I feel that I can vouch for the La Palma as I have had mine going on 17 yrs. No major problems and it still shines up very well....I have the ford V-10 and it has been a good engine. I've got about 85K miles. The newer La Palmas have more horsepower but mine still tows our Honda CRV very well... One thing I use synthetic oil as with all my vehicles and it is worth the extra cost.
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