Talking to an Audi rep, and Diesels in the US

[Eric Sanborn]

On 5/13/06, cobram at juno.com <cobram at juno.com> wrote:
> Kent McLean <kentmclean at mindspring.com> writes:
>
> > And Detroit will once again be scrambling to put together a
> > non-competitive diesel.
>
> Maybe 2 decades ago, but no more.  GM, Ford and Chrysler have some very
> good ultra reliable diesels out there.  Chrysler is using Mercedes
> engines, GM has dumped it's one Achilles heal in it's diesels-the POS
> Stanadyne injection for the bulletproof Bosch, and Ford diesels will
> drive their rust bucket shells to the boneyard reliably too.

Yeah, GM ditched the Stanadyne because they don't even make the
Duramax engine.  Izusu does.  As far as I know Ford is the only one
using engines they make.  I had not heard of Chrysler using mercedes.
They have used Cummins in their trucks for as long as I can remember
and the Jeep liberty uses something made in Italy.  I guess that could
be a mercedes design.  As far as I know the only American Diesel made
right now that is not a pickup truck is the Jeep Liberty.  They don't
even make Suburbans, Tahoes or Excursions anymore.

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Eric Sanborn
http://sofadog.net/4ktq/
(Also own a 6.5 TD Suburban)