I'm pretty new to diesels. I was looking for new car a little less than two years ago. I wanted something that got good mileage so I was looking at hybrids. I'd always driven VW's (ok, I had a couple Hondas) and so I kept searching and eventually heard about the TDI (most terribly marketed car/engine in the US). I knew the instant I found it that that was what I was looking for.

Fast forward about two years and I want nothing but diesels. And every time I get a new (to me) car, it takes a few months before I discover yet another diesel that I "must have". Right now I've got four "must haves" and it's a few too many.

As far as the virtues of the diesel, I was initially attracted to them because of the higher MPG and also the ability to run alternative fuels. It didn't take me long to figure out that engine maintenance is much less than a gasser and it is more reliable. I'm hooked.

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-justin

1987 300TD, 1987 300TD
2008 R32, 2000 Passat Wagon