Pick-up guys, just a thought...

[250r'en +TCB]

I am looking to buy a small pick-up truck, like a ford ranger or toyota tacoma. I have always liked diesels over gasoline engines though. With this little truck I will proubly be towing trailers, boats, jet-skis and of coarse ATV/C's!!!!
So here's just a thought.... Why don't they make 3.0L - 4.0L diesel angines and put them in small pick-up's (ranger/Tacoma)????? I would think I'm not the only one who would buy it, right??? They could turbo the engines, like Ford does with the 6.0L. My dad has one of those and they go great, not like the old diesels when they took forever to get up and go!!! Diesels have obvious advantages, they last londer and have WAY more torque!
Would anyone else like to see this??? I sure would!!! A 4.0L turbo diesel ranger would be my dream truck! It wouldn't guzzle fuel like the big trucks....... Agian just and idea......

[Mobular]

Already very big in Europe, what with the insane fuel costs there. Most commercial vehicles and a high percentage of private use vehicles are diesel. Maybe you could source out a diesel powered specially imported vehicle to salvage the powertrain from.

[69HemiGTX]

Ford already makes a 3.0L turbo diesel Ranger, just not in America. I'm not sure, but I would be willing to bet you could score one south of the border. According to a lot of diesel forums and magazines, both Dodge and Toyota are considering oil burners in their small trucks.

[PowerTrike]

I agree with you. I just read something in FOUR WHEELER mag. about Yota coming out with a new diesel for their pickups. I want a diesel taco!

[ride_red_95]

that would be cool but in a chevy S-10

[thefox]

Ford made a diesel Ranger back in 1983ish, they didn't make a lot of them but you can still find them if you look hard enough. I would think that a new version would sell well though considering the last old ranger I saw sell on eBay was around the $2k mark and it had a rusted out frame.

[corndawg]

they are putting 3cyl turbo deisels in jeep libertys now...i think if they did the same with wranglers they would be an even better off road rig

[Tri-ZNate]

look up volkswagon pickups on ebay. 4 cylinder, 4 speed diesel and get 42MPG! Were going to look at one tomorrow

[firehart]

Toyota and Nissan also had diesel engines in their small pickups back in the early 80's. I had a friend who had a Nissan. It was a very good truck until he abused it by overloading it.

[PowerTrike]

Jeep had a small Turbodiesel available in the XJ Cherokee back in the day. Way cool, but very gutless and problematic.

[nate b]

lets not forget about the diesel Scouts

[ScottZJ]

I am with you on the diesel thing. I love my F250 diesel and boy love the power and torque. But it was just too big to just cruz around town in, so I opted to get a smaller truck. I ended up getting a Nissan Frontier 2002 crew cab 4x4. It has nice power, (3.3L V-6) and has enough room for me and a buddy and gear. The gas mileage is about the same as the diesel but I dont know if you looked lately but diesel is much higher than regular gas. So I am saving tons with the Frontier.............peace

[Maine_Triker]

look up volkswagon pickups on ebay. 4 cylinder, 4 speed diesel and get 42MPG! Were going to look at one tomorrow

LOL are you talking about those rabbits?? Those little things are hilarious... lol.... I do have admit they get great mileage.

[ATC crazy]

Diesel Ranger build-up on Pirate 4x4:

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=428552

[1984kxtTECATE]

The newer diesels also suffer higher maintance costs, some of the fuel filters can range in upwards of $75, and the oil filters are way up there too. The only Diesel I truly like right now is the Cummins, awesome engine with proven reliability and I think Crysler has really steped up to the plate to engineer quality in there products, though they may not be perfect they are working on it. I would just stay with a gas engine, diesels need to have larger displacment to really get the decent power advantages they have.