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Volkswagen Passat Prices Paid and Buying Experience

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San Francisco / Bay Area Prices by james_ca
Jul 31, 2003 (4:18 pm)
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Good info.Appreciate answer for couple of questions.How many Bay Area dealers did you check for invoice rates before buying your GLX?VW MSRP which we get from VW website-by how much did it differ from Bob Lewis?Also did you try some invoives through TechCU etc?Me planning to get a GLS-V6,auto from bayarea.Also heard that there are deals which goes well below Edmunds TMV..any comments?
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by sschilf
Aug 01, 2003 (5:04 am)
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Well, yesterday I bought a GLX wagon with ESP in SC for 26900 not including the $300 SC sales tax - the total deal was 27200. This is 1800 under invoice with little negotiation. Does this sound right for all you new GLX wagon owners?
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San Francisco / Bay Area Prices by bardo_state
Aug 01, 2003 (11:37 am)
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james_ca,...I checked inventory and prices with about 6 vw dealers in the Bay Area. I wound up buying from Bob Lewis because they had on hand exactly what I was looking for (GLX 4Motion wagon, w/ESP, blue silver, leather, etc.) at pretty much the price I was looking to pay. This was a little over a month ago, and at the time, Edmunds placed the TMV for the car at about $450 over invoice. Right now, Edmunds TMV has the same car for a hair UNDER invoice, which makes sense to me, as the '04 models will be here soon.
The price sschilf got for his wagon in SC is fantastic, I'd love to hear if anyone in the San Francisco Bay Area has gotten a similar deal.
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San Francisco / Bay Area Prices by james_ca
Aug 02, 2003 (12:13 am)
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Hi bardo_state,so the best thing for me would be getting internet quotes from dealer websites first.since as said floor sales wont work cheap.did you go through bob lewis finance as well?Do you know their deals?when are 2004 passats rolling out..looking for the best time to shop!thanks..
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GLX Passat Wait for a 2004 or get 2003???? by platinumrose
Aug 02, 2003 (5:40 pm)
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I am in the market for a GLX Passat. For a 2003 I was just quoted a price of $26,876 (excluding taxes/license) $29,407- out the door Los Angeles Area. This seems like a very good price below edmunds of $27,318. Thoughts on whether I should snatch this beauty up or wait for the 2004's. Thanks.
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NEW GLS by lmvw
Aug 03, 2003 (6:05 pm)
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I recently purchased a new GLS automatic w/esp, leather, monsoon, and homelink for 23.5 (no trade in), and I am curious to find out what other GLS owners have paid.
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San Francisco / Bay Area Prices by bardo_state
Aug 03, 2003 (10:47 pm)
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james_ca,...I think the process that Edmunds and other folks suggest is a good one. Figure out exactly what you want and then get quotes from dealers before even showing up at their door. You can do that via the internet or by phone or by fax. Go for test drives all you want to help nail down what fits you best, but don't talk prices unless you've already done your homework. Know what your bottom line is and how much you can flex.
If you're set on buying in the Bay Area (or any other location btw), you can check what VW dealers have in their inventory through VW's website. It has links to all their dealers and you can get a pretty reasonable snapshot of what is on hand at each shop (although sometimes they're slow in updating what's been sold...best to confirm by phone).
Regarding financing deals, I have no idea what is going on at the moment. VW was pushing 1.9% financing last month, but personally I think that whole thing was such b.s. Call me cynical, but I phoned up VW Credit and they gave me all this backwash about "participating dealers only" and then somehow it was up to me to figure out which dealers were or weren't "participating". Even then the dealers played games with "you only qualify for this or that". You get different numbers from different dealers. Seriously. Not too hard too understand why America isn't VW's #1 market. Anyways, don't get sucked into a conversation about financing before you pin down a price. That's my rant on "financing deals".
As far as next year's models, if memory serves, I think VW rolled out their new models at the end of September or early October last year (I could be grossly mistaken though). Anybody out there know for sure? I know other car makers like Volvo are already pushing their '04 models. IMHO the more flexible you are regarding the details of the car you're shopping for (color, upholstery, options), the better position you'll be for finding a really good deal in the next few months. Good luck!
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New 2003 Volkswagen Passat GLX V6 4 Dr Sedan 4motion pricing by atreya1
Aug 04, 2003 (8:03 am)
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I am looking for a resonable starting price for a new 2003 Volkswagen Passat GLX V6 4 Dr Sedan with 4motion in Alabama. Can anyone suggest what range i should be looking at in terms of pricing.
Thanks in advance for your suggestion.
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GLX w/ 4Motion by nyfife
Aug 06, 2003 (5:53 am)
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I had been looking for a 2003 Volkswagen Passat GLX here in NY. However, the last dealer I went to offered $27,995 on a GLX w/ 4 motion (w/ 1.9% financing). This is a better price than some of the initial discussion I had with dealers about the base GLX. They have a few in stock and the cars are not demos (brand new). Apparently the dealer is trying to move them because they were not big sellers. The dealer has an Audi dealership on the same lot and apparently Audi's Quatro is a much better seller for them. Sounds like a good deal to me. I'm going back to one more dealer to see if they can beat the offer(which I doubt).
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GLX w/4Motion by bardo_state
Aug 06, 2003 (9:01 am)
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$27,995! That's a really, really good price. Do you have your pick of the few they have on hand or is it limited to a specific car? You might want to take a peek at the sticker on the driver's door jamb of each of those cars to see when each was built. I think if you add a month or so from that date, you'd get a decent guestimate of how long they've been sitting on the dealer's lot. Regardless, I'd be interested to hear from folks whether anyone has seen any deals that are even better. WOW!

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