Rethinking a Diesel

My husband and I are currently driving cars that are paid off (yay) and about eight years old. He doesn’t want to get new cars until it is absolutely necessary (read one of them breaks down) and until we can get a super fuel efficient if not electric car. His reasons? Well the economy being what it is he doesn’t want more debt, especially since I’m not working full time anymore. Then there are fuel costs, of course, which seem to be down for the moment but are bound to go back up. Last? The environment. Yes, we care, but really money is more of a concern.

One of the cars he hadn’t mentioned was a diesel. The thing is diesel technology is here now and they have great gas, uhm diesel, mileage. That’s right the fuel mileage can be up to be 30% less than a regular gas engine. How is that for crazy? I know what you’re thinking, they roar like a lion when you’re driving them…right? Wrong. They are way quieter now than they were in the past. There are also a lot of new options in the diesel car market. Lots of companies are seeing this as a way to give customers great fuel efficiency now. I still have some research to do before trying to talk my husband into one, but I’m liking what I’m seeing so far.

Do you have a diesel vehicle? How do you like it and what made you decide to buy?

Photo Credit: swinginstan

July 24th, 2009 by birdievogel | Posted in Uncategorized | (0)