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very busy, and I have not had an opportunity to reply...
I am projecting a Sept. 29th delivery for a customer of mine who is a
vortexer, but that is with me getting it through the Port Process in
less than half the normal time, and that is a Week #33 build...
Will get back to you tomorrow...
my wife and i need to have a new car in our drive by 9/15, and need to keep it as "stripped" as possible to keep the price tag down. we have narrowed our choices to a gls 1.8 passat wagon (01.5 or 02) or an '02 1.8t jetta wagon. we could live happily with a passat sedan if time runs out, but is it realistic to hope that this east coast shopper might take delivery on either of the '02s by september? there's very little to be had in these parts in terms of stripped passat wagons...
facts/opinions welcome...
is trying to reduce his "old" inventory...July 1, 2001 has been the target date for
release at the Port of San Diego for several weeks now...
let me know as soon as they swipe the bar code on
WVWVD63B62E00**** and it becomes trackable.......
will certainly give you more flex with the Power Seating...I have a customer who
is 6'8" in a Beetle, but he is solitary; no family requirements...
Best I can say is try the Passat and see how you fit...I know your feet won't, but
trunk and leg variations are so individual that only you can be the judge...
In the end, you'll just have to try the fit of each vehicle.
you a car with a Scheduled Date of Production for Week #32 or later you
will probably see the car in October...
Make sure that they get a Request # and that your deposit receipt carries
that same number...If the Dealer is not given this number you have not
ordered a car..."something you heard somewhere"....
Lastly, there should be no increase in price for 02s...Email me for further
specific info if you need it...
My girlfriend just bought a new 2001.5 VW Passat GLS with the 1.8
Turbo. I was on a trip for some time and her car got stolen, she
needed a new one soon, anyway, she bought it by herself. I couldn't
be there to go to the test drive etc. so I just saw the car first after she
already bought it. In general, I am very impressed with the quality of
materials, esp. the leather is absolutely incredible. Well, everything is
perfect except the engine in my opinion. It's the 5 spd. Automatic, and
the turbocharged engine now has 170 hp in this model. Anyway, I
personally found the engine rather unrefined. It's not that I could say
something is wrong with it, but I just can not imagine this is normal,
so I would like to ask your opinion. Road and wind noise is perfectly
fine, even at 80mph it's pretty quiet, also when cruising on the
highway at constant speed (3000 rpm at approx. 80 mph) I found
engine noise rather low. However, during acceleration, already above
2000 rpm, when you step on the gas, the engine growls pretty
unrefined.I am well aware that a 4 cylinder will never be as refined as a
6 cylinder, but I've driven 4 cyl Corollas, the 2.0l 4 cyl. Jetta (the
previous model) and a 1.6 l Golf 4 cyl. (not in the US), none of them
has such an unrefined engine noise as this Passat. Frankly, it's just
not what I expect from a car that cost $25k before tax. In addition, I
only heard praise about this engine before. My 7 yo. Mazda does have
a V6, and it doesn't come even close to the Passat in anything else,
but the engine, when it's reved, it sounds like sewing machine, nice
and smooth, nothing like the growl from the Passat, and it doesn't
even have half the noise insulation the Passat has. There is no
vibration problem or anything, it also doesn't sound as if anything is
broken, it simply sounds pretty unrefined to me like an 1980s Volvo
engine. I also hear the turbo kick in at approx. 2000 rpm, but it's just a
very slight whistling sound, no problem at all, esp. with the radio on.
Now, I would like to ask if any of you Passat owners can verify this
info or does anyone think there is something wrong with that car? It
only had 5 miles on the odo when she bought it, is otherwise
absolutely flawless.
Please give some advice from your personal experience. Thank you so
much.
--'rocco
Surprisingly, spellbound, the Highlander was pretty comfy. Really not much driver comfort difference from the $$Sequoia$$ I sat in. Didn't drive it though, just sat in it. And, of course, as you know if you have kids, it's no light matter to just undo your inspected, rock-solid car seat and just plop it in to try. So I've yet to see if the car seat will fit. We may just end up getting out a tape measure for starters. Odyssey is not too bad. We were very disappointed in the Sienna, by comparison. (as you may tell, we are two of the millions that are biased towards Japanese makes). Must say though, the Chrysler T&C was VERY roomy for me.
Regarding seat adjustments in German cars, I have ridden in some MB's over the years, and their seats are amazingly adjustable. I always figured that was a luxury car thing, though, not a German thing. Can't really afford a big Merc right now, though.
the front and rear hip rooms in the Passat sedan
and Wagon. I wonder why ?
I need a vehicle wherein I can put a child seat
(for a infant) in the center
and yet fit two adults at the sides.
choices are accordv6, new camry, new altima and
passat wagon.
If someone has any idea, kindly post it here...
...else I will just have to take a tape measure
when I test drive this thing.
--thanks.
kakati@hotmail.com
Take a CSS with you and two friends and try it out...
can you find out for me if there are any 2002, 5 speed GLX variants in port on the east
coast, and will they be released soon? our dealer hasn't given us an order number and is giving us nothing more than promises right now. (like "I might have a car for you by next week")
and be more specific...City & State
I ordered a 2002 variant on July 2nd and the dealer just informed me that it will be here by the 26th. Needless to say I am pretty excited about it. One question:
When we go to pick it up what should we look for? This will be our first brand new car so I am just looking for advice on things to pay close attention to.
Thanks,
Chris
ps. $675.00 over invoice.
Best regards to all those in waiting. I could'nt.
