It’s not. My dad was diesel mechanic and has owned several. My best friend fixes cars for a living and own 6 diesels (lol) and he turned me on to TDIs. As he says without hesitation, “they’re the best cars.” And they are. My sister has a TDI and my brother has 2 also 😂 my dad and another friend of my mine all own ford 7.3 liter diesel from 2001-2002. All have been insanely reliable. 

 TFSI aren't too shabby either. 

 Also I’ve done a lot of research outside of personal anecdotes on diesels platforms. It’s the technically superior technology. Gas platforms are fine, just not as good. 

 meh, tradeoffs

you wouldn't run your car on fuel oil

short chain hydrocarbons and ICEs built for those have their uses 

 Lol what is the trade off? Diesels get better fuel economy, have more power, and the motors last longer. 

 Are you comparing that with US petrol cars? For me diesels are lazy any need to be properly heated, so they're not good for short travels around. 

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 Not mine. They alway start easy same as gasoline and drive perfect right away. 

 Diesel cycle engines are inherently more efficient because they don’t rely on stoichiometric ratios for ignition. Mechanical diesels don’t need electrical systems of any kind to function either. Because they rely on combustion chamber temperatures for fuel ignition, cold starts can be rough. Starting tip: turn off the fuel, crank the cold engine for 20 seconds, while continuing to crank, turn on the fuel. If that doesn’t work, try a quick shot of ether while cranking with fuel on. 

 That's your personal experience then🤷🏻‍♀️ 

 Dammit I sent it before I wrote more.😀 I didn't say they don't start or go right away. I'm saying they're lazier and need to be heated. Driving cold diesel on short distances ruins the engine.