>Truth is, I was singing about VW. But yes, diesel engines do last longer - especially if the car is a stick shift. Both of the cars I mentioned were diesel, and both were sticks. The new diesel engines are nice. They are as quiet as gas engines, and they burn cleaner than gas. Plus, you can run biodiesel in them too if you want to give the environment a real gift (and your wallet a beating).
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>Finally, we have the drive-clean program here, and while gas cars have to go through a lot of crap to get certified, the diesel test is a visual.

I heard mixed stories about VW gasoline cars, but only praises fr diesels.
IIRC UBC here runs all its maintenance fleet (lawnmowers, etc.) on bio - they collect used cooking oil from restaurants or cantinas on the campus, and filter it.