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Replying to: passat2004 (Mar 23, 2004 8:14 pm) |
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| Is $16,700 a good price for this car? A local dealer advertises this price and has a few in stock. No options just base Passat. | |
That is a tremendous deal for a Passat GL. Is it a new, used or demo?
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Replying to: fish8 (May 11, 2004 7:09 am) |
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I've contacted DarCars VW in MD and the internet salesperson said the $1000 owner loyalty rebate can only be applied if you finance through VWof A. Is this true? 2nd question is: I'm a legal resident of IL, where my sister and I share the same address- hence the owner loyalty rebate. I was wondering if I can purchase the car in Va or MD, apply the the loyalty rebate and list my IL address without applying for tags in Va, but just get by on temp tags. |
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Can someone clue me in on when the color swotch happened? If I am going to buy a Passat wagon in colorado, should I be getting a better deal than on a samoa one, i.e should the dealers be trying to get rid of colorado? Second question - has anyone had experience in buying a VW through the COSTCO Auto Program?? Thanks |
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Replying to: taft4 (Apr 29, 2004 4:29 pm) i'm thinking about purchasing a new VW passat 1.8t auto GLS. this is my first new car purchase and i'm wondering if you all had any useful advice for me - i haven't decided on the passat yet, but it's at the top of my list. i spoke to a dealer (who could probably tell that i was young and hadn't ever done this sort of thing before) and he quoted me a final price (after taxes, fees, and incentives) that was right at the MSRP. i figured that was too high, and i've seen here that a lot of you are paying at or below invoice on your new cars. what's your secret? i'd be more than happy to listen to any advice you all want to give me. thanks, chris |
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| There are several incentives on the Passat so you will be able to get a GLS for less than MSRP. On Edmunds home site, look at the incentives and rebates section. I believe there is at least $2000 in rebates. Not sure of the fine print though. A GLS (depending on options) could be had for around $21,000 or so) Just negotiate and look at the sticker price, not MSRP. | |
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Chris: I guess that you will get a number of suggestions on how to buy, some at variance with others, because we all go at it in different ways. From my experience over many years, I would say the first thing is to know exactly what vehicle model you want, and exactly what options you wish to add to the car. If you keep changing your wants during the negotiations, it is going to be hard to keep track of the changing prices. Next, I would go to a source such as Edmunds and get the MSRP (the manufacturer's sticker price) and the dealer invoice price and print them out. When you are at the dealers don't hesitate to have the sheet in front of you so the sales person knows you have some knowledge of their prices. Edmunds will also show you a suggested purchase price, which can be helpful, but which at times I have found to be high. I live in the Chicago Metro area where we have good libraries so I usually go to one of them, get the latest Automotive News (a weekly) from their shelf and look up current dealer incentives and customer rebates. These are usually shown in every issue on the last page or two of the publication. Edmunds also has a section showing "dealer incentives" and our Chicago Tribune each Sunday publishes similar figures, and so your newspaper may do the same. I usually start bargaining at invoice less incentives, realizing that I will have to move up over that. Lots of time you will find that people tell you they paid a lot less for their car then they really did, for it's an ego thing. I realize that each state handles their taxes and other charges differently. In Illinois the tax, depending on the country you live in, is about 7.5%, and then there is a document fee, and a license application or license transfer fee, and these three add up to a substantial amount. You should also decide to yourself, before entering the dealership, whether you are going to pay cash (few young people can afford to do that), or how much you are going to finance and for how long. You can even ask your local bank what they would charge you. Since you are young, it might be wise to take an older person with you, if you are comfortable with that, when you go into negotiate this first car purchase. It surely would be advisable to get more than one dealer's price if you have a number of dealers in your area. There are some locations where you can send an email to nearby dealers for a quote. I have never done that, prefering face-to-face bargaining, so I don't know how well that would work. Lastly, and many here may dispute this, go in dressed up to the hilt. You want the playing field as level as possible, and looking like a slob only gets you sloppy treatment. Appearances can impress the salesperson contrary to what others may think. Good luck.
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