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I just picked one of these up. I have only had it 2 weeks. I chose it because I wanted something that I could use year around, was decently quick, looked good, wasn't terrible on insurance, and got OK gas mileage.

The CD changer is a bit obsolete, but there is an MP3 cd-changer available. None of this deterred me because I knew I was putting an iPod integration kit in. To be honest I'm quite happy with the sound output, but this is subjective.

I don't really understand the practicality issue. The liftback really doesn't have any more room. The trunk (boot) is quite large, and I have more space than I know what to do with.

The gas mileage will obviously vary. I do more city driving than highway, and I'm getting about 21mpg, and the car requires premium gas.

The price you quote boggles my mind. That's about $29,000. That was the price for that car NEW here in the states. I bought mine for ~10k Euro.

Isn't she a beauty?

As far as pricing goes, welcome to my world!!!

Europe is extremely weird regarding car pricing. Some countries get 1st and 2nd hard cars dirt cheap - mainly because the economy is based on people driving tons of (preferably new) cars - like UK and Germany. Then other have insane taxes and laws regarding cars. Like Finland.

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and Serbia :: facepalm ::


Either way except in the UK where Top Gear raised its popularity the MPSs are terribly expensive.

But also consider this: you can probably get a new Evo X with premium kit for under 40k US$. For me it would be sub 60k EURO.

And it's the same car, made in the same factory and shipped the same way from Japan to everywhere else in the world.

Good thing I bought a nice bicycle this spring, I reckon it will come in handy when the above mentioned math equations artificially jack up the gas prices to 2+ euros / litre in the next couple of years.

what about a 04- 05 jetta?
-decently fast
-turbo diesel
-corners pretty good
-probably lost of aftermarket parts
-interior is so nice (imo)
-VW reliability
-slap some deec rims on that thing and it looks sharp!

I realize I'm speaking from the perspective of an '01 Jetta (the other car in my household) but as I speak from that perspective, the Jetta is currently, at this VERY MOMENT receiving a replacement transmission at 150k miles.

It's a lovely car, looks great, and yes, is very well appointed in terms of creature comforts on the interior. But a reasonably well cared-for car should not have a dead tranny at 150k miles. Jettas are NOTORIOUSLY sensitive little cars, it takes almost nothing to throw a CEL. "Low" coolant will throw a CEL.

Granted, it is not a TDI - it's a 2.0, which throws out the "decent gas mileage" entirely (NO 4 cyl car should get 20 streets mpg unless it's seeing boost), nor is it "decently fast". It's got okay top-end power, but low end? I'd take my 7A-FE over the Jetta 2.0 ANY DAY. And IDK about it "cornering pretty good". It's just average IMO. No excessive body roll, but it's not exactly on rails, either. I'd hazard to say my Celica with stock suspension cornered better than the Jetta with stock suspension does.

acctually yea, i guess the trans thing is right, my friend just got theres replaced not to long ago either, totally slipped my mind lol.

If anything, get an older GLI. My dad had an '04. The interior was great and it the car itself looked great, Black Magic Pearl on 18" BBS wheels. Beautiful. And the 1.8T is a great engine.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Nov 25, 2009 - 5:10 PM

Hey folks, I still haven't got a new car! (doh!)

Today I've driven by a new Mitsubishi dealership and stopped to check out the new Lancer Ralliart.

It's purrrrfect! ! !

If the new Evo X is a firebreathing golden dragon, then the baby Evo is a firebreathing golden lion.

It's a mix of the old IX and the new X, so it still has a 2.0 turbo, 4wd with active differentials front, back and middle; RF's fantastic navi-puter-music-phone system;

YET: the seats are foldable and the trunk is usable!

GO GO EVO GO!!!

(and the price is "realistic" even for serbia terms, at 32k euros - comparingly, the pure Evo X is 50+ )