[donovan]

First off Diesels are great for fuel consumption and even if it does have a little turdbro lag its still less moving parts in the engine to worry about and its a VERY solid foundation. I would buy a diesel without hesitation as long as performance was the same.

A friend of mine has a passat and he gets 40 MPG with driving 85 everywhere and upwards of 50 if he does 70...impressive I tell you with a good amount of HP from the TDI.