garver72 wrote:
Hello all, I am new to this forum so forgive me for my ignorance. My wife and I are thinking about a CRD as our new car purchase. Rising fuel costs being our main reason for choosing the CRD. Is there anything that I should be aware of before I bring it home? Has anyone had a bad experience with this vehicle? Thanks in advance for any help......
I love mine, but I have to go offroad for work and I like to pull trailers once in awhile. Find a high volume diesel station and stick with it to keep your quality of diesel fuel constant.
If your basing your decision on just MPG, my parents got a 2005 VW Golf TDI - they get 48MPG on the highway, and 38-40MPG in town all day every day!
I do think it's wise to have at least one diesel in your fleet. My belief is that over the next decade, as the world struggles to meet oil demand for whatever reason, we will see shortages of gasoline (and maybe diesel) at the pumps (like last week in the East Coast Region) and it's just a good safeguard to have a second fuel option.