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I have a diesel Mercedes, along with some other cars, and it's got a lot of miles on it---but the maintenance has been excellent, with all the filters for oil, fuel and air changed right on schedule; also, I try to keep it under 75 mph as much as possible, and I use additives for cetane boost, and a bio-cide to cut down algae growth in the fuel tank.
A good source for biocide is a boat supply store.
As for oil burning, you probably know that diesels are running around 22:1 compression ratiors! You'd expect some oil to get past the rings into the combustion chamber as the vehicle gets older. My 300D is at 213,000 miles, and is running great.