I know this is a bit out of bounds because it's not T100 but, here goes.

In doing new springs on my 18 year old T100, welding up leaks on my gas tank and now replacing the timing belt and water pump, some day I will need to replace the truck but with what?

By some strange chance when I was leaving a place where I picked up some tools a toyota landcruiser truck was parked right next to me. I waited for the owner to come back to his truck. 2000 pound axle, 8 leaf rear spring pack, 4WD, manual transmission, good old fashion manual hubs on the front wheels. Now the best part

4.0L 6 cylinder inline diesel engine.

This truck was just killer.

The owner had driver it up from Costa Rica.

Here is a link to an image of the same truck:

http://mountaindogs.net/t100

This is what I have been wanting for a years. I just don't like the big bloated Tundra, F150/250, Ram. These trucks have become sofas with 4WD and automatic everything. The truck in the picture is a bare bones work horse. Why can't we get this kind of truck here in the US?

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The reason why you can't git a truck like that here is because of US emissions and US safety standards. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

So, I can get an 8 liter 800 foot pound Ford diesel monster which gets 15 MPG or I can stuff myself into a 6 foot long 800 pound smart car which is very safe?

I could also buy a 10000 pound Nissan cab forward delivery truck with a reasonable size diesel motor but I am told a small diesel Toyota truck is not safe or clean burning, or I can get a clean burning 500 cubic inch gas motor which gets 8 MPG when loaded. We are to believe a big gas motor is cleaner then a small diesel? This just doesn't hold water. Diesels are used the world over and use far less fuel then gas motors. The difference is just not that big.

Our government is making sure we have safe trucks? Like forcing us to pay a few hundred on a new truck for those tire pressure sending units which are on the way. Then there is full time 4WD with front differential gears and shafts spinning and generating heat on the road in July. Next add the torque converter loses which occur during 80 - 90 percent of the miles in use and 10 - 15 percent of all fuel in the US goes out the tail pipe. Talk about a waste of money. Why don't I feel safe or protected?

Well, if you could find a T100 or other Toyota in good shape, you could always have a diesel engine put in it. Pricy, but it would probably get around 25 mpg, which isn't bad. Check out this link. http://dieseltoys.com/

This is just one of several diesel conversion places in the US and they use Toyota diesels. I just wish I had the coins to do it and I would have a diesel. Wife doesn't understand that, since diesel is always higher than gas, but almost twice the mileage, I could go for that!