Diesel Vehicles Can Be Money Savers, Study Finds | Edmunds.com

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Diesel Vehicles Can Be Money Savers, Study Finds | Edmunds.com

Car shoppers considering the growing list of diesel vehicles, including the 2015 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel, Porsche Cayenne Diesel and Volkswagen Golf TDI, got some encouraging news from a new University of Michigan study.

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mittzombie

"Resale values are also 30-50 percent higher for diesel passenger cars and SUVs after three years."

That is total BS, It does not even make sense as most cars don't even lose 50% in 3 year. Is a diesel Golf supposed to gain value over time to make this calculation work?

zoomzoomn

Um, some things that are greatly overlooked here is the price to get the diesel drivetrain (usually $2000-$5000) over it's gas counterpart, the price of diesel fuel and maintenance. With items like DEF refills, more frequent fuel filter and air filter changes, the latter can make routine maintenance 2-3 times more expensive as well. Add to that the frequent emissions related woes plaguing many newer models (It's hard to make a diesel run clean? Go figure.), from an economic standpoint, I just don't think that you can really make a reasonable case supporting ownership. It's right up there with hybrids in that any justification in owning one is strictly for the notion that you will be reducing your environmental footprint by using less fuel.

cmhj2000

Doesn't add up for me

airpower

The article makes a simple mistake by comparing the cost of diesel fuel to regular (87 octane) gasoline. I own two BMW X5 diesels and currently pay $3.099 for diesel fuel here in New York. If I had gasoline equipped X5s, I would need premium fuel at the current $ 3.499. The real benefit of the X5 diesel however, is the incredible way it drives. Thinking about a diesel vehicle? Drive one - that's all it takes.