Out of curiosity: has anyone looked into the feasibility of dropping the upcoming turbodiesel out of a KJ into an XJ? I'm assuming we're going to get the same unit used in the European KJs, so I'd guess that someone there may have already tried this. I am a fan of diesel, having had a pair of diesel Land-Rovers and indestructible Peugeots.
Given the price of gas and fact that I drive a high annual mileage (22,000 and up), I'd be willing to sacrifice 3-4 seconds to 60mph for close to 30mpg. DMV issues aside (I've heard that in California you can convert a diesel to gas power, but not vice-versa - still have to confirm this, though), does this sound doable? I plan on keeping my XJ until it's utterly destroyed, so amortising the cost of the conversion over the lifetime of the vehicle makes financial sense.
Anyone have any input on this? I'm really interested in the idea.
Given the price of gas and fact that I drive a high annual mileage (22,000 and up), I'd be willing to sacrifice 3-4 seconds to 60mph for close to 30mpg. DMV issues aside (I've heard that in California you can convert a diesel to gas power, but not vice-versa - still have to confirm this, though), does this sound doable? I plan on keeping my XJ until it's utterly destroyed, so amortising the cost of the conversion over the lifetime of the vehicle makes financial sense.
Anyone have any input on this? I'm really interested in the idea.