Dave
Cheers!
Also, anyone else - What have you been getting your Passats for price wise. What pricing I am getting (should they find a car) is about 4.5% over invoice. (i.. 31,600 range out of a MSRP of $32,925.
I keep on reading about people doing their purchases through VWGUILD - how does it work? Any suggestions for good dealers - we live in Connecticut and were not impressed with the two dealers that we visited so far.
AS Just got my black Variant glx this last Monday. The home link shorted out causing the a and several other electrical functions to quit but my dealer Maple Hill In Portage Mi,located and repaired the problem, It was the best experience in purchasing a car that I have ever had!!!!
1.) Mud guards / splash guards
2.) Window tinting
3.) After market CD changer to work with Monsoon system
4.) Remote start system
5.) Cargo Liner for the back
Anyone have suggestions or horror stories regarding these items? In addition are there any good web sites to buy WV accessories?
First, can someone please confirm that the 2001.5, GLX Wagons should NOT say "GLX" on the back only "V6"? Second, does the window sticker say 2001.5 or just 2001? (I guess I don't trust anyone & thought they gave me a GLS loaded to become a GLX and I wasn't sure if they really gave me the 2001.5 or the 2001...mostly because I did not see the car when I ordered it). Thirdly, 2 days after I had it, I noticed yellow stains on the back bumper. I did not notice them when I picked it up. I brought it back to the dealer and they never saw anything like that before. Next wk it has to be sent out. They think its under the plastic bumper. Has anyone every experienced this before? Is it because its a white car and goes unnoticed with a color? Thanks in advance for your response.
I traded in a 2000 New Beetle GLS (a leased car w/28K on it) which they wanted to give me $12.5 K for, even though book value was $14K and the payoff was $16K minus $300 deposit. Anyway, the final result was that they paid off the $15.7 on the Beetle and I bought the car for $300 over MSRP, so they made their gross look good, but I got much more for the Beetle than I thought I would. Even though it meant me paying more tax, the deal essentially was something like 500 over invoice for the new car when it was all said an done, which is better than TMV. Not too bad. Love the car.
PLUS, when I finally realized it doesn't have a CD changer, the salesman says he'll privately and quietly take out the CD changer in the Beetle and install in the wagon. Which he does in about 5 minutes while I'm taking delivery. That saved $475 retail right there. I liked this dealership a lot. No bull@#$%!!!
i was in your position exactly 2 mos ago...trying to locate a 2001.5 with your configuration, loaded 1.8t manual wagon. impossible to find, so i reluctantly placed a deposit on an order june 1. the car arrived today, aug.1, in v.2002...
took it home for 4.5% over dealer invoice.
good luck w. your pursuit.
May I ask if you know what port your car came out of, ie, Houston, San Diego, etc...? How accurate was the dealer's estimate on arrival?
anyway, so it looks like we'll get GLX 2002. have a '97 Cabrio in great condition with extremely low mileage, and need to sell that first. although we'd love to move right now on the 2002, we are also thinking it might be wise to wait until spring to sell Cabrio and then buy GLX. my main question is: are there any drawbacks to waiting that long on the 2002 model? likewise, any advantages (e.g. CD player may become standard equip) ? also, what does "variant" mean?
thanks.
one more thing, i know this is somewhat off the topic of this board, but if anyone has any experience in selling a great VW car i'd appreciate any tips. my car is a cream puff, and i'd like to get as much for it as i can (the dealers of course can't provide a good trade in price.)
The beauty of the internet is that you certainly are not restricted to dealing with your local dealer if they are unwilling to help out or even if they just simply have a small allocation of wagons. VWguild has certainly been helpful to many on the forums, and you may also find some dealers in the region that would be willing to conduct the transaction over the internet. When we were searching for ours over a year ago, the internet salese manager at Fitzgerald VW in Maryland? were very helpful, but we dealer near us ended up getting one exactly as we wanted.
As for the advantages for waiting for the '02 model, the main one is that VW is changing their BTB warranty to 4 years or 50K, but the free routine maintenence is being dropped. The powertrain warranty is also being dropped to 5yr and 60 K miles (I believe). Give the relatively short supply of Passat wagons, the usual end-of -model year deals probably won't significant.
I your cabrio is in great condition, you could always put it up for sale thru the VWvortex.com (the VW enthusiast site). I also think that autotrader has an online site too.
Good luck in finding your new car!
George
each box that contains the Owner's Manuals for our Passat Wagons...
Copies available via Fax....
Couple of other things, Edmunds is my favorite auto site but there are a couple of things that are a little misleading. I've purchased 2 cars (2000 BMW and 2002 VW Passat Wagon GLX 4MO) and tried to use dealer holdback as a negotiating tool. Holdback does not truly apply to an individual car, it applies to a batch of cars. I found that dealers will not move at all on this and I just ended up getting frustrated over something that I couldn't use to my advantage.
Second, the TMV of a Passat GLX Wagon 4motion is the same in Chicago, Las Vegas, NYC, and LA. I tried a bunch of different zips and different colors, but the TMV never changed. Edmunds has a disclaimer (See Beta Release 1.0 link) but it is not obvious. I wish they'd make it more obvious if they don't have a TMV - I'm not sure how that number got created. So I really don't have a good idea of what the true market value is for the 2001.5 or 2002 VW in Chicago.
Anybody want to share his/her experience?
BTW, I went to 3 dealers in Chicagoland and found no 2001.5 4MO GLX Wagons. All 2002's to be delivered shortly. Ours comes next week.
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