Originally Posted By: Ramblejam
Originally Posted By: JohnnyMerrill
Cringe now, test drive later.
Nope.
The older I get, the more of a Luddite (at least in regards to long-term vehicle ownership) I'm becoming. Undoubtedly, it's a neat jacked-up car, but to again use the word of the hour...I cringe at thinking about keeping that Euro 6 drivetrain out of the shop.
The engine has been around for over 25 years in one form or another. It was the first ever direct-injection diesel in a passenger car in the 1987 Fiat Chroma 1.9 TD i.d, first ever common-rail diesel in a passenger car in the 1997 Alfa Romeo 156 2.4 JTD and was (among the?) first to be outfitted with twin turbo chargers in the 2007 Lancia Delta.
By now it is proven to be high MPG and low maintainance. I'm not sure what exactly you're anticipating maintenance-wise, but if you do oil/filter/timing belt American-style, 500-1000k miles are no exception on these, with little to no repairs.