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Originally Posted by aklim
Supply and demand. We know why you are considering it and thus the price will be HIGH. Gas price sticker shock? Any high consumption vehicle will drop and low consumption vehicle price will go up. People don't know how to look at the whole thing before making a decision
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Indeed. This car routinely gets well over 40mpg overall. If we drive the speed limit on the highway, it goes up to 45mpg. I haven't tried driving below the speed limit.
If the price of gasoline exceeds diesel in the near future, the value of that car will be quite high on the secondhand market. Cost per mile for what I've put on it may be astounding, considering that I bought it at the dealer with 40 miles on the odometer.
It has been 100% trouble-free so far. Not a single thing had to be adjusted or fixed, other than routine maintenance. However, it is a VW and I don't know how long I can expect such behavior.
I could sell the car and take 10% of the proceeds to buy something older. The rest will buy gasoline for years at today's prices.