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#889 of 3319 New Car Mileage - GLX 2001.5 Auto by vwguy12 Mar 30, 2001 (8:09 pm)
Sorry guys, quick question, I am getting good deal I think on a glx auto 2001.5 (28,829 I/ad changer installed) and is the exactly color combo I'm looking for. Is 50 miles too much on a new car? When I go to take a long test drive before I purchase it, what should I look for?   Thanks!!!
#891 of 3319 Steel Town by vwguild Mar 31, 2001 (6:40 am)
You obviously ran into an incompetant in Monroeville...If you go to VW.COM you will find a *Dealer Locator*...you put in your zip code and the miles that you are prepared to travel and click...I started to do this for you yesterday, and, sadly most of the Dealers in Western Pa. have not discovered the Internet. When the list comes back to you, you can then click on the the name of that Dealer and it will take you to their site.   Unfortunately, they were all the generic set-up, direct from the Cobalt Group, with the very slight exception of Day Apollo in Coraopolis, Pa. At least they have listed an individual to contact for the net...John Softy...go figure, maybe he is...Check it out.   Wish I had better news, but I only put in a 50 mile radius...if you are prepared to travel further you might find a store where they take this as seriously as I do.   Good Luck...PS
#892 of 3319 Miles on car.... by ffxvw Mar 31, 2001 (6:47 am)
50 is a pretty average number of miles. (super approximations) The cars roll off the truck with at least 10 miles on them ordinarily, and they have to be driven after PDI inspection for another 5-10 miles. This means, that if you look at 5 miles per test drive, this car has been driven 6 times. If you look at normal usage for an owner of such a car, that's about 1 day of driving (30 miles per day = 1000 per month = 12K per year). One thing you should look for is how long the car has been there. If this car has been there for 8 months (obviously not possible with a new Passat, but good to do anyway), it really was barely driven, and you might want to have the battery checked. Also, inspect the body for scratches or dings. Try to see the car IMMEDIATELY after clean-up. I've heard some stories (probably mostly historical) of people using markers to hide scratches until after delivery. One last thing, at least in Virginia, a car has to have 500 miles on it to be considered a DEMO vehicle. This would neccesitate a disclosure of use.   Jason
#893 of 3319 Fantastic Experience by boguerat Mar 31, 2001 (9:59 am)
Just purchased 2001.5 GLS Black/ 1.8T/ Triptronic/ Black Leather/ Luxury for $25,106.00 out the door. This is slightly less than 3% over dealer cost. The entire experience was fantastic and heartache free. The dealership was North Penn VW & Mazda in Colmar, PA which is between Philadelphia and Allentown. The salesman, Mike Thorrick, was down to earth and just there to sell cars and sell his dealership. Upon arrival I had explained to him I wanted to deal with them because they are my local dealership, only 2 miles away, but I had already had e-mail responses from 4 other dealers offering 3% over invoice. He valued my trade, and offered an extremely fair price, and made the offer. I am estatic about the deal, I have never walked away from buying a car satisfied that I had recieved the best deal on the purchase and the value for my trade, but now I have. I hope the dealership lives up to it's promise of being able to deliver on service. I love my new Passat!
#894 of 3319 New Purchase by taintedblu Apr 01, 2001 (10:02 am)
After much thought and some haggling b/t two dealers so that I could get the color I wanted, I was able to purchase a 2001.5 GLS 1.8/Anthr. Blue/Leather/Luxury/Monsoon/6 CD Changer for 25,120 (including destination charge) not including tax or title. I feel confident that this is a good deal - or at least for me. I used a dealer's ad to leverage a price in my favor even though that was on a specific vehicle and not the one I wanted. Those newspaper ads are a croc anyway b/c they always list having 30 or so to chose and you get there and it is much lower. In any event, I haggled price with one dealer, then called the other after that price to get my color and he actually beat the deal and I got the color. Now I drive a car I enjoy - though the wallet is lighter.
#896 of 3319 Dealerships in MO by titleist_t Apr 01, 2001 (3:43 pm)
I am interested in a 2001.5 1.8T Passat - 5 speed. Does anyone have any experience with MO dealerships? I stopped by one near my house and they have the car I want at 25K plus almost 3K in "add-ons" such as moldings, pin strip, and other miscellaneous stuff I am pretty sure I can do without. Any advice would be welcome.
#897 of 3319 Buying Experience by bullseye10 Apr 01, 2001 (6:27 pm)
I live in the Twin Cities. I have been researching (and saving) for a car purchase for 1 year. Edmunds and your comments in Town Hall have been invaluable. I decided on a 2001.5 GLX with Tip.   Internet buying is a concept that is non-existent in this market. There are only four VW dealerships in the area and I could not get a single quote via the Internet (even using Cars.com, Autobytel.com, etc.). 21st century???   I then went to two dealerships (something I was trying to avoid). I walked from the first when I was told they did not work up from invoice but rather down from MSRP. The second dealership claimed they could do no better than $1500 over invoice.   Down to two dealerships, I hit the phones. Both experiences were great. I didn't play them off each other (much), rather I explained exactly what I was looking for, that I would be buying in the next couple of days, and what I wanted to pay. Total time: 1 hour.   I ended up paying $884 over invoice (Indigo Blue, black leather, CD). Demand must be working in the favor of the dealers in this market... not much willingness to fight for business even on the last day of the month, last month of the quarter. But I feel I got a fair price and the dealer got a fair profit. Besides, great looking car!!
#898 of 3319 Pricing in FL by jsmills Apr 01, 2001 (7:51 pm)
taintedblu, Where'd you buy?   Any good experiences out there in Jax, Tampa or Tallahassee, Florida?

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