Looking at your profile tells me that you are old enough to drive so there's one question I need to ask you - Have you ever driven a diesel??
My dad has owned 2 and the are amazing!! The Audi A4 1.9 Tdi Quattro was OMG!! It had so much torque (apparently, in low revs it has same torque as a Boxster S!!) and it also looked great with the sporty body kit, Dolphin grey metallic and carbon look to go along with the great Bose sound system - All of the things avaliable in the petrol version too!!
The 2nd diesel was the less exciting but still fun BMW 320D SE (52 Plate) - Not anywhere near as sporty and good looking and handling as the A4 but it was quicker as it only had 5 gears and was fun apart from the fact that the TC cut in way too ferociously and quickly so that stopped the fun a bit!!
My dad said he would stick with Diesels... Now he has a Merc C200 Kompressor Estate which he drifts round corners in and we have the new Audi TT Coupe 1.8T on order (apparently the 1.8T is better and "rawer" than the 3.2 version and has the same engine as the Golf GTI)... As you can see by the post - I speak just as highly about the diesels as i do about the petrols so maybe those of you who aren't sure about diesels should try one or maybe if you tried a turbo-less one then try one with a turbo! I'm sure your views will be different.
Sam (Phew!)
Edit: Yes - they may sound awful but some are actually ok sounding - the ones with the bigger engines in particular!!
The exact same thing has happened to me and I have emailed the server owner - i will edit this post in a second with his name for you to email him, although he is on holiday at the moment so don't expect an immediate reply