i think penske dumped DD along with the auto centers a couple years ago, not sure who bought DD tho. he also dumped the racetracks.

 

dodge bought detroit diesel in 99 i remember seeing the article my senior year of high school in a 4wheeler mag

 

i heard dodge OWNS ford!

 

Doesn't the Spinter have a Mercedes engine ?

 

Yes, the sprinter has a horrible 5 cylinder Mercedes diesel. All kinds of electrical problems along with numerous other issues. We do a little work for FedEx and the last time I spoke with the regional maintenance supervisor (Maybe May of 2004) he told me that FedEx had actually just cancelled and order for some 280, 000 Sprinters because of the problems that were experienced in the test units. They're going to stick with the W700's and W300's and continue using the Cummins.

 

Uper and halerazor are right...

http://www.detroitdiesel.com/Corpora...tory/index.asp


2000 was the year that DC bought them.

 

OK guys, you can give me all the grief you want about being the "newbie" but FYI my first CTD was in '91. That Dodge 250 lumber wagon was a work horse but the ride..... Since then three more Dodge CTD's in 94, 97 and this 03 I have now.
Regarding the Mercedes deisel, I did a little checking around. I live in gold mining country where diesel pickups outnumber cars on the road and the really BIG diesels work in the mine. Our local community college has a nationally recognized diesel technology program. I was talking to the head of that program and he took me to the shop to show me the Mercedes diesel, the Cummins diesel and the Cat they had for instructional purposes. I got the full tour complete with service diagnosing and the whole shmeer. Now, granted, these are the big dogs that run the 400 ton haul trucks but the Mercedes is a hell of an engine. I asked him when Mercedes was going to come out in a Dodge and he told me that it would be "soon". He told me that he was going to wait a year or two for when it did come out and then trade off his CTD that he has now. To me, it seems to be a no brainer. Already Dodge and Diamler Benz have jumped into bed together on the 300C. It is only a matter of time. (Boy, am I gonna be blasted for this post!)

 

That means I will have to buy a Ford and swap an ISB into it......... I want no part of those Mercedes things.... heard way too many bad things about them...... and they just dont sound right..... must be the 5 cylinder thing......

 

Unless Mercedes steps up to the plate and gets some parts distributors here in the States there will be no hope for them. I have a customer who has 10 hours on a brand new 12 cylinder Mercedes and both of the turbos went out, electrical systems went haywire, and the fan came off and went into the radiator. Now, because Mercedes is such a diesel leader they have been waiting for parts from Germany for over 3 weeks. I'm sorry, but I'm going to follow the Cummins wherever it goes.

 

I really love American companies... Much easier to find parts. I know someone whose family distributes parts for VW/Audi in the Cleveland area. They are closing down for lack of business. Go figure.

 

well, lets work this one through... daimler chrysler owns detroit diesel... detroit diesel market/sell the 40 series detroit diesel engine. this 40 series engine is a DT466 navistar engine painted detroit colors for the off shore market. navistar make the powerstroke engines for used/use [the t444e=7.3psd, vt365=6.0psd]... does this mean dodge owns a part of navistar, and all them ford folks who think ford owns cummins can keep dreaming that, while they are driving a ford with a daimlerchrysler engine in it

navistar dt466 vs detroit 40 series

well, if you look at the recess in the piston crown, it's like an inverted hemi?? sotra?

well, the sprinter is a mercedes vehicle entirely [just new to the NA market, old news in EU]

 

What, no VP44 truck???

jlh

 

The only thing more ignorant than a teenage girl is a new car salesman. I took my Road Runner to Chrysler dealer to look at the new 300C one day. The mechanics knew what it was and I had long talk about the motor I was running. The one salesman who came over said, "Nice Charger."

 

The megacab ain't nothing new. I had a '66 D200 crew cab, short bed, step side, powered by a 6-354 NA Perkins coupled to a granny low 4 speed and 4.11 gears. I bought it surplus out of DRMO. Dodge built a number of them for the Air Force. Top speed was 72 mph empty, loaded, uphill, or dowhill. What a pig. Sure wish I had it back. There was less than a thousand of them built.

Shortround out

 

well, i know i saw the news articles a while back that the contract was extended. something till 2010 or farther. We have the cummins...........for now.