Own a diesel small truck in the USA

http://www.holden.com.au/latestoffers/colorado-offers/colorado-lxr-4x4-crew-cab-turbo-diesel?region=National
(3.0L I4 turbodiesel)

http://www.toyota.com.au/hilux/specifications/sr-4x4-double-cab-chassis
(3.0L I4 turbodiesel)

Oh look a 2.5L I4 turbodiesel:
http://www.nissan.com.au/webpages/models/Navara_D22_model.html

Another 2.5L I5 TD
http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com.au/vehicles/4wd/triton/specs-and-features/specifications/4x4-double-cab-diesel/specifications/

I want a diesel small truck

There is no good reason not to have them here other than the fact that companies think they won't sell.

I don't know if I'd go stupid but I don't get why they don't sell them.

I did look at a diesel BMW x5. as soon as i saw the price I moved on. same with the diesel VW Tuareg II. It is just sick the mark up on them. Looking at new cars blows.

If Chevrolet made a Diesel Suburban or Avalanche, put me down for one!  Hell Id even go the Mitsubishi route if they made a 7 passenger with a diesel.

Maybe diesels are just too reliable/bullet proof. Manufacturers don't want all that planned obsolescence to go to waste.....

I can't explain why they won't sell these vehicles here.

Australian diesel has a lower amount of sulfur -- 10ppm vs 15ppm in the US

That's a negligible difference.  Cetane minimum in Australia is 46, which is essentially premium diesel in the US.

Just prior to buying my Tiguan, I had high hopes that I could get one with the TDI engine.

Dealer told me that the demand for the engine is too high in Europe, so they don't offer them here in that model. What a crock.

You want a truck, but I want a car.

I refuse to buy a VW/Audi and the Mercedes is more than I want to spend on a car.

Why can't I get a Camry/Accord/Civic in a turbo diesel?

I'd kill for a BMW 335d, but $45k for small sedan is ridiculous (maybe I'll pick one up CPO in a few years).

Quote from: Autostrada Pilot on September 01, 2011, 10:03:39 AM
You want a truck, but I want a car.

I refuse to buy a VW/Audi and the Mercedes is more than I want to spend on a car.

Why can't I get a Camry/Accord/Civic in a turbo diesel?

to my knowledge, neither toyota nor honda has sold cars in diesel in the US ever.

they offer them in europe and oz

I'll throw one other Diesel P/U into the mix that I think should be here that I want

http://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/amarok-range/amarok/overview/

I too would like a mid-size diesel 4x4 pick-up.

That VW one above, and the Hilux look very cool. 

I'd rather have this.

Quote from: ducatiz on September 01, 2011, 10:13:00 AM
to my knowledge, neither toyota nor honda has sold cars in diesel in the US ever.

they offer them in europe and oz

Toyota sold a diesel Camry back in the 80s.

I don't even need a mid-sized diesel pickup... I want a 1/2ton 6cyl diesel.

If I remember right, the chevy LUV was available as diesel for a while.


This begs the question though... how hard would it be to obtain one of the diesel powerplants from the holden and retrofit it into a US built GM/Chevy?  I know importing the whole truck wouldn't work, bu the engine should be fine.

Screw the trucks, I just want the Holden Commodore here in the States 

And while we're at it, how about the VW Scirocco (in both R and TDI trims) 

Quote from: ducatiz on September 01, 2011, 10:13:00 AM
to my knowledge, neither toyota nor honda has sold cars in diesel in the US ever.

they offer them in europe and oz

Exactly.  I wish they offered them in the USA.