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Will probably "fly down and drive it home", a typical eBay car story. Probably take me about 5 days of steady driving to do it, so if there is anything that can go wrong, it probably will on the trip home.
This guys buys Slavage cars and rebuilds them. He has sold a pile of VW's over the past few years and everybody seems to think he is a VW Guru, one guy in Canada has brought back 2 of his projects for his personal use, and loves them.
The cars selected for his re-builds are all repaired with new VW OEM metal and parts, no bondo work. He stays away from anything that has flood or frame damage.
It's a big leap of faith I know, but this particular DSG car and options is exactly what I wanted, so who cares if the front end tin, bumper, hood, radiatior and headlights are all brand new?
Time and the drive 2500 miles home will tell.
Wish me Luck! :shades:
I am in the market for the 2010 JSW Tdi and is being quoted $2500 over msrp. I know this is ridiculous but would like to know what should I expect and any suggestions for a dealership in the Dallas/FortWorth region. Here are the excerpts from the dealers email.
"These cars haven't been given prices from VW yet, however, just like every TDI in the country since 2006, they will sell for over sticker. The range, depending upon who you are dealing with, is MSRP + 2500-7500. We only add 2500"
Thanks everybody and hope the dealers attitude does not steer me away from the VWs.
It is the beginning of the new MY and of course dealers want to sell for as high as they can for as long as they can. So if time is not of the essence,you might want to wait a bit, doing your research in the mean time and go try out the JSW @ different times and dealerships and test the pricing waters. As time progresses, the prices might get more to your liking or to be perfectly honest, not. The 2009 worked that way at about the 3rd month, or early January. All the best.
Thank you very much for the reply and the suggestions. I can wait until earlier part of next year. My only concern is that I will lost the $1300 tax credit but if I am saving 2-3 grant then it is definetly worth waiting.
As you suggested I will contact 3193 at tdiclub.
Appreciate it.
sailakfan
PS
the $1300 tax credit is good till VW sells 60,000 TDIs. I don't think they are close yet.
What year can I start buying a new model TDI? Someone explained to me that there are older TDI's and new ones...and that I wanted a newer one with newer technology that burned cleaner and ran quieter.
But I am not sure what model year I can start safely looking for the TDI with this new technology. I did notice that in 2006 there was a new type of diesel being created, but I am not sure if that means I should be looking for a 2006 TDI or newer?
Any help greatly appreciated,
Phil
If I understand what you are asking. So for example, if you are asking about the so called "latest" 50 state legal standards.
The 2003 MY on back were actually 50 state legal !! :shades: New cars sales of MY 2004 to 2006 were banned from 5 states. So by process of subtraction was 45 state legal, new car sales were legal in 90% of these here USA. A bit not so clear cut, as however CA, which was one of the so called leaders in this, would/will allow registration with 7,500 miles, aka, USED car. I am sure the remaining 4 states have/had similar exemptions. However, the only one that I know of for sure is CA.
program. Even then they were not quoting above MSRP. However, in the end, they could come through with a vehicle. Apparently there was another dealer sitting on a couple of TDI sportwagons who they had purchased a couple from.
I'd be interested to know if they actually have the cars. A dealer in Salt Lake is trying to tell me they have 3 2010 TDI Sportwagons. Others are telling me they can't get them until end of October.
Also, I'm finding a couple of 2009 TDI sportwagons that are apparently the result of deals falling through.
I'd be interested to hear what others are finding at dealers new them.
2010 Jetta TDI sedans can sell relatively close to MSRP, since there will be more of them. Due to the relatively low price of diesel fuel (it's about $.20 a gallon less than regular gas) and the diesels far better long term operating cost over hybrids it's by far the smart choice for owners that keep their cars a long time or drive alot of miles.
These cars are in short supply and high demand, even in middle America. Perhaps
pricing will drop in January once the Federal tax credit expires. But certainly not now.
For some, the gasoline version may be the better deal overall. Especially the new Golf 2.5 liter 3 door hatch. Unless one does more than 15,000 miles a year, I really don't see any advantage to going to TDI for the added premium one must pay.
The MSRP was 26,369 and I ended up getting them down to $25,000 (+ the standard $199 rip off processing fee). Two weeks ago the same dealer said they couldn't deal on the TDI and probably wouldn't since they are one of the cars that isn't hard to move. The sales guy (Les) basically said that they haven't moved any cars this month so they are now selling them below MSRP (no dealer add-ons, just the straight MSRP). If your in the market for one I would check them out in the next few days and see what they can do.
that kind of value, in my book, is non-existent. What happened to just getting the
$23k Golf TDI 2 door? What options did you get? Horrible deal.
1. I paid MSRP, no more, no less. If anyone has paid less than MSRP for the 2010 Golf TDI, I'd love you to post. That's what this forum is for.
