I was surprised to see a VW Jetta diesel not long ago belching out thick black smoke. The Jetta is a modern deisel, and european, yet it blew out as much smoke as an 1985 Hilux.
If I was going to buy a modern deisel, I would not like driving it around looking like it has fried all it's piston rings and was consuming oil at the same rate as a slushie on a hot summers day.
Petrol is good for sedans, leave the diesels to larger passenger vehicles and heavy machinery.
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