Hi,

I am in the market to buy a Caravelle, as my wife is expecting baby no. 4, and I like the size of the Caravelle.
At this stage, I am thinking of a TDI Auto around 2002 model, as the budget is between 15k to 20k. I'd like a Multivan, but I don't think my budget stretches quite far enough...
I have read all the info regarding the auto box, so will be keeping that in mind.
After searching through as many posts as I could, I still have a few questions:
What is the life expectancy of the 2.5 TDI engine?
What sort of work am I likely to need to do on the engine, given the cars I am looking at have travelled between 180k
and 250k?
How reliable are the petrol engines in comparison to the diesels?
Any other buying advice would be appreciated.