Revisiting pop-up campers
Some years ago I gave serious thought to getting a truck and pop-up camper. Then life happened, and everything got put on hold. Now, as I approach retirement (at 70), I am revisiting the idea. Curr...
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cewillis wrote:
To simplify for the reading impaired: there are very VERY few instances that 1000+ ft-lbs are needed in a light duty truck - and NONE for hauling a TC.
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Absolutely true, but than how many 4-cylinder diesel pickups can you find on American market?
My 11' tall Sprinter is powered by 2.1l diesel with about 250ft of torque.
Takes most of the grades on overdrive @75mph, while delivering 24 mpg highway - running 2 AC doing that.
When lot of US owners would love to have such engine in pickup, such conversions in USA are not allowed.
Only Jeeps come with smaller German diesels.
