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Your car was stolen and wrecked two weeks ago. You do a lot of traveling in your job, so you need a car that is economical and easy to drive. The Volkswagon Jetta that was advertised online looks like a good deal, and you would like to buy it right away, if possible.

The insurance company gave you $$8,500$ for your old car. You have only $$1,500$ in savings, money that you have intended to spend on a long$-$overdue vacation $-$ a recreational opportunity that you really don't want to pass up$.$

Your credit has been stretched for some time, so if you have to borrow any money, it will have to be at an interest rate of prime plus $5\%.$ Furthermore, you need to buy a permanent replacement for your old car quickly, because you have been renting a new car $($a Chevrolet Malibu sedan$)$ for business purposes and when the insurance$-$covered rental benefit runs out $($as it will, shortly$)$ the rental costs will become prohibitive.

This Jetta is the best option you have seen. As an alternative, you can buy immediately a higher$-$mileage $2008$ Jeep Liberty $($ automatic transmission, air conditioning, AM$/$FM$/$CD$/$MP$3$ stereo, $6-$cylinder engine, $87,000$ miles in very good condition$)$ for $$0,100($the trade$-$in value$).$ The Liberty's fuel efficiency is only $17-21$ miles per gallon, and it will depreciate faster than the Jetta.

The seller of the Jetta is a complete stranger to you.