All I remember about the Olds Cutlass diesel I bought from my folks in 1983 was that is was useless in Detroit in January unless I could garage it or park near an electrical outlet. Is climate still an issue with the current generation of diesels?
I do remember that it was otherwise largely maintenance free as long as you changed the oil regularly.
I don't know about extreme weather...i am sure with really cold weather it could but that's the same with gas engines (hence why they sell heater blocks). But, you'll save fuel when you drive to AA during the Winter to get deli at Zingermans.
And may U of Mi actually win more than 7 games this year and win their bowl game.
I had a neighbor who had 2 of those olds diesels, they were insanely loud
(And that's pretty bad!)
The real problem was that they put diesel cylinder heads on an otherwise near-stock gasoline block; like playing baseball with eggs.