Mahindra was going to try to import real mini trucks again. Sadly they had a
fight with their US distributor and plans were scrapped. They were talking
about a 4cyl diesel engine capable of 30mpg, with an old school bed like Toyota
used with the tie downs at the top rail.
I was at the head of the line...
-Curt
From: Mitch Haley <mi...@mitchellhaley.com>
To: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com>; Mercedes Discussion List
<mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2015 7:21 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Burnin' daylight
Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
> No place to load up the profit in a little house. Its like a vehicle, nobody
> buys a smaller truck because they can't make it cheaper enough to make any
> sense.
I have long regretted the way the Japanese pickups of the 1970s were replaced
by
the larger S10/Rangers of the 1980s, then the Dakota was advertised as
bigger/more capable than the S10 and Ranger, so the Colorado and Ranger got
bigger...
My dad's last new pickup, a "compact" 2002 Dakota, is larger/heavier than his
first new pickup, a full sized 1973 F100, but the F100 had a bigger cargo bed.
F100 got 12mpg, Dakota gets 15. I bet the F100 would get at least 15 if you
stuck the Dakota's sophisticated overdrive transmission and locking torque
converter in it. (in the Dakota's defense, it's 4wd and its 4.7L V8 makes a lot
more power than the F100's 360 V8 did)
I wonder if you could make a LUV/Courier type mini that affordably meets
today's
safety standards.
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