| The cost of fuel has to be a big part of any | | | | popular in Europe. The reason? They get better |
| consideration you give to buying a new car. It was only | | | | mileage than gas driven cars. |
| a year ago that fuel cost as much as $4 a gallon in | | | | As fuel prices have risen in the United States, diesel |
| some areas. The economic meltdown brought the | | | | cars have started to make a comeback. From |
| cost down, but it is rising again as things slowly | | | | Volkswagen to BMW, the idea of driving a diesel is |
| improve. | | | | becoming much more attractive given the mileage you |
| The United States car market is primarily based on | | | | can get. A 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI, for instance, |
| gasoline powered vehicles. Diesel fuel is used primarily | | | | can get up to 50 miles per gallon of diesel fuel. That is |
| for larger cargo trucks and the like. Well, this is | | | | more than many Prius hybrid models will do with gas. |
| beginning to change. Diesel consumer cars are very | | | | |