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09-16-2008, 04:01 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Cheyenne
Year: 2002 1988
Make: honda and ford
Model: CR-v and Bronco
Engine: 2.4l/5.0
Class: 4x4
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the problem is getting the motor over here
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retired TRS member Currently on Fullsizebronco.com under same name current toy: 88 Bronco 35s stock/ no sway bars 5.0/AOD/BWt-case 210k miles 4.10 gears, Rock sliders, chopped quaters far future mods: D60/10.25 sas/removable doors/custom bumpers |
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09-16-2008, 04:50 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Year: 2008
Make: Ford
Model: Sport Trac
Engine: 4.0
Class: 4x4
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It is difficult for small diesels to pass U.S. emissions regs. Standards are looser for heavy trucks.
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09-16-2008, 05:18 PM
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Location: California central coast
Year: 1991
Make: Ford
Model: Explorer
Engine: 4.0L
Class: 4x4
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Didja notice all the Jeep Cherokees clogging Wellington? They don't look at all like US Cherokees (which have been out of production for years). I drove around North Island in a fugly Toyota Starlet. Aside from the colors and the weirdness shifting on the left, it was fine for its purpose. It's smaller than anything in the US (even a Geo Metro).
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1990 VW Jetta GL, 1.8L 8V gasoline engine, manual transmission, painted in oxidized red paint and ponderosa pine sap, unknown mileage. 1991 Exploder, 4.0L, M5OD-R1 manual transmission, electronic BW1354 transfer case, 3.54 gears, 31 inch tires, icky two-tone blue paint with little clear coat, 230K miles. 1972 Chevy C-10, 250 I-6, SM465 (2WD) four-on-the-floor, 3.73 gears in a GM 12-bolt, puke green with a white cab. The "4 wheeled trash can," with x70K miles. x is probably 2. |
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09-16-2008, 06:42 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Year: 1996
Make: Ford
Model: Ranger XLT
Engine: 2.3L 140ci
Class: 2WD
Used For: Work & Daily Driver
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Blame the EPA and US Government for not allowing a diesel in a small pickup or car. Volkswagon had the golf for awhile, then the new 2008 EPA regs came out and VW stopped selling the TDI engine. Imagine, a compact 1.9L TDI 4-door hatchback got 40-48mpg. 100HP, 190lb-fts (about) of torque, plenty of power and was fun to drive.
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09-16-2008, 07:04 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Guilford, CT
Year: 2006, 1994
Make: Ford
Model: Ranger, Explorer
Engine: 4.0 SOHC, 4.0 OHV
Class: 4x4
Used For: Pavement Poundin'
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This is why we'll never get a diesel Ranger in the US.
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2006 Ford Ranger Sport 4x4 2-dr Extended Cab, 45k miles 1994 Ford Explorer Sport 2-dr 4x4, 178k miles |
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