js314bs
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- Joined
- Sep 23, 2009
- Messages
- 46
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- Location
- FL
- Vehicle Year
- 2000
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 3.0
- Transmission
- Manual
The US economy is built on plentiful cheap energy. A 4x increase in price while cheap by international standards is not a sustainable price and is not “cheap” in the US.
If there was a from the factory diesel ranger out there, with a 5-spd manual, even if it was more expensive I would buy it. Diesel suites a truck used for work better.
Swaps are not accessible to everyone here, many states have strict laws that mandate every vehicle to have the same engine from the factory or a newer one available as stock in the vehicle. I have thought about a swap myself in a different truck, 2x the torque and 25% better mpg. But it is not worth it to make everything legal and reliable.
If there was a from the factory diesel ranger out there, with a 5-spd manual, even if it was more expensive I would buy it. Diesel suites a truck used for work better.
Swaps are not accessible to everyone here, many states have strict laws that mandate every vehicle to have the same engine from the factory or a newer one available as stock in the vehicle. I have thought about a swap myself in a different truck, 2x the torque and 25% better mpg. But it is not worth it to make everything legal and reliable.