I want to buy a 2nd hand diesel 4wd. How many kilometres can I expect to get from a 4wd diesel engine?

Question

I want to buy a 2nd hand diesel 4wd. How many kilometres can I expect to get from a 4wd diesel engine?

Answer 1

That would depend on who built it.

Answer 2

It's easier to answer when you give all the relevant information.  Who built the engine?  What kind of service did it see under its former owner?

We have three 2-ton trucks at work, one has seen over 350,000 miles and is still going.  These are tough, city-driving miles.  The other two are newer, one only a year old but the other has less than 200,000 miles.

Diesels are tougher engines than gas mills.  Without abuse their more robust nature lends itself to a long, long life.  As a former owner of a diesel engined pickup once told me, "Make sure you  really like the color."