VW, Mercedes Benz and BMW are the brands I have these anecdotes for specifically. But reading on forums, it seems people have a lot of problems with modern dies

VW, Mercedes Benz and BMW are the brands I have these anecdotes for specifically. But reading on forums, it seems people have a lot of problems with modern diesel cars them generally. This is not exactly scientific, but the issue crops up at times in UK motoring and not-so-motoring press. Sample links: http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2012/mar/02/turbo-charged-cost-of-diesel-cars http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2012/mar/02/turbo-charged-co... http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-2332107/Petrol-vs-diesel-cars-Drivers-warned-diesel-filter-trap.html http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-2332107/Petr... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/9407960/The-hidden-cost-of-diesel-cars.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/9407960/The-hidden-... http://www.which.co.uk/news/2012/07/petrol-cars-cheaper-to-run-than-diesel-291241/ http://www.which.co.uk/news/2012/07/petrol-cars-cheaper-to-r...