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Auto makers don't like trying to sell small diesel cars in the USA, partly because in the 1970's the US automakers tried to make diesel engines that were based off gasoline engines and their vehicles suffered catastrophic failures.
Geo Metro's are popular on here because they are one of the most common cars that was sold in the US with a 1 litter engine, so while a lot of us would love to have a small diesel car, the only way we can get one is to buy a VW or to import something that is 20 years old or older from some other country that sells small diesel cars, reason for the 20 year old figure is that at that point the import regulations are not as strict and while some people do buy diesel VW's, we don't even have very many options here, the VW golf, Jetta and Passat are really your only choices and even they have a spotty reputation because here in the USA we were getting VW's that were made in Mexico for a while with more electrical problems then you can count, timing belt failures are still an issue and repair costs are some of the highest of any vehicle sold here.
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