The only diesels I've had have been as follows:
1997 306xtdt - 50+ to the gallon and aside from dodgy electric windows never had a problem
1998 Land Rover Discovery Tdi - water pump went in first week leading to a cracked piston (probably caused by previous owner neglect)
2004 MG ZT-T which I loved but which wasn't nearly as economical as the figures suggest and can have EGR issues.
2008 Mondeo TDCi 140 estate which to date has been the best car we've ever had.
2007 Peugeot 207 GT HDi which in the 6 months I had it never gave me any problems, but it was only 6 months old and an ex dealer demonstration model.
2004 and 2006 Corsa CDTi where the newer one was used as a learner driver car but still did 50+ to the gallon around town, the 2004 did 64mpg but had been abused previously and was a bit of a lemon.
My current 1999 Meridian XUD which I've only had a short time but aside from the economy side of things is a world apart from the Corsa.
1997 306xtdt - 50+ to the gallon and aside from dodgy electric windows never had a problem
1998 Land Rover Discovery Tdi - water pump went in first week leading to a cracked piston (probably caused by previous owner neglect)
2004 MG ZT-T which I loved but which wasn't nearly as economical as the figures suggest and can have EGR issues.
2008 Mondeo TDCi 140 estate which to date has been the best car we've ever had.
2007 Peugeot 207 GT HDi which in the 6 months I had it never gave me any problems, but it was only 6 months old and an ex dealer demonstration model.
2004 and 2006 Corsa CDTi where the newer one was used as a learner driver car but still did 50+ to the gallon around town, the 2004 did 64mpg but had been abused previously and was a bit of a lemon.
My current 1999 Meridian XUD which I've only had a short time but aside from the economy side of things is a world apart from the Corsa.