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i'm a glutton for punishment (ebay car listing) (Diesel cars I want/wish for..)

Started by ducatiz, December 25, 2009, 05:15:19 PM

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December 25, 2009, 05:15:19 PM Last Edit: December 26, 2009, 11:41:38 AM by ducatiz
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150398913292

87 Jeep Cherokee DIESEL.  

uses a funky-ass Renault developed 2.1L turbodiesel engine.  85hp, but apparently very reliable...

ugh...

i love the smallblock smokers...

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"Yelling out of cars, turning your speakers out the window to blast your music onto the street, setting off M-80 firecrackers, firing automatic weapons into the airâ€"these are all well and good. But none of them create a merry atmosphere of insouciance and bonhomie quite like a revving motorcycle.

Bun-bun

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December 25, 2009, 05:40:33 PM
Didn't you just get rid of your last old diesel?
"A fanatic is a man who does what he knows God would do, if only god had all the facts of the matter" S.M. Stirling

LowThudd

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December 25, 2009, 06:07:28 PM
Quote from: ducatiz on December 25, 2009, 05:15:19 PM
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150398913292

87 Jeep Cherokee DIESEL. 

uses a funky-ass Renault developed 2.1L turbodiesel engine.  85hp, but apparently very reliable...

ugh...

i love the smallblock smokers...



Actually, I've heard the opposite about that engine. I was going to buy one from a guy once, came with three motors and none of them ran right. That is a heavy vehicle for a motor that was designed for a compact car. If you want a diesel jeep, why not stick a bulletproof MB diesel in a Jeep with a blown motor?

ducatiz

#3
December 26, 2009, 02:50:59 AM
That motor was use in panel trucks!  And read the auction about how Winnebago used them in RVs.

I'm not surprised you saw bad stuff about this motor, very few people around to work on them but plenty to screw them up!

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"Yelling out of cars, turning your speakers out the window to blast your music onto the street, setting off M-80 firecrackers, firing automatic weapons into the airâ€"these are all well and good. But none of them create a merry atmosphere of insouciance and bonhomie quite like a revving motorcycle.

Bun-bun

#4
December 26, 2009, 04:21:09 AM
I drive a 1997 Dodge diesel 4x4 longbed on a regular basis. Great truck.
I remember the Winnebago LeSharo RV. They were touted as a fuel efficient RV, and they were. They were also slow as snails, and had reliability problems.
Speaking of reliability problems, Jeep isn't exactly known as a reliable vehicle in its own right.
Yes, the RV was considerably heavier than the Jeep, but face it, there's a reason they only made 50 of 'em.
If you end up as the owner of this contraption, and it develops problems, what do you do? ship it to Iowa for service?
Unfortunately, here in the U.S., if you want a reliable 4wd diesel, your options are a domestic truck or a MB car with AWD. Hopefully that will change in the near future.
If you're dead set on a diesel 4x4, I'd look at a short wheel base single cab Dodge or Ford truck. Even the 2wd versions have good traction, and can get you into into trouble.
I was in D.C. last weekend in my Dodge, and had no trouble getting around, except for having to pass all of those Hummers tiptoeing around at 20mph. I was in 2wd for 90% of the driving.
"A fanatic is a man who does what he knows God would do, if only god had all the facts of the matter" S.M. Stirling

ducatiz

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December 26, 2009, 05:20:31 AM
I've had plenty of grief with 2wd trucks and SUVs around me.  They didn't plow my street for 3 days and only the 4wds were getting out. I don't want anything bigger than a small SUV (like a Cherokee) and I love a diesel!  I have the diesel ranger but its 2wd.. Argh..

Older diesels are pretty simple to work on if you can get parts and the Renault engine has parts around.

IV yes we have a precious few diesels.  Plenty of bigger trucks like F250 and Dodges but they are make the beast with two backsing huge and really too big for me.  I drive a golf TDI and have an older ford ranger with a turbodiesel.
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"Yelling out of cars, turning your speakers out the window to blast your music onto the street, setting off M-80 firecrackers, firing automatic weapons into the airâ€"these are all well and good. But none of them create a merry atmosphere of insouciance and bonhomie quite like a revving motorcycle.

Howie

#7
December 26, 2009, 05:23:21 AM
Ducatiz, are you still thinking about selling the Ranger?

ducatiz

#8
December 26, 2009, 05:29:29 AM

Yes. I love it but I need a 4wd.  I just out a new injector pump on it and new brakes coming. 

Gets 25 mpg city easily.
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"Yelling out of cars, turning your speakers out the window to blast your music onto the street, setting off M-80 firecrackers, firing automatic weapons into the airâ€"these are all well and good. But none of them create a merry atmosphere of insouciance and bonhomie quite like a revving motorcycle.

Bun-bun

#10
December 26, 2009, 07:42:57 AM
Why don't you turn your Ranger into a 4wd?
A transfer case, driveshaft, and front axle should be easy enough to come by, any scrapyard should be able to hook you up, and it's got to be cheaper than a new vehicle.
I would think you could get away for under $1k in parts.
"A fanatic is a man who does what he knows God would do, if only god had all the facts of the matter" S.M. Stirling

ducatiz

#11
December 26, 2009, 07:44:44 AM
Quote from: NAKID on December 26, 2009, 06:41:59 AM
This has you written all over it!

make the beast with two backs that!  50 grand for an suv?  no thanks.

plus i like small diesels, that V10 is too much, and I really want a truck, not an SUV.

the only reason I would sell my Ranger is its 2wd.  I'm looking at JDM HiLux's.. there are not a few diesel hilux's around and they are well cared for, just have to pay for shipping..

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"Yelling out of cars, turning your speakers out the window to blast your music onto the street, setting off M-80 firecrackers, firing automatic weapons into the airâ€"these are all well and good. But none of them create a merry atmosphere of insouciance and bonhomie quite like a revving motorcycle.

LowThudd

#12
December 26, 2009, 09:49:09 AM
Quote from: IV on December 26, 2009, 04:15:53 AM
So....Does anyone drive a diesel in US?

I do. 83 MB 300SD.

The Don

#13
December 26, 2009, 09:53:24 AM
I just bought a Mazda CX7 diesel, 2.2litre turbo engine 125kw of power and 400Nm of torque, great little care and its all wheel drive. Subaru also make a 2.0 litre diesel Outback and Liberty.
http://www.mazda.com.au/Technology%20and%20Environment/diesel.aspx?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=diesel&_$ja=kw:cx7+Diesel|cgn:CX-7+Diesel|cgid:1087369206|tsid:16985|cn:Mazda+Diesel|cid:33376236|lid:14034037056|mt:Broad|nw:search|crid:3282415386#/range
Don
Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools talk because they have to say something. - Plato

cyrus buelton

#14
December 26, 2009, 09:53:58 AM
Quote from: IV on December 26, 2009, 04:15:53 AM
So....Does anyone drive a diesel in US?

very few of us outside of trucks like Tizz' said,

I have a 2004 VW Jetta diesel.


I love it.


Can't wait to see how many miles I can get out of it.
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