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In the US VW dealers will be more than happy to sell you one of the new Rabbits GTIs or Jettas. Ask for one of the last-generation cars however and you'll likely be directed to a pre-owned area where there should be plenty of off-lease examples to choose from. If you cross the border into Canada it's a different story entirely. You see the old Golf and Jetta are still available as 2007 models ... right alongside the new Rabbit and Jetta.

The 2007 City Golf starts at $14900 CAD ($13203 USD) while the City Jetta opens at $16700 CAD ($14797 USD). At this point you're wondering why anyone would buy the old cars when the Rabbit starts at $14990 USD. Simple: In Canada the Rabbit is a lot more expensive with a starting price of $19990 CAD for the 3-door. That's $17720 USD.

VW Canada execs decided that 20 grand was too high an asking price to simply get into a VW and so the City Golf and City Jetta were born. As for the cars themselves everything should be familiar. They get the 115-horsepower 2.0L underhood and the interiors and exteriors are unchanged from the cars we remember. Actually check that: they do get "City" badging in back. The City Golf is built in Brazil and the City Jetta comes from Mexico. Both cars come with a nice set of standard equipment and offer decent fuel economy to boot. They still look good too.

[Source: VW Canada via CanadianDriver.com]

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