Quote Originally Posted by Bailey Guns View Post
Jeep offers a diesel in their small-ish vehicles, Chevy's coming out with a diesel in the Colorado next year and already puts one in the Cruze, VW puts a diesel in their small cars and put one in the rabbit p/u decades ago, and that's just a partial listing. I think Americans are finally realizing the benefits of small diesel engines in all sorts of vehicles. I suspect the diesel-powered Colorado will be a big seller.
I fully realize there have been small diesels in small cars for quite a while but those didn't set the market unfire even before all the government intervention on diesel gas caused the prices to sky rocket. I think some will buy diesel powered vehicles just because but for those who really need the advantages that a diesel power plant can give them will buy a full size truck with a frame and components more capable of what it is they need

As for the Colorado being a big seller... I lol'd on that one. I don't care what power plant they put in that thing it won't be a big seller. It will take a decade or more before people start to trust that brand, and more specifically model, again. I would LOVE to be able to buy a midsize GM truck that rivals or even surpasses my Tacoma in all categories including reliability and resale but we're nowhere near that being a reality. Bottom line is even if you don't want a Colorado and love the Frontier or Tacoma the competition will drive whatever truck model you love to get better to compete. The more competition these is in the segment the more we ALL benefit as consumers. I hope that diesel Frontier is a smash hit... I just draw from decades of history to make the prediction that it likely won't & is more of a pub stunt to attempt to regain lost market shares than a way to give the masses what they wanted. The masses have been happily buying gas powered midsize trucks for decades now and only a very small section of buyers have been asking the loudest for a diesel. Well, now we'll see how it does since someone is actually making one. I know I for one won't be rushing to buy Nissan stock on the heels of this announcement and I would short sell it first because I have a feeling this venture will cost Nissan more than it will profit them in the long term. This isn't the right thread to debate diesel v gas or how much respect GM lot on the general public though so I'll just leave that alone for now.

Quote Originally Posted by SouthPaw View Post
Surprised no one has asked this yet, but how much are you planning on spending? That my answer a lot of questions.
But then people would truly care about what's best for the OP than peddling what's best for them. lol