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Originally Posted by deanyel
Watch your years on this one - the early V8s missed several of the problems of the early 3.2s. In that era I think it goes the other way - V8s have been cheaper to maintain than the sixes. The 3.2s were pretty much sorted out by 96 or so.
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I tend to keep my cars for a while and plan ahead for a top end overhaul. V8's have two heads doubling the cost of head gaskets and top end engine work. So I guess it really depends on your point of view and how long you plan on keeping your car around. For me a scant 45 horsepower and the bragging rights of a a V8 engine don't justify the costs over the lifetime of the car. Regardless of the year and regardless of the engine the top end gets overhauled eventually.