Yeah I would rather have a TD then a gas pig. When we were in Ireland just about every small truck was a TD and most of the cars were too.
Lots of Toyota Hilux's(Tundras) with a diesel. This was the people we stayed at and he hauls a 25 ft trailer with it and loved it. Gets about 30mpg.
We even had a Ford as our rental car and it was a TD, got great mileage and had plenty of power. Why the automakers here don't sell them is beyond me. No wonder they are all broke.
The Ford we drove: