Dang, you guys got me depressed. Markus tells me I shouldn't have bought a diesel car at all, but that's based on fuel svings alone ("Diesel Revolution"). Fuel economy aside, where's all the other cools tuff we love about diesels? With the exception of NOx, they pollute less than gasoline powered vehicles. And longevity? There's the tidbit about diesel engines lasting far longer than gasoline engines. That's cool, too; trouble-free 200,000 mile cars are common. Simplicity? No distributor or spark plugs (or expensive batteyr packs). And resale value? Heck, even used diesel cars are in high demand, fetching premiums above Blue Book values. Lots of us traditional car guys are catching on to diesels. Even the oil campanies are getting involved. Shell just joined with another campany for algae biodiesel work here in Hawaii. Calling diesel "green" is almost missing the point - it's the future of fuels. I love my gasoline cars, but duesd, get with the program. Diesel cars are a lot more than fuel savers.
