Peter Rawlings
Member
Compared to the Prince engine in the older BMW Minis and in sundry Citroens & Peugeots (eg the DS3 1.6 THP), and some of the direct injection VW engines, the TA seems to be a paragon of reliability up to now. But common sense tells you that their complexity, coupled with the irresistible temptation to rev the nuts off them, will result in problems further down the line. Time will tell. I'll stop worrying when there are loads of problem-free examples with 100k+ on them. In the meantime, as Mercky says, keep a careful eye on the oil level, and always let it warm up properly before you get frisky with the accelerator.
I cannot recall where I read that driving it like a diesel is ok for mpg and the engine seems to cope with this, although not very exciting....
Thanks for this reassurance. If the engine manages 100k that is ok! I had a Citroen C4 1.6 diesel, a frugal car except at 96000 the turbo blew, this was replaced at some expense only for the replacement to blow after 2 weeks (a warranty job) and as I drove that to go buy the Doblo a week after that fix I swear the turbo was going to blow again! I was told this was not unusual for Citroen turbos as they were less easy to fix than others like Fiat and Ford et al......so 100k on a small petrol engine is fine by me!
Delivery of the Cross moved 2 weeks sooner to early January......