The demand for TDI's has skyrocketed since the price of gasoline has hovered around and in some cases exceeded the $3 per gallon mark. With the rise in demand, the price has also increased. One only has to check the sale price of used TDI's on eBay to see exactly how high the demand is. Some of this demand is caused by panic and emotion, as people not only want the higher miles per gallon, but are afraid of short supply and want the increased range of over 600 miles to a tank of fuel. New and used TDI's are in short supply right now.
I felt that this was the perfect time to buy a new car and sell my 2000 Jetta TDI. I paid $19,650 before tax for it 5 1/2 years ago, and I can easily fetch $12,000 for it now with 64,000 miles on it. I ordered a 2006 Shadow Blue New Beetle with Package 1 and DSG and my price is $20,778 including everything but tax, tag and title (if anyone wants the name of the salesman I work with, send me an e-mail). The market for TDI's is crazy right now, and things will not calm down until the price of gasoline retreats to more reasonable levels. If VW could make them faster, they would sell as many as they could produce.
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