Originally Posted By: pahntr760Originally Posted By: Noveske CrusaderCheck out the VW AMAROK DIESEL 4X4 TRUCK.......it gets around 40mpg.!!!.....Toyota Hylux too....!!.
Toyota refuses to import to North America because it will kill their Prius.
Imagine how much fishing/hunting you could get done with a 4x4 that gets 40M.P.G.!!!!
Gas companies DO NOT want these vehicles here!!!
We use a lot of the little Toyota diesel truck in the "sandbox" I really wish they would come over here!!
No the real issue is all the government red tape they have to go through to get here... Toyota, VW, even Jeep have some really awesome diesel motors that they cant sell here... It is all due to government regs. Simply put we require so much crap be put on for emissions that they effiecency decreases and the ability to get useuable power decreases. Anyone ever notice how the geo metro was a 40-50 mpg car back nearly 15 years ago? Why is it that we get excieted about 30mpg car today?
Sorry little rant over, if I could get my hands on a jeep, vw motor for my crawlers I would. My only other option is a cummins 4bt motor. they are great and get like mid 30s mpg in rock crawlers... Only down fall is people want like $6000 for the motors...
Toyota refuses to import to North America because it will kill their Prius.
Imagine how much fishing/hunting you could get done with a 4x4 that gets 40M.P.G.!!!!
Gas companies DO NOT want these vehicles here!!!
We use a lot of the little Toyota diesel truck in the "sandbox" I really wish they would come over here!!
No the real issue is all the government red tape they have to go through to get here... Toyota, VW, even Jeep have some really awesome diesel motors that they cant sell here... It is all due to government regs. Simply put we require so much crap be put on for emissions that they effiecency decreases and the ability to get useuable power decreases. Anyone ever notice how the geo metro was a 40-50 mpg car back nearly 15 years ago? Why is it that we get excieted about 30mpg car today?
Sorry little rant over, if I could get my hands on a jeep, vw motor for my crawlers I would. My only other option is a cummins 4bt motor. they are great and get like mid 30s mpg in rock crawlers... Only down fall is people want like $6000 for the motors...