A fellow I worked with at the time had a LONG commute to work.... about 50 miles one way. He bought one because of the fantastic fuel mileage, and got very good service out of it.
His only complaint, as I recall, was that you didn't need a stopwatch to time it from 0 to 60..... you needed a calendar.
I landed me a 84 escort diesel( 2.0 mazda motor) it has good pickup for a 4 banger... sat 10 years fixed the electrical problem fired right up.... po was said he was getting 62 mpg... the broucher said 48-68 mpg I'll be happy with 50...40
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Apperently the automakers all believe these days that if it's a diesel it has to go into a full size vehicle.
They are missing a HUGE market opportunity here by not offering a compact 4 cylinder in the 2 liter range in a compact truck like they used to in the early 1980s.
All OEMs should consider offering diesels across their entire product range, including pass. cars. I'd buy a diesel today if it were available in anything larger than a VW Beetle or cheaper than a Mercedes. I drove a Beetle last summer and got 52 mpg. I could live with that, even if diesel fuel was 50 cents more/gallon. That's 3 times the fuel economy I currently get.
I have a 51 F1 pu that I would love putting a smal Diesel into if I could get 40+ MPG. It is getting a Mustange II front end with disk brakes , power rack and air bags then out back I have a 95 T-bird IRS with an 8.8 diff, disk brakes and bags. This will sit on the running boards when aired out so it will be a nice street truck but how cool would a truck like this be with a good MPG diesel in it. Power is not a huge concern as long as it can get out of it's own shadow and cruse at freeway speed. Might start a whole new craze in the hot rod world
Power is not a huge concern as long as it can get out of it's own shadow and cruse at freeway speed. Might start a whole new craze in the hot rod world
Kevin
LFD Inc.
Quite possible ... No real need to go over 65 or so ... So we can have less horses needed to get the jobs done if we have the right gearing and torque ... The olde steam donkeys did a good job in the woods and could haul tonnes ... Maybe a truck with a Kubota or a Perkins ...
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Current:
1986 Ford F250 XL Exploder 4x4 6.9 IDI Automatic
.. body by Rusty Crunchy
1986 Jeep Cherokee Pioneer Limited, 2.8L POS
Past:
1965 Chevy "Assembled" 1/2 ton
1964 Chevy 3/4 ton
1964 GMC 1/2 ton
1967 Buick Special, 310 Wildcat, 2-speed slushbox
1967 Fairlane GT 500, 428 Cobra, twin turbo, NOX
Quite possible ... No real need to go over 65 or so ... So we can have less horses needed to get the jobs done if we have the right gearing and torque ... The olde steam donkeys did a good job in the woods and could haul tonnes ... Maybe a truck with a Kubota or a Perkins ...
Sorry but the average speed here is 70 and that is just on the way to the freeway!
Sorry but the average speed here is 70 and that is just on the way to the freeway!
If people would experiment, such as I have, and just slow down 5 mph for a week, I'll bet they would be surprised at their fuel economy gains. My F150 gained 1 mpg by adjusting my highway speed from 70 to 65 mph. Sure, I appear not to get anywhere as fast, but truth is, I'm always behind the same people on the exit ramp that passed me miles ago.
In reality, the people that complain the loudest about fuel prices are also the same people that resist changing their habits. Sure, I will never get the fuel economy from my truck that I would like, but every little bit helps. And I still enjoy driving it!
I am currently getting 55mpg out of my 2.0l TDCI Focus... and it isn't as if I "feather foot" either...
(it has done a 13.7s 1/4mile too... so hardly a slow coach)
Where are you from? I know Ford has many small diesels in Europe as do many other OEMs because diesels are vey popular there. It's cars like yours that we need here, and NOW.
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