SHOW ME THE DATA!
You may make any claim you want. But without anything to support it, what's the point?
If diesel were such a great choice, how come it is at the bottom of the list for clean emissions and it rates close to the bottom for reliability?
Also note that for the 2004 model year, all of VW's US sales *combined* for *all* of their diesel model vehicles only totalled 35,000. So don't even attempt to quote the high resale value. With quantities so small, of course the used ones sell for a premium.
The HSD system in Prius is remarkably simple, and it is proving to be a very realistic choice. That is why Toyota is planning to offer a hybrid option for *every* passenger vehicle they sell by 2010.
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