the twin clutch is personal opinion, ive driven both and id rather drive a stick any day of the week.

I would agree about the fuel comsumption, anything is going to eat gas depending on how you drive it. you think a rwd v-8 will do any better? or a twin turbo six or a 350/370Z?

you are in one of the better cars for all around cost and still have the performance to it.

 

Trade-in...not worth it.

I was going to lose $18,000 on mine. I bailed oviously.

 

yaaaaa, I spoke to some VW dealer guys and I'd probably wind up paying another $100++ a month on my payments (~600 dollars or more) for a fricking well-optioned golf TDI.


no thanks.

 

The problem with trade ins isn't necessarily the money you "lose;" it's the money you have to spend. Say you owe $25k, and you get $20k for trade in. You could say that you lost $5k, but the truth is, by the time you pay the car off ($25k if 0% APR), it will probably only be worth $10-15k... so, you actually spent $5-10k MORE for the privilege of having the car. So, in theory, you would SAVE money by trading it in. In actuality, though, this is not the case, because (if you truly need a car), you NEED something to replace it with. Either you buy a beater for the price of 3-4 payments (and hope you don't have to drop a "car payment" into it every other month), or you end up getting another new car. And so the cycle starts again. Also, no dealership is going to accept or pay trade-in value on your car unless you buy a new, replacement vehicle through them.

Once you get sucked into buying a new car, the best course of action really is to keep it for as long as possible. Most of the depreciation happens the moment you drive it off the lot, and the depreciation slows down considerably after the first year or so. Just enjoy the fact that you have a warranty, and all you have to really worry about is the car payments.