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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