I've got a 2004 bounty and it runs bloody well, had a 2001 courier as well with 300k on the clock with no issues. They're are bit low geared for lots of open road driving but great for towing.
They seem to be bullet proof apart from needing to keep an eye on the radiator and replacing glow plugs, the plugs are cheap enough and I just replace them one at a time as they go, takes less than 5 minutes, you seem to get at least two years out of the plugs.
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