Bro interested on a 1st gen?

I was going to point that out, but then I checked Consumers Reports online and based on 2007 reliability, they predict "Better than average" for the Rabbit. I'd still proceed cautiously though.

 

As a general matter I would not trust a 1 year old car's reliability record as a good predictor of that car's reliability as it gets older.

I know that in the several years immediately preceding 2007, CR didn't have sufficient data (responses from its readers) to give a reliability rating for the Rabbit/Golf. But I do recall years -- indeed decades -- of almost nothing but "worse than average" and "much worse than average" reliability ratings for the Rabbit/Golf and its sedan cousin Jetta.

 

I would get the Scion especially if hes got a family, had I not gotten the Prius, i would have either gotten an Altima 2.5S CVT or Scion xB....speaking of that, take a look at the Nissan Altima, 20 gallon tank, same mileage about as a Camry, 175 hp and a niiice CVT, Smart Key like the Prius, only thing i didnt like was the rear headroom isnt that good if you're over 6 feet tall

 

Did he blow the top off of the $10,000 limit? A 2006 G35 has got to be much more than that. They're really nice cars though; routinely rated near the top of the "Upscale Sedan" class by Consumer Reports.

 

My mom was lookin at G35's...Mossy Nissan in Poway that i've been communicating with has 2 2007's with around 23-26,000 miles priced around $27k....i also looked at Carmax in Kearny Mesa, took out an 06 that had a price of $24,000 with i think high 20,000-low 30,000 in mileage