I agree, people will always complain about one thing or another. If you're going to drive a 4000lb+ Q7, it doesn't matter what fuel type you use, its still going to be way more consumption then a smaller vehicle. Do people really need a huge SUV to do what a car can easily do?
The ironic thing is, if people really payed attention to how they drive and actually practiced efficient driving techniques, their fuel economy (not to mention reliability and longevity of every other component in their car) would improve significantly. Even with a diesel, if you're lead footed all the time you really won't see too much of an improvement over a gas counterpart. Ignorance should no longer be a factor when people form their opinions of diesels. In my opinion, they can't come soon enough. I just hope it doesn't take another (and possibly worse) fuel crisis for people to make the conscious effort to be conservative.
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'06 Jetta TDI, DSG
'92 Jetta TD
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