I guess you gotta ask yourself why you'd make the choice of diesel over gasoline or vice versa?

I got the diesel this time because I'm doing a lot of towing, driving a lot of miles and I do like the fact you barely have to rest your foot on the pedal to get it moving.. I mean it pulls like an adolescent school boy with a dirty magazine.

Then you've got the economy part, its as economical as a 4 cyl.

The engine noise doesn't bother me in the slightest.. its only audible from outside the car anyways.. you can barely even notice it from inside the cabin.

I will say maintenance to be more critical in a high performance diesel they're definitely not as forgiving as a gasoline motor if something goes wrong.

If this ^^ is you then maybe diesel.

But I'd definitely recommend an extended drive in both.

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