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1337 · 03-03-2009, 05:22 PM

If I were you, the TDI would be top on my list. A few months ago, people were paying huge amounts for TDIs. My mom drives an '06 Jetta TDI with nearly 100k miles on it, and friends of ours offered us over $20k for it last summer.

With both gasoline and diesel prices hovering around $2, there is no great demand for TDIs, so you could probably grab one for a good price.

I'd also take a look at the Mazda Protege5. Proteges depreciate significantly faster than the Matrix/Corolla/Vibe, so you can get more car for your money. I hate to play Protege fanboy, but I got mine really cheap, and I couldn't be happier.

03-03-2009, 05:22 PM	#12 (permalink)
1337 In hypermiler central Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: UC Berkeley Posts: 230 [SOLD] Highway Warrior - '00 Mazda Protege LX 1.6L Manual 90 day: 35.93 mpg (US) Basic Miata - '06 Mazda Miata Touring 90 day: 30.93 mpg (US) Thanks: 55 Thanked 6 Times in 3 Posts	If I were you, the TDI would be top on my list. A few months ago, people were paying huge amounts for TDIs. My mom drives an '06 Jetta TDI with nearly 100k miles on it, and friends of ours offered us over $20k for it last summer. With both gasoline and diesel prices hovering around $2, there is no great demand for TDIs, so you could probably grab one for a good price. I'd also take a look at the Mazda Protege5. Proteges depreciate significantly faster than the Matrix/Corolla/Vibe, so you can get more car for your money. I hate to play Protege fanboy, but I got mine really cheap, and I couldn't be happier.