I’d love to buy a new diesel pick up truck. My friend has been approaching 20 miles per gallon in his new Chevy Diesel. But holy smokes, Why on earth is Diesel so much higher in price? It’s the only thing holding me back… 20 mpg or not.

all you have to do is compare a diesel to its petrol equivalent

most new generation sdiesels are a lot quicker, have considerable more mpg than the petrol and i have found are usually a lot quiter ( in the cabin) and a smoother ride

irrespective of them costing more to buy new, and a higher fuel cost ( UK ) if you do over 10000 miles a year then the diesel is the better option.

Been driving diesels _since_ the 80’s. I never really minded slow and stinky all that much since I was getting 45+ in my VW’s. Now my diesel gets 45 and goes like stink thanks to modern advances.

And I’d love to be able to afford a new one, a nice 535d if it ever comes to the USA.

Diesel trubo’s don’t make the Psst sound from a blowoff valve. They don’t have them and don’t need them. If you do hear a Psst, I would say something is wrong. A b/o valve is only useful on a gasser.

Hey, how’d you get a picture of one of my bedroom slippers in the blog?????

Looks like a lot of diesel fans on this site. Only one person says “never.” And Highspeedhijinks is a little unenthusiastic. But mostly fans here. Count me among the skeptics.

Europe gets all the good ones, I WISH!!! for an Audi A5 3.2 TDI.. f’in fast

Already do, m’dear!

This isn’t even a question for me, I’d buy one in a heart beat and I’ve already got my eye on a BMW 335d as soon as those come out. It has more horsepower than my current car (which is no slouch at 260hp) and WAY more torque than any other 3 series, even the V8 M3. So it’s fantastic for pure performance, never mind the fuel economy. But it also gets WAY better fuel mileage than my current car.

The only drawbacks of modern diesels, as I understand it, are the sound of the engine, the sluggish throttle response, and a slightly higher price. I can live with all those things for brutish torque at 30 mpg.

Was the Kelley Blue Book survey breaking news or a blinding flash of the obvious? I say the later. It’s no surprise that not many people say they would buy a diesel because not many people know much about diesel — yet. It always amazes me that a conversation about today’s clean diesels conjures up the 1980’s flashbacks. I would venture that the vehicle in question in the original story could very well still be operating. Kind of like comparing a 1980 transistor AM/FM radio cassette tape deck to an IPOD.

A clean diesel for the masses is not far away — VW will be bringing out the New Jetta TDI in a few months. An affordable, high mileage car with great performance and low CO2 footprint that has no visible exhaust, is as quiet as gasoline and can use biodiesel.

In my 3 years driving a diesel, the E320 loves steady state cruise 70-75 on the open road and consistently posts 30+ mpg while doing that– not bad for a heavy 4dr sedan at that speed with some around town mixed in. THe real fun is in the torque — which is irresistible, espcially while passing. The range on the car is typically over 500 miles on a tank which i really like.

Just give the new generation diesels a look along with all the other choices you’ve got. http://www.dieselforum.org