Newer Diesels...

[Dave]

Seriously, get something simpler that isn't going to have much to break. That 106 diesel you had would have been perfect!

This. This is why a XUD 306 would be ideal. You know them well and the XUD is as basic as it gets. Only reason why they fail so often on here is because people chuck silly boost through them or veg oil

True dat, they will have problems, but won't leave you stranded unless you wreck the battery.

The *ONLY* time I've managed to be stranded in my 8 years of driving is by the volvo... But just had to wait and it fixed itself lol, my 306 actually never ONCE let me down!!

Amen to this
I've had countless issues with my 306, but non of them really warrant being called an issue as im used to conrods spitting out the side. little niggly shit can just be fixed there and then, as ruan said, there is so little to go wrong with them thats beyond the control/understanding of the average man. I've had gearboxes come off off, belts snap, radiator hoses split, injectors f*cked, glowies f*cked, no water even!, frozen water (causing the cambelt to slip over the water pump), ran out of fuel and used engine oil, ran dangerously low on oil and used veg in the fuel tank, brake lines splitting and plugging the connection with a plug fitting, blown turbos, completely f*cked rings, powersteering pump falling off, no clutch,

they are ridiculously hard wearing depending on your tolerance to what you think a failure is. In my eyes a failure is when it wont physically move anymore.