When my son bought his Ram diesel he and his mom mentioned I was looking for a 1st gen Neon. The salesman said they can't keep them in stock and could sell a boat load more if they could get them. Gas has gone up since then so I can't help but think that clean Neons would hold their value.
On the selling thing. Sell the wife, keep the car, trust me on this.

 

Just getting her trained right though