[Greenbuilding] Off Topic: What car do you suggest?

[RONALD CASCIO]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Benjamin Pratt" <prattb at uwstout.edu>
To: "RONALD CASCIO" <roncascio at verizon.net>
Cc: "Norbert Senf" <mheat at mha-net.org>; <greenbuilding at listserv.repp.org>
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 4:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] Off Topic: What car do you suggest?


... I looked at consumer reports, and the VW TDI was listed
> under "worst used cars". Their recommendations are based on surveys of
> owners (I don't know the number of owners offhand,, but I am certain
> it is a larger group than either one of us know). >
> -Ben
>
>
I personally am in communication with hundreds of VW TDI owners, and the 
overwhelming majority have owned only TDIs over and over again.

How's this for a "Worst Used Car"? Our 1996 Passat TDI wagon sold new for 
$19K. I was happy to pay $12K for it in 2001. I could sell it today for 
$10-$12K, and you'd be lucky to find one in reasonable shape for $8K (close 
to half the original sale price at 12 years old). Kindly show me another 
used car that holds that kind of value. I'd say that resale value speaks 
volumes for the quality a car can maintain over it's lifetime.


Ron