I must agree that the true
I must agree that the true comparison between the VW TDI and something like a Prius must fall and both scheduled maintenance and cost of ownership. As a 6 year owner of a early 2005 TDI I must say it has been the cheapest vehicle to own I have ever had. Aside from scheduled maintenance which includes 50 dollars for an oil change every 10,000 miles which so far and then life of my cur has amounted to appx $900 plus 2 properly done timing belt changes at 650 each amounting to 1300 Plus 250 for a fuel pump my total cost of ownership outside fuel has been less than 2500 dollars.
Compare this to other cars which may require oil changes twice as often, refueling more often, and more frequent engine issues as a result of the general lessened robustness of gasoline engines verses diesels I must say that my Jetta with currently almost 180,000 miles will likely to continue 2 outpace a similar gasoline powered vehicle in costfor some time to come