>>It looks like the basic GTI starts at about $27,600 up here, so it should be in your price range. Have you looked at the Jetta? Up here a Jetta 2.0L 4Cyl, 200HP, 6Spd Manual runs about $27,700.
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>$27,000? $27,000.00+ for a Jetta? That's hard to believe. What is this world coming to? :(
>Makes me want to give up and take the public transportation.
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>>I assume you are looking for a stick shift. I know we have our differences, but please don't tell me you want an automatic. Please??
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>Well, when I was much younger, I had a Fiat Spider rag top with a stick. I was a blast. With California traffic, the constant shifting is annoying... sorry.

My old Dodge Colt (I loved that car - Mitsubishi engine) was totalled by an idiot coming out of a shopping plaza. I was given a Toyota Corolla to drive 'til the claim got settled. It was an automatic. I drove it for almost 2 weeks and never got used to it. If I took my foot off the brake, the car started to move forward. It's not supposed to do that. I mean, who's the driver here. Me or the car? The car is supposed to do what I tell it to do, not make its own decisions and do whatever it wants.