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01-12-2006, 04:25 PM
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Just came back from guatemala
Yesterday, That country allows all diesel vehicles to be sold and 80% of the population drive diesels since its the cheapest fuel there. Q18-19 for diesel and Q20-23 for gas, translation around $1.50-$1.99 for diesel and $2.20-$3 for gas. The neighbor of the house i was staying at had a merc 300SD, a range rover and land rover TDI and a diesel jag (one rich bastard
 )I saw a C class CDI, 2 S class CDI's at a dealer that i walked into but they asked me to leave, probably thought i was broke and left quickly because the security gaurds have shotguns who would shoot you on site. All of the mercs are at Euro spec the neighbors 300SD had the euro lamps and looked different inside. We drove next to a 80ish 200D with the eurolamps and cloth seats and when i was at a junk yard looking for a working window motor for my SD they had three 80ish diesels all at euro spec 2 were sedans the other was a wagon. And many and many CDI merc vans either sprinters or the family vans. No trucks there were bigger then a tacoma people who lived there said they dont need huge trucks They said F150's and silverados are too big and guzzle to much gas so most people drive isuzu Dmax diesels (chevy colorado) ZX-AUTO hilux D4D (toyota tacoma) nissan frontier diesels, and ford powerstroke rangers.Its was a fun trip made me see how much the US takes way to many things for granted like big trucks they dont need, guatemala has many dirt roads that are bumpy and very bumpy highways where they would need bigger 4x4 vehicles but they drive 2wd economy vehicles and small trucks and do just fine. The US on the other hand has smooth cement roads and we still buy these huge trucks that we dont need.
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01-12-2006, 04:30 PM
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powersmoke rangers.. i wouldnt mind one...
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01-12-2006, 04:34 PM
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Right on GreasyB...Nuke the SUV's!
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01-12-2006, 05:03 PM
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i would love one as well, it was funny how everytime we drove up next to a newer diesel i would roll down the window to try to hear the engine. The toyotas and isuzu's were very quiet the ranger was quiet but you would hear some small clatter when they would hit the throttle. Hyundai and KIA where the popular ones there since they were the cheapest diesels, my aunt wants to drive down there and pick up a CRDi santa fe but im checking to see if they have them in tijuana mex so it wont be a 2 week drive to guatemala 
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Current: 05 E320 CDI 07 GL320 CDI 08 Sprinter 05 Dodge Cummins 01 Dodge Cummins Previous 2004 E55 AMG 2002 C32 AMG (#2) 1995 E300 1978 300D 1987 300D 2002 C32 AMG(blown motor :[ 1981 300SD 1983 300SD 1987 300SDL 2002 Jetta TDI 1996 S420 1995 S500 1993 190E 2.6 1992 190E 2.3 1985 190E 2.3 5-Speed
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