Am I a masochist, naive or something else? I can't even understand the choices I'm lusting after: Mercedes Benz TD (98-99ish but the 83-84's are sweet looking), E Series Van or 90's Suburban.
http://boston.craigslist.org/bmw/ctd/3459371001.html
This is irrational right? Right?
Thats a broad swath of diesels!
logdog wrote: Thats a broad swath of diesels!
I know! One rwd car, One rwd behemoth of a van and a cavernous 4x4. (you should see my taste in women!)
If I narrowed it down to the MB (mostly because the MB makes way more sense to me and my lifestyle), what's the general consensus. There seems to be a bunch of the 80's Diesels around.
Diesels make great daily drivers. Tons of torque, smooth, low powerband, and cruise all day long at any sane MPH. My dad had a whole fleet of diesel Peugeots and MBs when I was in high school, and my last 3 daily drivers have all been late model pickups with diesels. The cost of ownership is high compared to a similar gas vehicle, but they do return better MPG and have the sweet diesel rattle.
ebonyandivory wrote: I know! One rwd car, One rwd behemoth of a van and a cavernous 4x4. (you should see my taste in women!)
what kind of woman is the 'rwd behemoth,' and which is the 'cavernous 4x4'?
Current TDI owner. Now lusting a. Cummins or 7.3 Powerstroke. I approve of your diesel path.
In reply to xflowgolf:
Don't you LOVE when everyone calls thier Diesel a "Cummings"!?
I'd love to add VW Rabbit Diesel and to swap a 4bt into my F150 but that's totally out of the question atm.
Rufledt wrote: what kind of woman is the 'rwd behemoth,' and which is the 'cavernous 4x4'?
Lisa and Sarah. (actually meant blonde, brunet, tall, short, skinny, curvy, Caucasian, black, Asian etc. Cavernous wouldn't be my first choice but who am I Brad Pitt?)
This one came to mind:
I have nothing to add beyond the fact that I love my diesel truck more than I ever thought I could.
In reply to Rufledt:
I think I got a "massage" from her once. Yup, thats the tip I gave her.
She used bioDiesel instead of the usual.
Make it a first Gen Dodge Cummins 4X4 for me. 
That's a nice MB up there.
RoadRaceDart wrote: Make it a first Gen Dodge Cummins 4X4 for me.
Have you ever driven one? They will beat the ever loving crap out of you.
The only thing I have ever driven that rode worse is a bulldozer.
That said, I'd love to have one again. Tough as an anvil and reliable as gravity.
In reply to DoctorBlade:
http://providence.craigslist.org/ctd/3443263533.html
http://providence.craigslist.org/cto/3438074216.html
http://providence.craigslist.org/cto/3358598958.html
Mmmmm, diesel....
Spent some time on PeachParts. Ooooops!
i want an old 7.3 IDI ford... find the non turbo models for under $1500 on a regular basis...
can't be any slower then the 6.2 diesel suburban I learned to drive in and from what I understand they are awesome for waste oil conversions...
Because a Cummins 4bt in the JK Wrangler is awesome...
http://youtu.be/mDn69XOHxPs
later, matt
donalson wrote: i want an old 7.3 IDI ford... find the non turbo models for under $1500 on a regular basis... can't be any slower then the 6.2 diesel suburban I learned to drive in and from what I understand they are awesome for waste oil conversions...
I am admittedly a Ford truck guy. I'd just need to find a Supercab or crew cab. But mileage becomes a concern.
In reply to ebonyandivory:
Am I a masochist, naive or something else?
No, you are just covertly enlightened to the secrets that we diesel freaks have been aware of for years.
curtis73 wrote: In reply to ebonyandivory:Am I a masochist, naive or something else?No, you are just covertly enlightened to the secrets that we diesel freaks have been aware of for years.
Turns out I've been surpressing it for years. I remember teaching my 2 year old son (he's 10 now) the difference between a Diesel and gas engine by the sound. And my favorite car as a kid was a Diesel Rabbit. And now that I think of it, my older brother taught me about compression and that Diesels are very high compression etc as a little boy.
ebonyandivory wrote:donalson wrote: i want an old 7.3 IDI ford... find the non turbo models for under $1500 on a regular basis... can't be any slower then the 6.2 diesel suburban I learned to drive in and from what I understand they are awesome for waste oil conversions...I am admittedly a Ford truck guy. I'd just need to find a Supercab or crew cab. But mileage becomes a concern.
most of them are the ext cab or 4dr versions... seems the texans loved them back in the late 80's to mid 90's... this is the only place i've ever seen truck prices so cheap...
Toyman01 wrote:RoadRaceDart wrote: Make it a first Gen Dodge Cummins 4X4 for me.Have you ever driven one? They will beat the ever loving crap out of you. The only thing I have ever driven that rode worse is a bulldozer. That said, I'd love to have one again. Tough as an anvil and reliable as gravity.
I have - the dash vibrated so bad at idle that you could barely read the guages.
Rode like I imagine a Sherman tank would ride.
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