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BMW 335d & X5 xDrive35d U.S. Pricing Announced ShinyG. All new BMW cars come with 4 years included maintenance. Buying it, I agree does not make sense but a lease would: Diesel cars have better resale value than their "petrol" counterparts, so their leases are better since thats what a lease is based on. Also, since most leases end in 2-4 years, you would never have to pay for service. nurchus. The reason that diesel is so expensive in the US is because of the Trucking industry. Pretty much everything is transported by big diesel trucks in the US, and therefore its a great way for the government to make money. In reality, diesel only costs about a dollar or so per galon, the rest is all taxes. Agricultural diesel is not taxed, but it uses a non removable dye so when a transport or private diesel engine uses it, it stains the whole fuel system, which makes it detectable. If caught, its a very heavy Federal offense. I think with the onset of more and more diesel vehicles coming to the US, its going to eventually bring the price down because demand will be so high. After all the hybrid owners realise they have to spend 4 grand to replace their batteries in 7 years, people will turn around and re-think the plusses of buying a hybrid, and they will switch to diesel. Besides, a lot of the Japanese manufacturers are bringing diesel to the states too. Honda is releasing their Accord diesel next year. Eventually, we will have diesel hybrids, which in my opinion will be the most fuel efficient and economical options out there.