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Having just changed the oil on my 2014 model California SE 180, I thought that documenting my experience might help anyone thinking of a similar purchase. I have owned the vehicle for four years, it's a good high spec vehicle and has the "D" category EGR. The mileage at purchase was 65490 miles. For the first three years it ran along quite happily, although covid and other medical problems meant that it wasn't used very much. After the third year it began to use a bit of oil and has continued to do so. Current mileage 68311.
I did a quick calculation on consumption and the result was 2038km/litre. As the mileage is unlikely to be very high for the forseeable future, I will just keep checking the oil level and enjoy the bits that work very well and for which I chose this vehicle. I have to say that there was no indication that something like this would happen when I bought it and I am prepared to write it down as "unfortunate"; I guess that at some future date a new engine will be on the cards. Caveat emptor.
I did a quick calculation on consumption and the result was 2038km/litre. As the mileage is unlikely to be very high for the forseeable future, I will just keep checking the oil level and enjoy the bits that work very well and for which I chose this vehicle. I have to say that there was no indication that something like this would happen when I bought it and I am prepared to write it down as "unfortunate"; I guess that at some future date a new engine will be on the cards. Caveat emptor.
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