VANCOUVER ISLAND WINDTALK

http://www.iksurfmag.com/kitesurfing-ne ... rns-heads/ Waiting for Canadian version http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/0 ... ntil-2015/ http://www.ramtrucks.com/en/2014/ram_pr ... white/mono ... http://www.ramtrucks.com/en/2014/ram_pr ... _promaster ... Promaster is based on a Fiat van. Starts ~ $ 32,000 in Canada with a 3 liter inline 4 diesel a $6,000 option. 174h.p. 295 ft./pounds torque & a 6 spd. semi-auto trans (clutchless shift if you want to) A perfect candidate for a conversion ... Ford will be introducing a full size Transit for 2015 BUT have stayed with rear wheel drive for our market. The lowest roof leaves only 56.9" while the front wheel drive Promaster has 65" ... It will be interesting to see what local conversions ( http://www.gtrv.com/photos etc.) are produced.

Now if that comes with an optional Diesel engine, I would seriously consider trading the VW wagon in! MY wife is pushnig hard for a mini van but right now I just can't give up the MPG's!

The Promaster is so fugly. The Transit sisters are both beauties.

I read over the weekend that the GM Canyon is coming back with the same diesel that is in the new Cruze. Throw a canopy or a small camper on that... nice, nice, nice. Now if only there was a next generation diesel Ranger here...

windaddiction, my Sprinter got 9.2 litres per 100 km on the Nat trip yesterday - 30.7 mpg, not bad for 'Real' not 'estimated' and for so much windage, a bunch of harsh gravel and the Malahat in the middle of the 'highway'.

The Fiat looks interesting though....

Wow thats great for a full size van!! Diesel's seem to be creeping back into N.A. slowly. The new cruize engine looks nice however.... only about 800$ less than the german 2.0 TDI. I still think the ecoboost maybe be slightly supirior to a diesel however due to lower maintance cost!

My last long trip towing the tent trailer, with the sup on top and the wagon full i still got 7.2l/100 km! I just wish either the wagon was slightly bigger, or they would put that 2.0 TDI in a new mini bus or something!

odly enough though my 2000 jetta RDI, which is my comuter, gets better MPG than my 2011 wagon, but the jetta is gutless comapred with the newer engine!

We've got a newer one too, and sure it has balls but I'd still prefer the simplicity and economy of the older TDI's even if that means its slower with more noise.

http://www.caranddriver.com/photos-10q2 ... oto-340979

The old ones are only slightly simpler... you still need the computer just to set the darn timing.... hey for your newish one is it the CR engine (2009 and newer) if so send me a PM there is a TSB I had done on mine to an issue that affacts us "northern" folk.

Fiat based (promaster) http://www.avan.com.au/products_applause.html http://www.avan.com.au/gallery/web_gall ... efault.htm

North America didn't have any VW diesels between the years of 2006 and 2009.. so by new I mean 2009 and later aka the joint Audi/VW/Benz motors marketed as bluetec/clean diesel.

So yes, 2009.

The older diesels were far more simple, not the motor itself obviously, but the emissions control systems that used to be non-existent, and now are extremely complicated. I'm just thankful they didn't go with a urea injection system, some of the pickups with those have had nothing but trouble not to mention the cost!

Good points

http://www.allpar.com/trucks/ram/ProMaster.html I'm wary of the "Urea diesel exhaust fluid is integrated with heated lines to protect the system from freezing, and the five-gallon tank gives nearly 4,000 miles of service." The Mitsubishi FUSO uses the same engine & is already in our market so shops should be familiar with it.

Yep, less is more. It's so unfair too, the big rigs aren't having to run any of these complicated systems.. yet...

I like this: "An oil-level sensor helps operators to get up to 18,500 miles between oil changes, increasing on-the-road time." I suspect the 'sensor' is analyzing more than the oil level

So a mistake made to my last post, the SCR is for NOx emissions, where as SOx have generally be handled by going to ultra low sulfur diesel.