2. As mentioned, the car was equipped with EVERY available option
3. You can look at it as bad value; but out the door (which includes 7% state tax, tag, title and 'document' fees), with every available option, the car is $1500 less than an Audi A3 TDI's base price before options, state tax and fees. As we're going from an Audi A3 to the Golf, I see the car as representing excellent value. Name another attractive, diesel, manual car capable of carrying 4-5 folks. There isn't one in the US market, currently. Hence, the decision to purchase was easy.
Since I am not in a hurry, I will probably wait until the main rush to the showrooms is over and then see what the prices will be this time 2010.
2010 Jetta TDI sedans can sell relatively close to MSRP, since there will be more of them. Due to the relatively low price of diesel fuel (it's about $.20 a gallon less than regular gas) and the diesels far better long term operating cost over hybrids it's by far the smart choice for owners that keep their cars a long time or drive alot of miles.
I am an Internet Sales Manager at a family-owned dealership in a major metro area in California.
We have a policy to never mark up cars, and TDI's are no exception.
I have sold all our 2009 Jetta sportwagen TDI's for MSRP, have already sold 4 2010 JSW's myself for MSRP, and have more available.
We are surviving just fine, and have been for over 60 years under the same ownership.
Pleas check your facts before you make such statements.
Looking to buy a NEW 2010 Jetta TDI sedan. Does anyone know if there are any incentives down the road? Or what have people been paying for the 2010 model? Does any VW dealership deal in DEEP discounts for internet sales????
Has anyone out there had a trailer hitch installed on their sportwagen? Any issues with that other than appearance? We'd like to have the option of hauling a light trailer or attaching a hitch-mount bike rack.
Of note:
I've been dealing with a couple of Seattle VW dealers, and I seem to be getting all sorts of conflicting information. Carter, the one I've placed my order through, has been told that the Golf TDI's should arrive some time this spring...perhaps sooner.
But I just got an email from University VW's Internet Sales Manager stating this:
"We just found out from VW of America yesterday that the US will only be getting 3,000 TDI Golf. They will distribute them based on regional volume. That means some dealers will get none, some will get 5 or 6. They will be taking no factory orders. We don't know why - sometimes the German mentality is beyond me.
If you are interested in one, at this point we will sell them on a first come, first served basis as they arrive at the end of the year. If that changes, I will let you know. We have no idea how many we will get - we could get three for the year, we could get 10. I know our new car manager will be calling dealers out of state to try to buy theirs if their area is not a big diesel market, but it they have ANY brains they will keep them. At this point we are not adding a second sticker markup. Some of the other dealers will be adding on as much as $10,000.
That's where we are right now. I will advise of any changes/updates."
Only 3,000 Golf TDI's?! That's a bit hard to believe. And I wonder why she says there'll be no factory orders since I just placed my order with Carter this morning.
Curious stuff...
Thanks for the info!
I guess I have to either wait for this dealer to make a better offer or go to another one..
Would you mind telling me what is the name of the dealership there?
Thanks
If it's the sedan, stay away from that dealer. Is it the one on Stevens Creek? You can get TDI sedans in the bay area for less than MSRP without too much trouble. The dealers might pretend that they're flying off the floor, but though they seem to be selling steadily, the demand isn't THAT extreme. You'll find a reasonable deal somewhere. A place in Hayward (I haven't been there) even advertises various TDI sedan configurations at as much as $1400 or so below MSRP, which is bordering on invoice.
Wagons can be had for MSRP or slightly below depending on the dealer, but that might take more work. Just hold your ground.
This was for a Sedan and at Capitol VW at San Jose. Infact the steven's creek dealer is offering at 200$ over invoice ( he is pricing it for Costco members even though Costco does not have a a deal for TDI). I am a little skeptical of the Stevens Creek dealer as I have read not so good reviews about them.
Also I have a Trade in for 2001 Jetta GLS about which Stevens Creek guy does not know about but Capitol guy knows and is ready to offer $5000 for it even though the car is giving a bit of problem recently.
Know any good VW independent mechanics/repair shops in San Jose area
Stevens Creek seems like the typical car dealer. I'm kind of avoiding them. I haven't been to Capitol yet, but I didn't like what I heard over the phone when I called there. Good VW dealers in the bay area aren't easy to find.
DynoSpotRacing is a terrific shop, very able and honest. They're near Almaden and Alma. Though they specialize in mods and racing things, they do great work on regular cars, too. My Passat is one of the latter and they've solved nagging issues nobody else had a clue about. It goes through too much oil, but otherwise runs great at 181,000 miles. There's no way on earth I'd still have the car without them.
I have a feeling dealers that say you can't place an order and that low numbers are coming are trying to make a quick sale. I'll keep the forum updated when the car arrives.
This is the car I want but I refuse to pay over MSRP. And now with so few available it's even harder. The VW dealers are the WORST.
Does anyone know if VW is planning to ship more of these at anytime soon?
Otherwise I'll pocket $7,000 and get a Hyudai Elantra Touring.