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Originally Posted by Sox
Autos usually need replacing after 150,000k's, and are expensive.
Manuals are more reliable and much more fun, clutch is not so strong, but cheap and easy to replace.
IRS is pretty good. The upper shock mounts might need 'adjusting', and the diff mounts may need replacing. The diff centre is pretty strong.
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Auto lasts a lot longer than that with regular servicing, I have seen them get 400K before a rebuild in a taxi. now I don't mean put it up on stands dump the fluid and filter and fill it up again.
A proper auto service from a good auto specialist is all of the above and checking / adjusting bands / clutches as well. fitting an external cooler and bypassing the radiatio is also esential to long life. so many people think the transmission is sealed ( no dipstick) so needs no servicing. they then whinge because the auto is " un reliable"