This is a diesel

So you having a manual should be an advantage.

It is

Did you mean to say "I don't think you're using those words right either"

Yes I did, thank you.

Which is why I was excited by the concept at least of the newer cruze having a diesel and a manual

Although I think 1.6L is too small for a diesel

I think you had the previous line in your head so your brain made a quick parallel which just didn't happen to work

My point is, what kind of mileage are you getting in your cruze with a manual if you think 38 is good for that type of car?

About 37. But again, I have less power, a manual, and a newer engine

I want to point out here before we go further

http://www.fuelly.com/car/chevrolet/cruze?engineconfig_id=350&bodytype_id=&submodel_id=

Current diesel

That the Cruze is even more gay than most Subarus.

Gets 50mpg easily

So you're not making your case there.

My case is literally that diesels are pretty okay

Well you have no counter to my case that diesels are really gay

That an older diesel stuck with an auto, and making more power, still gets better mileage doesn't hurt my point

That is entirely your opinion m8

It is objective fact.

50mpg is only like 5mpg over what petrol offers

Not...really?

Which isn't enough to break even on fuel costs

and the cost is you end up with a less pleasant to drive vehicle

Most cruzes get like _maybe_ 35mpg

Eh

Less pleasant to you

And also literally the cost of more expensive fuel.

Let's go back, your argument for diesel cars existing was that you like a car that will "pull in any gear", and I asked you to name a good example.

more understeer, less flexible engine, more picky engine in terms of gearing

You name the diesel Cruze, a car with a 0-60 time of 8 seconds.

Here we go again...

More fags trying to put things in your tail pipe

Base price 24k

I'm not saying diesels are bad, there are some crazy diesels out there, I'm just saying that in general for any diesel car there is a better petrol version

And? The equivalent gasser starts at $22k.

that said, for haulage diesel is absolutely better

I've got a diesel that fits the bill

1980 Mercedes turbodiesels

Diesel cruze only comes in the higher trims