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Re: 2005 passat gls tdi wagon [hi5]
by beachdriver
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Apr 14, 2005 (8:59 am)
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Replying to: hi5 (Apr 14, 2005 7:21 am)
Consumer reports guide, (like most other consumer reports data), is incomplete and/or not current. Go to the Edmunds Passat Site. Although not reflected in the TMV pricing page, you will find a small blurb about $2,000 dealer marketing support through 5/2/05. This is not a consumer rebate, (which would be advertised and apparent), but is cash to the dealer to help move out the remaining 05 Passats before new model intro in August. Depending on how aggressive you and the dealer feel, you may get invoice less the whole 2k. Previous VW owners can get $500 additional. Whether the deal will get better as we approach August is questionable depending on inventories as well as the fact that the new passat will be much more expensive and there will be no TDI option for a year or two. This makes now a great time to buy the car. Like someone else said in another post, I would rather have a car from the last model run as opposed to the first model run. BTW, this is not just theory, I picked up my new GL Wagon TDI with ESP yesterday, (still wrapped in plastic with 11 factory miles, when I chose it). MSRP was $25,252 and I paid $21,196 plus $100 dealer handling, (despite my tantrum on the latter, they would not budge. Get 6 to 10 internet quotes from dealers in your area, (link from VW site or Edmunds), print out your return e-mail offers, take them to dealer with the car you want. Salesman told me 05 with TDI is already out of production so grab a remaining model quickly.
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Re: 2005 passat gls tdi wagon [beachdriver]
by susansms
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Apr 14, 2005 (5:41 pm)
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Replying to: beachdriver (Apr 14, 2005 8:59 am)
Just curious--which dealer was this that sold the Passat GL Wagon with ESP for $21,196? Or at least which city :~)
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Re: 2005 passat gls tdi wagon [susansms]
by beachdriver
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Apr 15, 2005 (6:43 am)
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Replying to: susansms (Apr 14, 2005 5:41 pm)
Got the last one at Russel in Baltimore, MD. They matched a quote from Ourisman in Laurel. Heritage in Owings Mills came in about $170 higher. King in Gaithersburg came in about $1,000 higher, but when the internet salesman followed up and I informed him of my purchase, he said he could have done it at $21,007. I suggest you act quickly if you want a GL...very few left and they are out of production. There are more GLS models left if you want the leather, sunroof and higher price. BTW - LOVE THE CAR!
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Re: 2005 passat gls tdi wagon [hi5]
by pusterracing
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Apr 16, 2005 (10:30 pm)
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Replying to: hi5 (Apr 14, 2005 7:21 am)
This sounds like a pretty good deal......what options are on the car? I picked up an '05 Passat GLS TDI sedan in February....Graphite Blue/Gray Leather, Cold Weather/Wood package, ESP.....etc. etc. for $25,700....BUT that included $500 VW loyalty...so really $26,200. MSRP was $27,934 so I was $2200 below that and about $200-300 over invoice (dealer has got to make their money too)..so $26,472 for a "drive out" price, IMHO, is a pretty good deal.
-PR-
03 Ford F350 SuperCrew KingRanch 6.0L Powerstroke Diesel
04 VW Jetta GLS TDI
05 VW Passat GLS TDI
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- #2574 of 3274
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Just purchased a 2005 Passat
by rstar32
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Apr 17, 2005 (12:00 am)
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Replying to: pusterracing (Apr 16, 2005 10:30 pm)
Just purchased a 2005 Passat. It is a GLS TDI, automatic with leather/wood package. Sticker price was 27,800 and I paid 24,250. The guy said he could only do that deal at an interest rate of 8.5%. I offered 24,250 cash and they took it. This was at Ray Reece VW in Portland, OR. They ran an add last week for a TDI GLS for 21,900. This was without the leather and the color choices were crap IMO. I saw the black one with leather and fell in love with it. I said how about this car at 21,900 plus the price of the leather package which brought it to 23,500. They said no way, so I headed home. The next day I got a call and we battled back and forth over the phone and finally got to the price that I paid, 24,250 (plus a full tank of gas). Let me know if you think that I got a fair deal, great deal, or got ripped off. Thanks guys, BTW this forum really helped make my buying experience much less painful than I expected it to be.
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Re: 2005 passat gls tdi wagon [pusterracing]
by hi5
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Apr 18, 2005 (7:27 am)
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Replying to: pusterracing (Apr 16, 2005 10:30 pm)
Hi PR,
The car is an '05, Passat wagon GLS tdi, black with black leather, cold weather/wood, ESP. A dealer closer to home offered me the same care for $26,772 but not with leather/wood package and the price did not include taxes and licensing/dmv fees as the other did. I guess by comparison of the two it is a no brainer but I was just wondering if I could do better. If I go through with the deal they will deliver no later than this Friday 4/22 then on 4/27 we will be driving from Wisconsin to South Carolina for a little get-a-way. If not we will still be driving but in our 2000 Saab 9-3 sedan instead.
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Buy 02-04 Passat now or wait till new 06 is out?
by laverdure
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Apr 18, 2005 (10:10 am)
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Hi all,
First post on this great forum. I want to buy a 02-04 used Passat sometimes in the next couple of months. Should I wait for the new 06 Passat to be out hoping I'll get a better deal on the "older" model, or will it not make a difference and I might as well go ahead sooner?
Thanks for any input!
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Re: Buy 02-04 Passat now or wait till new 06 is out? [laverdure]
by bill1975
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Apr 19, 2005 (4:32 pm)
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Replying to: laverdure (Apr 18, 2005 10:10 am)
I'm in the same boat as Laverdure. However, I don't think the new B6 Passat will affect the USED Passats, only the remaining NEW ones. Car dealers will always have older used cars, and the used lot is usually (physically) seperate from the new one. So I dont know if there is any incentive for them to reduce price on the used ones. Probably only the new ones. However I'm trying to get an idea on prices as well. I'd like a CPO 03-04 GL or GLS with under 35k miles. I'm thinking a price between $14k and $17k. It seems like a lot of dealers are asking well above blue book value. It also seems like there is a big difference between the trade in and retail blue book value. My strategy is to start a few hundred about the trade in value rather than to try and talk them down. I figure this is similar to the new car buying strategy of offering a couple hundred above invoice rather than talking down from MSRP. Any ideas? Thanks!
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Anybody getting invoice?
by jbaer
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Apr 23, 2005 (1:53 pm)
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I'm in the market for a 2005 GLS sedan with manual transmission. Is anybody getting invoice out there these days? I would imagine with the 2006 on the way that invoice should be easy to get however, when I went to the dealer yesterday they offered me 23,995 which is only 1k off MSRP. I basically laughed at them and walked out. Thanks for any advice.
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Re: Anybody getting invoice? [jbaer]
by rstar32
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Apr 23, 2005 (4:32 pm)
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Replying to: jbaer (Apr 23, 2005 1:53 pm)
I just got a new Black 2005 Passat GLS TDI w/leather and wook package for $24,200. It's MSRP was $27,900. There are definetly good deals to be had out there right now.
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