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1. How do you manage to get only 28 MPG with the BMW?
2. does have a diesel car in usa is good ?? especially for a suv diesel ???
3. Nice review on diesel cars.  Better gas mileage, but it is hard to get the payoff for the extra costs - something I calculated myself.  Makes it really hard to justify.  Also, much harder to find the fuel to get for the car (truck stops are great).  I owned one awhile back, but I don't think I will go back.  If I want to save on gas, I will buy a hybrid.
4. In North American, which includes Canada and Mexico, European cars are a fraction of the cars sold every year. The majority of cars sold in NA are American and Asian. While Asian brands do make diesel cars for some markets they only sell the gas engines here because there is no market for them. Even in Asia diesel cars are very rare. Europe is the exception not the rule in regards to diesel. The reasons there is no market in NA for diesel is easy; Diesel prices are much higher compared to gas. The federal gov and some states mandate very expensive emission control devices on diesel cars which significantly increases the price but also effects the reliability. The states and Federal governments also fund companies to research hybrid, electric and hydrogen technologies. Diesel in the green/alternative circles is considered a negative. All research and development of Asian and American car companies is towards zero emission vehicles. The Europeans companies are the only hold outs to diesel technology which is going to hurt them in the future as more governments even in Europe start mandating zero emission cars. Paris and London are considering diesel vehicle bans and its only a matter of time before it extends to other cities and then countries.
5. 33mpg in 2.0TDI? dont u have speedlimits? Or you forgot to release handbrake?
6. Meanwhile I am doing 70mpg in my European hatchback...
7. no its not
8. no it's not, I own one 28mpg city 37mpg hwy CVN77
9. 47 MPG very nice
10. These cars come in handy when ever there is a gas shortage. 
11. America is now, where Europe was 20 years ago, in terms of Petrol vs Diesel. The reason Diesel cars don’t sell very well in the States, is simple...there is less demand for an engine that is more fuel efficient, because Petrol/Gasoline is so cheap over there. (And yes it is cheap, very cheap, esp. when compared to prices here in the UK) So, until the price of Gasoline/Petrol and Diesel catch up with Europe, Diesel will always be a minority in the US. 
12. 28 MPG.... WHAT THE FUCK how come its sooooo poor???
13. In Europe there is a Kia Rio Diesel for €13k that has an official rating of 74 mpg combined
14. Subaru please bring the Boxer Diesel :(
15. well, gas had gone to 5 dollars a gallon.
16. @heartlessvietboy hmmm so 3x the engine life, 1 year or more on and oil change and 25% better fuel economy from a similar gas models Well if those arent enough reasons why diesels are better then you sir are a dopey fool
17. I don't like BMW's...never have...there's something about their styling that I've never liked.
18. @kazazajua I don't doubt that at all. My jetta has 320,000Km on it with no signs of slowing down anytime soon. I've gotten more use from it then any gas car I've had.
19. @heartlessvietboy So does gas, with diesel you use less fuel to do the same thing, which means you put out less in terms of emissions, especially with new clean diesels. Diesels are a good alternative to gas cars for a lot of people and when you consider the fact diesel is easier to produce, more efficient and can run on more then just diesel fuel, you've got a wining combination for people and the earth. Diesel just makes sense. 
20. Kind of american POV review, but it's true. In europe, diesel is cheaper than gas so diesel really makes sense fuel-economy wise. People get gas if they either don't drive very often, or for high-performance cars, or they just make short (5 min) trips which are bad for any engine but diesels especially. 45-50mpg is what my friends get, even with older diesel cars. Diesel produces less CO2 but slightly more pollution overall. Hybrids really don't make any sense, they're just for hippie show-offs.