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#2294 of 3318 Help?? by kirby2010 Mar 20, 2004 (1:55 pm)
I'm looking to lease a new Passat in the next couple weeks. With interest rates down and VW Credit offering 1.9% for five year financing I'm wondering what king of lease payment I can expect. Is anyone willing to share a recent experience? I'd like to see what price you settled on, residual and money factor if you know it, and monthly payment. Thanks!!
#2295 of 3318 VW certified car by indyguy Mar 20, 2004 (8:20 pm)
I am getting mixed signals on Certified pre owned. While one VW dealer told me it runs concurrently with the new 40,000/4 year new car warranty, the other guy told me that the certified pre owned warranty, 24000/2 year kicks in after the new car warranty expires. Which one should I believe?
#2296 of 3318 Is This A Good Deal? by hotbuttnwinner Mar 22, 2004 (7:20 am)
I've been quoted a price of $25,656 for an 04 Passat: GLS 1.8 Auto 4Motion with Leather/Wood and ESP, not financed. It seems like a fair deal, and they aren't making a huge amount of profit on my trade. Any thoughts?
#2297 of 3318 indyguy by fish8 Mar 22, 2004 (7:34 am)
BTW: The new car warranty is 4yrs/ 50K miles.
#2298 of 3318 '03 W8 by bill42 Mar 23, 2004 (10:06 am)
A local VW dealer has a 2003 Passat W8 with sport package and manual transmission. Window sticker is a shade over 39k and it has been discounted to $32,600. Brand new car, never titled. Anyone have a good idea of the true market value of this car?   Trying to decide between and among the W8, a new Sabb 9-3 Aero (window sticker of 37k can get it for about 32-33), and maybe the Volvo S60R or the new S40 T-5.   Never had a VW (although my son has a Jetta that is a piece of junk combined with a bad dealer), Saab or Volvo so brand loyalty is not important at this time. Have had 4 Audis but will not go back there because the local dealer does not get high marks for being service-friendly and he is the only Audi dealer for a 50 mile radius.   Thanks for any help and advice.
#2299 of 3318 You could get.... by jrct9454 Mar 23, 2004 (3:22 pm)
...a BMW 325 for that money, though of course it would not have the room. But neither does either Volvo you're talking about. If I were going to spend upward of $33k on a new car, I would include a lot of candidates outside of the Passat, if the cabin space is not a huge issue.   -Acura TL -BMW 325 -Infiniti G35   Any of these would be rewarding drives with the promise of less trouble than you're likely to have with a Passat W8.
#2300 of 3318 Instead of a W8 by ponytrekker Mar 23, 2004 (6:40 pm)
get a 3 series or a Saab Aero. Aero has great interior room.
#2301 of 3318 3 Week-old '04 Passat GLS Failed to Start by passat2004 Mar 23, 2004 (8:14 pm)
I bought a 2004 automatic Passat GLS 4cyl. in mid-February and after the second week, during a weekday, my car failed to start after 3 attempts. By the fourth attempt, the car did start. By the third week, however, on a Monday, my car required 7 attempts to start the engine. I called Roadside assistance, the selling dealership, and the dealership closest to my house to schedule the earliest appointment. The earliest date I received was 2 weeks later. The next day, Tuesday, my car required 5 attempts to start the vehicle. I finally received the selling dealership's willingness to fix my car the following day. I dropped my car off at the dealership on Tues. night, the dealership/service dept. replaced my ignition switch on wed. afternoon, and I took my Passat home that Wed. evening. On Thurs. morning, my car wouldn't start after two attempts. I called Roadside assistance, a tow-truck arrived, and the tow-truck owner tried to start my car with no luck. The selling dealership replaced the power supply relay, rested and reset the computer - and I took the car home on Friday evening.   After this experience, I requested from the selling dealership, and then VW of America, a replacement vehicle or a full refund. This morning I received both dealerships' negative response to my request and their decision to adhere to the existing warranty. At this stage, I may have to wait until my car has problems for the third time before I can invoke Virginia's lemon law. In the meantime, I would appreciate any feedback on similar Passat experiences, and advice on next steps. Also, for those of you considering a new Passat '04: Beware, this is a nightmare on wheels. My car had less than 600 miles and couldn't start. Replies to this message: fso (May 10, 2004 6:05 pm)
#2302 of 3318 W8 Bill42 by rayainsw Mar 24, 2004 (4:42 am)
Advice (always free) from someone who owned a 2002 W8:   I traded my W8 in on a 2003 Lincoln LS Sport in January. Approximate OTD (trades always muddy the deal somewhat) cost of the LS (List: $41,860) was $32K and change. (Basically invoice price less a $6K rebate.)   For that price, I believe that the LS offers a higher ‘fun to drive’ quotient than anything else with 4 doors and an automatic. If you can still find one with the equipment and a color combination that is acceptable, you might at least drive one.   You mention a manual trans, and if that is an absolute requirement for you, the field obviously narrows SHARPLY! The manual shift mode of the ’03 (and ’04) LS adds a significant measure of additional control and enjoyment (for me) – but it is clearly NOT a true manual.   Just my $.02 – less a $.02 rebate = “FREE”!   Cheers, - Ray Very happy with this choice . . .
#2303 of 3318 I bought 2003GLX6 w/ 16,000miles by jeremyjetpilot Mar 26, 2004 (2:09 pm)
I bought a 2003 GLX 6 with 16,000 miles certified which added 2 yr 24,000 miles to the already 50k original warranty. Is that a good deal, and should I take the Platinum extended warranty being offered for another $1,000.00?

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