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09-01-2009, 11:30 AM

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Re: Semi work safe

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unfortunately everything thats semi tall gets shitty mpg

Slap a diesel in it.

09-01-2009, 11:33 AM

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Re: Semi work safe

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Tell her to deal with it. Or put a lift kit on the neon.

some rally suspension will do the trick

09-01-2009, 11:36 AM

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Re: Semi work safe

time to go make the whoolies.

09-01-2009, 11:37 AM

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Re: Semi work safe

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There you go. The Liberty would be for Becky, right?

yes, im still planning on getting a pickup

09-01-2009, 01:54 PM

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Re: Semi work safe

http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2009/08...el-engine.html

09-01-2009, 02:18 PM

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I can't see how Ford's first diesel can actually work out. I see a huge failure rate the first couple years.

09-01-2009, 02:47 PM

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Re: Semi work safe

lots of changes for sure .. the cgi block sounds cool as does the new turbo(complicated too)

09-01-2009, 02:49 PM

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Re: Semi work safe

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http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2009/08...el-engine.html

should work better than there 6liter...

09-01-2009, 03:11 PM

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Re: Semi work safe

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I can't see how Ford's first diesel can actually work out. I see a huge failure rate the first couple years.

You just answered your own question. They know the 6.0L sucked. They know they can't have any problems with the launch of this engine or they risk losing market share to other companies, so they tested the living **** out of it to make sure all problems were found and addressed.

09-01-2009, 03:14 PM

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I still see the first one failing.

09-01-2009, 03:14 PM

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Re: Semi work safe

first diesel ? i thought ford has been making diesel engines since the beginning of time

09-01-2009, 03:15 PM

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first diesel ? i thought ford has been making diesel engines since the beginning of time

They bought them from another company before.

09-01-2009, 03:17 PM

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They bought them from another company before.

for pick ups but i thought they made **** loads of diesel engines

09-01-2009, 03:17 PM

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Re: Semi work safe

international/navistar ... the 6.0 and 6.4 sucked ... i will bet this motor performs like the 7.3

09-01-2009, 03:23 PM

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Re: Semi work safe

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should work better than there 6liter...

I just left a better working engine in the toilet bowl.

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I still see the first one failing.

It did, as well as the first couple thousand. Then they evaluate the failures, fix the cause and re-test. Then they repeat until they fix all the problems.

09-01-2009, 03:23 PM

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for pick ups but i thought they made **** loads of diesel engines

The article made it sound like they made the diesels for the european market. I'm not sure though. I've got to think the car and truck ones are completely different.

09-01-2009, 03:25 PM

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It did, as well as the first couple thousand. Then they evaluate the failures, fix the cause and re-test. Then they repeat until they fix all the problems.

They can only test so much. We'll see what happens when the general public gets ahold of it.

edit: They did the same thing with the 6.0L and 6.4L.

09-01-2009, 03:27 PM

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Re: Semi work safe

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Bad on gas and tiny inside. I've got he Liberty Renegade which has wider tires and lights on the roof. That probably doesn't help the gas mileage but we get 16-17 mpg highway. Nobody can sit behind me when I drive it.

Same here. Even have to put the car seat behind the passenger seat because there is no room behind me. I'm 6' 3" though. Thing sucks on gas and eats tires.

09-01-2009, 03:33 PM

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Re: Semi work safe

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Same here. Even have to put the car seat behind the passenger seat because there is no room behind me. I'm 6' 3" though. Thing sucks on gas and eats tires.

I haven't had trouble with tires but the car seat is behind the passenger and I can't ride shotgun with it there. I'm 6'3" as well.