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Also if you are really serious about getting a more efficient car, a 2001 5spd echo sedan is hard to beat. A nice grey one with black bumpers, with no AC if you can handle it, the uglier the better! $5000-6000, and will last for 10 more years.
You should come out ahead on money and atleast match a TDI in mileage and beat it in cost of a fill up with the cheaper gas vs diesel.
Granted its not a Jetta in terms of ride and handling, but its not a Jetta when it comes to maintenance or problems either. Also it fits 6 footers in the back seat without to much complaining.
One of my friends at work has a 180km total commute and ended up with an echo instead of a TDI, at the time a 2-4 yr old TDI with 150000km cost far more than a new echo...
Ian
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