>>I have a Jetta and considered the diesel model, which gets significantly higher mileage than their gas-powered models. The reasons I decided against it were:
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>>-- Diesel fuel is more expensive and harder to find
>>-- Stinky
>>-- Noisy
>>-- Sluggish
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>>"Your mileage may vary." ;-)
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>Diesel engines have changed a lot in the last decade. The bullet points you mention above are not as valid anymore as they were before. VW makes very good diesel engines. You should test drive one.

Thanks for the input. I am not in the market for a new car now, and probably won't be for a few years. I work at home so my car has only 22K miles on it after 2.5 years. (And a lot of that is because my daughters live in your state, not mine). But next time I will look at diesels, hybrids, etc. with fresh eyes.