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    Where does one find a good used 200tdi at a reasonable price (<$1,500) on this side of the pond? Or across the pond, for that matter?

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    Where does the figure of $1500.00 come from?
    You may find a Discovery 200TDi for this fiqure, it would probably need some work doing to it. Such as new rings/bearings/gaskets.
    Bear in mind that any 200Tdi was only production fitted from 1989 to 1993 and that production of the engine ended nearly 20 years ago !
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    Does sound quite low...I was allocating around $5k for a nice 200TDi...
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    Well, that's not particularly good news but your statement about there only being about 4 years of production, coupled with the fact that they were installed in very few, if any, vehicles exported to the USA, explains the relatively high prices for good used ones. I think my research turned up someone, maybe in Georgia somewhere, that sells a kit including a good used motor, to install a 200tdi in a Series for around $5,500 not counting freight. Sounds like that may be about right. What about the 300tdi? Would it be any better?

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    Well the 300TDi was used from 1994, to 2006...so yes there's a good chance you'll find one. They're not cheap either however.
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    In the UK I'm paying $5k for a 200/300tdi conversion with all the extra bits.
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    Derek, is that what you are paying to have the conversion done to a vehicle (that could have been built that way) in the UK before it is shipped here? If so, that's not bad considering that's a little less than what the parts alone are going for here. Or did I misunderstand what you are saying?

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    That's with the engine and conversion completed in the UK. Before you ask I do not source engines. It's just what I pay to get a clients Defender converted over to Tdi specs.

    A is Tdi conversion in the states would be around $12k with engine, parts and labor. This is assuming you can find the parts and engine in the UK at a good price and ship them.
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    Derek, Thanks for the heads up. I'm not sure I'd want to spend $12k convert a 95 Discovery, maybe a Defender, but it would take a long time to get it back in mpg's. I did find this on ebay which would save the UK part and perhaps simplify the process. Probably still cost about as much as you estimated though.

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Land-Rover-2...-/390358278661

    With mil spec 6.2 diesels being considerably less (<$1,000 sometimes); that's an interesting, if somewhat more complicated, alternative. Any experience with one of those?

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    I would think very carefully before buying an engine off eBay. It's very hard to really know what your getting. You will find loads of horror stories on rover forums.

    I just sold the 6.2 GMC deisel we had in stock. It was amazing in the power and mpg department. I like to a lot more the the Tdi. No idea of how to go about the conversion as that's not what I do. I did however really like the engine.

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