The guy that wrote the article about diesels saving money must not have known how much diesel costs in the USA!

Next trip we make South will be in our gasser(E320 V-6), even although it uses premium, it's milage is as good as our '85 300D and it's easier to find gas than diesel.

That Peugot at 26.7 mpg is not that great on fuel. The hybrids are a lot better than that. But a VW diesel is comparable with the Japanese hybrids and much less complex.