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Originally Posted by maxhifi
Diesel cars except Volkswagen and some Mercedes are not so popular due to a variety of reasons, including historically cheap gasoline, higher initial cost, worse performance versus the gasoline version, and fairly strict pollution regulations.
Notwithstanding, the big three US auto companies do sell lots of diesel powered light trucks, which many people use as their primary car. They are extremely popular and reliable, because diesel engines are so good for trucks and especially hauling trailers. Not every gas station sells diesel, but it's very easy to find in areas where trucks are popular.
Diesel fuel is commonly availible at gas stations along side gasoline in areas where people own a lot of trucks. Diesel fuel pumps have a slightly wider spout so won't fit into a gasoline car's fuel filler.
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I bought my Diesel Jeep Liberty in 2005. It was equipped with a VM Motori 4 cylinder turbo Diesel. They were only offered two years in the US, 2005 & 2006. It was discontinued for 2007 for sale in the US because of stricter pollution rulings. They continued to build them for other markets.
It was totaled in 2009 in a freak accident on an ice slicked rural road near me.
At the time I signed on to this website, I still had it. I never bothered to change my screen name.