What would your replacement vehicle be?

dirtmover · **Posted:** Wed Dec 03, 2008 8:25 pm

For sure not another diesel. I'm sick of being screwed out of my fuel economy savings at the pump.

kccrd · **Joined:** Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:35 pm **Posts:** 267

Galendawagen from MB diesel of course and a manual transmission

bigugly · **Posted:** Wed Dec 03, 2008 8:54 pm

Dodge 1500 truck w/ cummins light duty diesel if they ever make it to market

Dodge 2500 truck w/ 6 speed manual and cummins (06 because they get better mileage than the 07 and 08's)

fastRob · **Posted:** Wed Dec 03, 2008 10:37 pm

J8 or I will build my own J8 copy

warp2diesel · **Posted:** Wed Dec 03, 2008 10:54 pm

tonycrd wrote:

mackruss wrote:

If it's VW then a Tuaran for me otherwise i still think the Pajero is in a class of its own.

You sure you want this? VW Touran

I think you mean a Touareg.

(think that's quite useless too but thats me)

My wife and I are too old for that.
I have had diesels since '78 and plan to stick with diesel :!:

calcrd · **Posted:** Thu Dec 04, 2008 12:06 am

Heard from a VW dealer that the Touareg 6 cyl diesel iscoming next year to California. That would be my pick if I had to replace my KJ CRD

vegiH · **Posted:** Thu Dec 04, 2008 12:55 am

Yj with a cummins 4bt or nissan inline 6 diesel (3.2 mechanical)..................H

Uffe · **Posted:** Thu Dec 04, 2008 3:35 am

vegiH wrote:

Yj with a cummins 4bt or nissan inline 6 diesel (3.2 mechanical)..................H

Huh? Did nissan ever make a straight-six diesel 3.2? I know of 2.8s, 3.3s and 4.2s but not 3.2.

I'd buy a Skoda Fabia 1.9TDI! Oh, I already did :shock:

For offroading I'd get a used nissan patrol 2.8 or an even older toyota hilux 2.4 pick-up.

IF this wasn't reality, and I had money, I'd get a JK for offroading and a Skoda Superb 2.0TDI (common-rail 170hp) DSG for daily driver

Ahh schweet dreeems....

mackruss · **Posted:** Thu Dec 04, 2008 3:46 am

dirtmover wrote:

For sure not another diesel. I'm sick of being screwed out of my fuel economy savings at the pump.

That's fact i'm in the same boat in SA where diesel used to be far cheaper than petrol but no more.

suero · **Posted:** Thu Dec 04, 2008 2:34 pm

VW mkll gti. or any VW, AUDI,
i had an '87 rabbit (caribe) in Mexico.
'92 cabrio
'97 gti
'96 jetta gls. love VW. :wink:

honey_don't · **Posted:** Thu Dec 04, 2008 3:12 pm

mackruss wrote:

SBosco wrote:

Probably a Tiguan TDI whenever VW decides to wise up and import them here.

That's a beaut of a vehicle, are they not available in the US because of emissions :?:

2.0 Tiguan TDI spotted in CA this past spring
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=207960

dgeist · **Posted:** Thu Dec 04, 2008 6:35 pm

2008 LandRover Defender with the Common-Rail Ford Puma Diesel...oh, wait, you can't buy those here. Freakin' safety and emissions regulations.

...or a duplicate of the Jeep Sarge concept vehicle (Jeep J8 with the insides of a Wrangler Rubicon) but with a hard-top.

yakers · **Posted:** Thu Dec 04, 2008 6:57 pm

New would probably be the VW Jetta diesel wagon, saw one at the LA Auto Show, really neat. Used a GC CRD, has to be used as I live in CA and cannot buy them new here. I don't dislike the gas Liberty but already have a XJ/Cherokee for off road use.

jinstall · **Posted:** Thu Dec 04, 2008 10:54 pm

Jeep GC
MB CDI
BMW X5/3d

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:51 am

I do not plan to sell or trade any of my newer vehicles. Vehicles are typically a bad investment and they depreciate real fast. So I’ve learned to pay them off and keep them. At the moment I’m working on a 4-door JK Jeep Wrangler European CRD conversion, other than that, I would (if I were rich) consider a Mahindra diesel pickup when they come available. I'm sure my 06 Dodge Cummins will last another 700,000 miles. :lol:

mackruss · **Posted:** Fri Dec 05, 2008 10:55 am

New Subaru Forester 2.5L Turbo XT ( TonyCRD can correct the spelling for me and sorry but this one's petrol)

UFO · **Posted:** Fri Dec 05, 2008 12:17 pm

dirtmover wrote:

For sure not another diesel. I'm sick of being screwed out of my fuel economy savings at the pump.

Tell me about it. I get a gasoline discount at the grocery store -- I paid $1.24 a gallon to fill my toyota. That's half of the current diesel price. Fortunately, my biodiesel still costs less than $1.00 a gallon to make, so with winter blending, diesel fuel is running me $1.70 a gallon.

chadhargis · **Posted:** Fri Dec 05, 2008 12:24 pm

Luckily, I didn't buy a diesel for cheap fuel. I bought one because they are superior towing engines, and I needed a lightweight towing rig for my motorcycle trailer.

tonycrd · **Posted:** Fri Dec 05, 2008 12:57 pm

mackruss wrote:

Thanks, edited and corrected, Touareg it is but not with those rims and tyres, post a pic of the model that ran in the Paris to Dakar, a JK would look the same with those rims and tyres on :wink:

Ok here you go.

Or maybe you ment this thing ( also a Touareg but then with a Porsche badge)

Sorry Mackruss, I am not a fan of VW or any other useless 4x4 vehicle.

These are the ones that put me and my KJ under a lot of pressure and extra eco taxes etc so I get a bad rep thanks to a bunch of mall crawlers.

And if they are so offroad worthy...why have I never ever seen one on the trails? IMO you cannot even get of a wet golfcourse with a Touareg.

Sorry, rant over, we already had this discussion a couple of months ago.

:roll:

mackruss · **Posted:** Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:39 pm

"And if they are so offroad worthy...why have I never ever seen one on the trails? IMO you cannot even get of a wet golfcourse with a Touareg."

You must play on some kind of a golf course then, have a look at the
clip.

http://www.broadcaster.com/clip/20541

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