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3318 messages, Last post on Nov 12, 2009 at 9:57 AM
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| To the person wanting a 5 Speed, Indigo Passat with Leather Interior - Try contacting the Countryside Volkswagen dealership in Maplewood, MN. I just saw one with the sunroof package on their showroom floor last night 6/27/00. Good Luck. | |
| I was shopping at a dealership in suburban Boston on 6/26. The dealer volunteered that 2001 Passats will be available by the last week of July. He thought the car would be unchanged including colors and possibly even price. More importantly, though, he said the model was scheduled to be changed midway through the 2001 model year, available by early 2001. He said the revised model will have updated front & rear exteriors giving it a new look. The car will also be called a 2001 model. (They did the same with the Jetta for the 1999 model year - the 99's came out early, and later in the year a completely new "1999" was introduced. | |
| Bare with me this is my first time. I'm seriously considering a GLS Passat. The only thing holding me back (other than money) right now is the thought of buying outside of my immediate area. The closest dearlership is 18 miles away but they don't seem real eager to deal and they don't have what I want. They sell a lot of high end autos. I'll have to go anywhere from 60 to 150 miles away to purchase and have found some pretty good prices. I'm worried about what my service experience might be when I need to take it to the close, high end dealer. Should I be concerned about that? I noticed a lot of you have gone outside your area. | |
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I am interested in purchasing a 2000 GLS V6 Passat. Is there anyone out there that knows what the going price is in this area? Any particular dealer one could recommend? What is a good price? I've read in this forum that $500 over the invoice price is a good deal. Will be waiting for your response. Thanks. Himig |
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Actually.. I sell VWs in St. Louis! Im not quite sure I am inclined to believe what I see on these boards sometimes.. However, We basically hold to or very close to MSRP on our Passats. I just got back from Training on the new 4motions over in Westport and that seemed to be the consensus from the salespeople from Suntrup and St Charles as well.. IF you'd like.. you can always feel free to e-mail me if you'd like to discuss market conditions.. Bill |
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my new Passat! After a two month search for the right car (VW vs Accord vs Camry), I decided I wanted the Passat. Probaby 20% more dollars than the Accord SE (2nd place), but the driving experience was worth it. I think I got good deal - $400 over invoice (plus $167 of other "costs"). I originally wanted the automatic, but after test driving the 5-speed, I quickly changed my tune. Plus, then I could afford the leather package. I was lucky enough to find one without the Monsoon package, since I'll be installing "real" audio equipment down the road. Anyway, here's what it was: Invoice 19,293 Leather 1,126 Luxury 1,325 sub 21,744 adv/prep 167 desitination 525 profit 400 sub 22,836 then ttl brought it up to $24.3 I think it helped going there right at the end of a model year, plus the end of the month, not to mention the end of a quarter. Of course I got the shpiel (sp?) about driving him out of business, and the greatest thing was, he ended up practically begging me for an additional $63 to make the deal. I asked him if he needed $5 for lunch!!! I'm picking it up today. BTW, about the 2001 models, there was a post on one of the Passat boards that showed a picture of the 2001. Not much difference from 2000. I think that between the base price going up 1-2%, and not being able to get such a great deal, it would have cost almost $1k more to get the 2001. Anyway, sorry for the long post, but I'm just a real happy camper right now! Thanks to everyone for all their insight, both on the Passat boards, and especially the Accord boards, where I found that Honda isn't really what it used to be, as far as quality and reliabilty. Joel |
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Joel, Congrats on the new purchase!!! If you haven't been there yet, you should check out the VWvortex forums. Its a great resource for many things about the B5, including that audio upgrade you are already contemplating. George |
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I'm interested in buying a 2000 GLS Passat Wagon. The dealer is telling me that I can't order one now. Instead, he's run up a list of all the cars available in the state, and told me I have to pick from this list. Only two cars are available (I only want the basic model, no extras, but with auto transmission, and everything around has the luxury package), and neither color really floats my boat. Is what the dealer telling me true? |
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Anne Marie, Can't say if what the dealer is telling you is true, but you certainly aren't the first to report the same story. Dealer allocations will certainly vary by where you live and the demand for the wagon in your area will also influence the supply. Some of the things that you can try: 1) Contact some other area dealers and see what kind of response you get. 2) Go to the VW Dealer Search to look for all of the dealers around a given radius, lets say 500 mile. Many of these dealers have online inventory data (though usually not very up to date). You could certainly then send out inquiries to dealerships outside of your state. BTW, what region/state are you in ?? what colors are you looking for? Good Luck , George |
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| I am young and want a sporty car, should I shell out the bucks and get the A4 1.8 or get a loaded Passat GLX with a manual? I'm thinking I could save a lot of money with the Passat. | |
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