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#53 of 3318 purchase outside area by lellis1 Jun 28, 2000 (11:16 pm)
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.
#54 of 3318 PASSAT PRICING IN THE ST. LOUIS, MO AREA by himignatin Jun 30, 2000 (3:14 am)
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
#55 of 3318 Himig by im_brentwood Jun 30, 2000 (5:21 am)
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
#56 of 3318 I just bought by jbratter Jun 30, 2000 (1:41 pm)
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
#57 of 3318 Welcome to the Club !!! by glxwagon4mo Jun 30, 2000 (2:16 pm)
Joel, Congrats on the new purchase!!! What color combo did you settle on ?? 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
#58 of 3318 I can't order a new 2000 now? by canetoad Jun 30, 2000 (5:30 pm)
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?
#59 of 3318 2000 passat by glxwagon4mo Jun 30, 2000 (6:10 pm)
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
#60 of 3318 VW or AUDI by axc146 Jul 02, 2000 (2:07 am)
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.
#61 of 3318 canetoad by div2 Jul 02, 2000 (4:05 am)
I've been looking for a GLS 4Motion with only the Leather Package; dealer response has ranged from arrogant to sympathetic. One dealer I trust told me that you can't order a Passat- you have to select out of the allotment(He didn't have any 4 Motions at all, BTW). Furthermore, a dealer trade is unlikely due to the popularity of the 4Motion models. He gave me a (very short) list of honest dealers in the area to contact regarding their inventory. Result? Nada, zip. VWoA's refusal to allow me to order a car has about convinced me to look elsewhere. Subaru has no problem letting me order a Legacy GT, and BMW will be happy to build a 323Xi wagon to my specifications this fall. So once again I think it will be adieu, VW...
#62 of 3318 glxwagon4mo by jbratter Jul 02, 2000 (5:01 am)
Thanks! I got the silver with black leather. I know the black leather can be hot and harder to keep clean, but the gray leather looked a little cheap, plus the dash is then a 2 tone gray and black which didn't do much for me. I just got my audio - an alpine deck with polk speakers in the doors (as well as new tweeters) and an amp and subwoofer for the trunk. It gets installed tomorrow. I'll let you know how it sounds. It cost about $1,100 all together. Well worth a little more vs the monsoon crap. All the monsoon does is give you an amp and speakers that can handle the amp, not necessisarily great speakers. Thanks for asking! Joel

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