"vondon302" (vondon302)
09/26/2020 at 06:52 • Filed to: Boom, Rollin' Coal
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"vondon302" (vondon302)
09/26/2020 at 06:52 • Filed to: Boom, Rollin' Coal | 1
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Hey let’s run this high strung coal roller on the dyno with a bunch of people standing around. What could go wrong?
Just Jeepin'
> vondon302
09/26/2020 at 07:39 |
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Were every diesel pickup in the world to do that tomorrow (with no one in them obvs) I wouldn’t shed a tear.
Jb boin
> Just Jeepin'
09/26/2020 at 11:01 |
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Just checked, seems like there are now only inline 4 diesels in pickups available here (even on the new Ranger Raptor that doesn’t get the inline 5 anymore) as the Amarok and the Mercedes that had V 6 diesels have been discontinued (the Amarok is still sold on other markets) .
Not sure they could easily blow that big :)
SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
> Just Jeepin'
09/26/2020 at 11:23 |
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Counter-Point— I tow my rally cars and supplies a lot in several trailers. I recently bought my first Duramax... and discovered I should have bought a big diesel years ago.
Mine passes CA emissions and has full DEF intact. Not everybody’s rolling coal.
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SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
> Jb boin
09/26/2020 at 11:25 |
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Baby Duramax is a 6 cylinder in North America. 3.0
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Just Jeepin'
> SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
09/26/2020 at 11:39 |
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I know they’re useful, it’s just that around here one of their primary uses is annoying everyone within earshot.
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Jb boin
> SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
09/26/2020 at 11:44 |
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Funny thing, if i search for Duramax on Google, the first page and a half are about that kind of Duramax .
Here the Ranger only comes with a 2.0 diesel in 130hp, 170hp or 213hp, all available in manual and only the two most powerful in auto.
The Raptor only comes with the auto and the 213hp engine and is given for 10.2sec for the 0-100kph.
And because it’s at 277 g/km of CO2 on the WLTP test, it has a 20k€ malus (the maximum) .
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SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
> Jb boin
09/26/2020 at 12:37 |
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In fairness, I have no idea how good the 6 cylinder is— even though I’d like to put one in one of my Land Cruisers.
OTOH, that V8 6.6L is a monster.
Exage03040 @ opposite-lock.com
> SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
09/26/2020 at 15:41 |
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I had a stock LMM, and I’d buy another big diesel for when I get to the point of hauling toys
. I genuinely liked that pickup even when it wasn’t on tow/haul.
I’d buy
a new d
iesel
HD over something like a new
Merc E-Class.
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Jb boin
> Exage03040 @ opposite-lock.com
09/26/2020 at 17:36 |
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The E400d is available here which is a brand new 3.0 inline 6 diesel and it’s even available on the estate version.
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Exage03040 @ opposite-lock.com
> Jb boin
09/26/2020 at 19:09 |
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It’s not so much the powertrain as it is the platform. I used to be like Shilling until I had to work in the backcountry with snow on the ground for 5mo of the year, fast 2 lane undivided with poor condition roads, lots of FSR and gravel roads, and a good chance of deer and elk possibly being on the road. Also you needed to haul or tow equipment to have fun. Over half the vehicles in the city were full size pickups (and they dominated even the fullsize SUV 4:1). There was no Merc dealership (the only euro dealer was VW).
Jalop has this hate on full size pickups with Shilling heading it but that’s because they (and most of the commentate) have never lived with a large pick-up (and probably never will or need to), so it’s an echo chamber of ignorance that gets drummed up based
on “their” values. I liken these new pickups to the land yachts from 60-80's except the capabilities when you need to do something are staggering.
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Jb boin
> Exage03040 @ opposite-lock.com
09/26/2020 at 19:45 |
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The problem about pickups is mainly that it has became mainstream in the US, most peoples use them as a commuter when it’s definitely not the right tool for the job and that CAFE has different rules for pickups than for the rest of the cars while buyers don’t have a different set of rules/taxes to buy/use them .