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Originally Posted by calgaryhhr
Diesel vehicles certainly are not going to be the best solution for everyone. Under the situation you have posted it is not very economically feasible.
My situation is a different. Diesel in my area, currently, is approximately $0.05 cheaper per litre ($0.20 per gallon roughly.) That would equate to about $300 savings per year and just over 8 years to pay off the diesel engine premium. In my area diesel has been upwards of $0.15 per litre ($0.60 per gallon cheaper.)
So really, diesel might be a viable solution for some people and it might not be for others.
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although what you say is true, imo the people who benefit from diesel are far outweighed by the people who wouldnt or would just never buy diesel. vw can do it because they sell alot in europe as it is- americans are just icing on the cake. i dont think gm has a sufficient amount of foreign diesel sales to justify the price of bringing car diesel engines to the states (i am speculating, i dont know exact sale numbers).