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HOG & DOGS => GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: matt_aggie04 on April 15, 2011, 10:11:30 am



Title: Mileage Mobile
Post by: matt_aggie04 on April 15, 2011, 10:11:30 am
I found this and while I think it is over priced I cant help wonder why the hell vehicle manufactures dont still build trucks like this.  A Ranger or Colorado with a small diesel engine that would get 40 mpg and have 4x4 etc.  I guess they know something we dont.....

http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/2324610226.html


Title: Re: Mileage Mobile
Post by: Circle C on April 15, 2011, 10:13:40 am
How about all the small 4x4 diesels that are offered overseas, but not here in the US.

Give me a Toyota Tacoma crew cab 4x4 with a 4bt cummins, or something similar. It would make a heck of a nice hunting/commuting rig.


Title: Re: Mileage Mobile
Post by: matt_aggie04 on April 15, 2011, 10:16:00 am
They wouldnt be power houses but they would be torquey and should last forever.  If they could build it they would sell a ton of them.  I personally think the gov, oil companies, and car builders take a fishing trip every six months to discuss how to keep this monster they have created fed.


Title: Re: Mileage Mobile
Post by: zachW on April 15, 2011, 10:20:08 am
I was thinking about taking a diseal vw bug, and loosing the bug shell and making a little hunting rig, those things get like 55 mpg


Title: Re: Mileage Mobile
Post by: djhogdogger on April 15, 2011, 10:36:02 am
I was thinking about taking a diseal vw bug, and loosing the bug shell and making a little hunting rig, those things get like 55 mpg

A buddy of ours bought one to use going back and fourth to work and he loves it. The only thing that would worry me about a diesel engine in a light truck is....do you think that the heavy engine would wear the front ends out quickly? Our roads are horrible and those heavy azz diesel engines wear the front ends out pretty quickly on our heavy duty trucks.


Title: Re: Mileage Mobile
Post by: zachW on April 15, 2011, 10:38:03 am
the engine in those vw bugs are not much bigger then a honda 2 stroke


Title: Re: Mileage Mobile
Post by: Purebreedcolt on April 15, 2011, 10:51:37 am
Did a search and came up with this man I have a new want lmao. http://www.dieseltoyz.com/


Title: Re: Mileage Mobile
Post by: dub on April 15, 2011, 11:01:40 am
Had a Nissan diesel truck two wheel drive. The engine was small and not much power but worked fine on the road. I have swapped engines in a few vehicles. Some are harder than others. As long as you find a similar vehicle it would not be too hard.


Title: Re: Mileage Mobile
Post by: sbrooks on April 15, 2011, 11:11:13 am
How bout a Mahindra

http://www.dfwmahindra.com/index.php?x=home (http://www.dfwmahindra.com/index.php?x=home)


Title: Re: Mileage Mobile
Post by: t.wilbanks on April 15, 2011, 11:14:56 am
Did a search and came up with this man I have a new want lmao. http://www.dieseltoyz.com/

If only i could talk my wife into spending 10,000 on a motor!!!

That would be awesome!!


Title: Re: Mileage Mobile
Post by: Purebreedcolt on April 15, 2011, 11:24:25 am
Man woudent it be cool those india trucks are ugly but I had to email and ask how much lol that might be my new hunting rig lmao.  What info I can find on them they look good.  I'm at work being lazy lol worked my toes off all week so making up for it today oh yeah this wind stinks


Title: Re: Mileage Mobile
Post by: BarrNinja on April 15, 2011, 11:36:26 am
How about all the small 4x4 diesels that are offered overseas, but not here in the US.

Give me a Toyota Tacoma crew cab 4x4 with a 4bt cummins, or something similar. It would make a heck of a nice hunting/commuting rig.

x2!!!
Every time I go to Australia, I get jealous of their Toyota and Nissan 4x4 pick ups with their BA turbo diesel engines!!!
 Good looking rigs! All the power, much better fuel efficiency, and much safer to haul extra fuel around with  you.


Title: Re: Mileage Mobile
Post by: Purebreedcolt on April 15, 2011, 12:47:03 pm
Holly cow the little india trucks going to start in the mid 20000 range beep beep beep. Lol


Title: Re: Mileage Mobile
Post by: Purebreedcolt on April 16, 2011, 01:52:56 pm
Holly cow called the guy with dieseltoyz he is a year and ahalf out waiting list


Title: Re: Mileage Mobile
Post by: Milam County Hog Hunter on April 16, 2011, 02:51:11 pm
I have been thinking about getting a suzuki samurai and there is a company that offers volkswagen diesel kits and they get insane gas mileage plus they are street legal and they are just same size as a polaris ranger


Title: Re: Mileage Mobile
Post by: mradel on April 16, 2011, 03:45:17 pm
Malone diesel in Dripping springs Texas will do the diesel swaps thay just did a toyota with a australian motor but thay said the small cummins would be a lot less money and time


Title: Re: Mileage Mobile
Post by: Amokabs on April 16, 2011, 03:58:18 pm
BLAME OUR GOVT AND THE EPA! they are the main problems we have getting anything over here that that the rest of the world drives


Title: Re: Mileage Mobile
Post by: tnhillbilly on April 16, 2011, 09:10:15 pm
How about all the small 4x4 diesels that are offered overseas, but not here in the US.

Give me a Toyota Tacoma crew cab 4x4 with a 4bt cummins, or something similar. It would make a heck of a nice hunting/commuting rig.

I would buy one tommorow. That would make a perfect huntin rig.


Title: Re: Mileage Mobile
Post by: RockinW on April 16, 2011, 09:17:06 pm
when i was in boot/saddle school, the instructor had a little late 70's model deisel truck, (think it was an isuzu?) with like 280,000 miles on it and it still got 39 mpg.


Title: Re: Mileage Mobile
Post by: hvacman on April 17, 2011, 12:57:09 am
BLAME OUR GOVT AND THE EPA! they are the main problems we have getting anything over here that that the rest of the world drives


you ain't lying i checked into the compressed natural gas conversions with all the epa rules and regs it puts into the unaffordable price range . our fine government at work