to a mechanic, most don't have any idea at all how to work on these engines and you end up paying for them to learn.
That being said, I would drive my two trucks anywhere for any length of time. They are bullet proof.
Just my two cents.
Adam
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'82 BJ42
'83 BJ60
'78 FJ45
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