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Almost any trade-in value is going to be "crap" if you've only made two or three payments on a five year note with no money down. Dealer profit is almost 23% on average on used vehicles--there's a reason for that!
Actually, I've made eight payments but whose counting. I buy a new vehicle on average about every 11 months, I know all about depreciation. The HHR depreciated more in the 9 months I owned it than any other vehicle I have owned.
To everyone else concerned about gas mileage:
I only averaged 19 MPG in the HHR, if I get 12 mpg in the Dodge it's all the same to me. It's not like I was getting 30 mpg and now dropping to 12 mpg.