The transmission went out on my Jeep Liberty a few weeks back. It had a hundred thousand miles on it. I got the transmission fixed and then decided to trade it in for the Cash for Clunkers deal. The Liberty got an average of 16 miles a gallon. Yes, I know it was terrible and I felt guilty driving it because of the poor fuel efficiency but it was paid off and I didn’t want to have a car payment. The $4500 I got for my Liberty made it worth trading it in. I bought a 2010 Prius because I didn’t need a 6-cylinder engine and four-wheel drive. It’s not like I’m living in Alaska and thanks to global warming we don’t get snow here anymore anyway.