I have to disagree, I think diesel vehicles have a LOT of room in the market in the USA,and honestly NO clue why more don;t have them options
diesel motors are proven to get better fuel mileage, make POWER in RPM ranges you actually drive ( in both HP and torque) so you don;t have to show HP charts of HIGH HP at rpm ranges NO one drives at! or if they did the motors wouldn;t last very long!
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old VW 's proved how well they can make MPG"s and last a LONG time in smaller vehicles like car's and such,!
Yes emissions parts SUCK, and they can rob some power and MPG's for sure.
but honestly deleting and adding that power,c an lead to more repairs as you NOW are running more HP/Torque that things down stream can handle
if one really WANTED to delete emissions and MAKE extra power, the BEST time to do so is NEW, when ALL things are NEW an not having a boat load of miles and use on them, if were being honest here!
all parts of vehicle are wear and tear, as things get more use, they get closer to needing being replaced!
the time to add \power to a part is honestly NOT after its gotten a 100,000 miles on it IMO!
its like asking for a weak link to show itself
YES all things can be replaced and upgraded, but that sort of also means so can a DEF system too!
many folks that delete and add power,. soon are having trans issue's and other down stream drive line issue's
nature of the beast! when adding power
and trans ain;'t cheap or easy to rebuild, just like SOME emission parts are not either
and deleting is also ILLEGAL, which (rather unlikely), could lead to fine';s, or issues down the road getting serviced or selling or??
now as for new diesels as to older diesels in 1/2-3/4-1 ton trucks, honestly there at there BEST now, they make MORE HP, they make more torque and get better MPG, than any OEM designed diesel of the past!
the folks that claim there NOT, are folks that have TUNED a older motor and then YES some of the older one's have proven to be longer lasting and NO emissions crap to worry or deal with, but unless you MOD them older diesels, they don;t make near the power of the new one's or run as efficiently!
so honestly if were being honest, and not talking modified motors(which an still be done to new one's)
the diesels of today in basic rucks, are at there BEST ever!
and there getting better all the time, sadly price tags are climbing WAY faster than there getting better IMO!
about ANY modern vehicle with some higher end options IMO is a ticking time bomb of expensive repairs once warranty runs out, WAY too many electrical gadgets in them that costs $$$$ to repair/replace! and NO one really know's what the life span will be on things, as tech keeps changing so fast on what is added to them now!
if history was to be an example, severe weather changes, dampness, water, ice snow, rain, heat dry dusty?? all have proven to play **** on electronic's as they age!
some how I think ALL these touch screens will all be crap down the road after a warranty expires at some point rather scary IMO! as many vehicles without it working , you cannot even do basic things anymore?
