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taintedblu, Where'd you buy? Any good experiences out there in Jax, Tampa or Tallahassee, Florida? |
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Hi, I just got the following lease on a GLX Passat. 39 months  12K/yr for $417/month. No cap reduction, bank fee, security deposit or mumbo jumbo fee. Pay $417 and go. Sound ok? CD player is extra. |
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I am going to be moving from Chicago to Dallas in the next two months and am planning on buying a 2001.5 Passat within that time frame. Has anyone out there had a good experience with a dealer in either of those metropolitan areas? I have visited two dealerships in the Chicagoland area and they both said that Passats are selling at MSRP... Any help would be appreciated! |
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www.carsbuytel.com is quoting a 2001.5 Passat GLX w/Tip at $27387 plus $550 dest. total $27937. They claim $27387 is invoice - Edmunds says $27187 - but they don't add the $92 and $25 seperately (they're included). They quote the in dash cd for $395, the 6 disk changer for $400. They claim that they are a registered NY new car dealer, but that they are not a VW dealer. (They sell all types of cars. They are located in Long Island City, Queens.) They buy the cars from new car dealers, the cars are fully (2/24,000, 10/100,000) warrantied (they will arrange for a VW masterguard warranty if desired). Has anyone done business with them? Any concerns? Comments? Any reason not to buy from them? |
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Find out if they are affiliated with Potamkin Autogroup, they just might be. Are you in NYC? If it is a group like Potamkin, they are legit but the question is...do you want to deal with any potential BS that might surface by not going through a franchised dealer? In reality, what is a couple hundred bucks when you are about to spend almost $29k to have someone to call when there is a problem or question? |
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| Several individuals in the houston and dallas area have reported purchasing their passats for $500 over invoice. Suggest you scroll through the messages posted on this forum and do a dealer search on vw.com. I know of one dealer, park cities VW, who gives personal quotes via e-mail. | |
| I just purchased a reflex silver with black leather GLX, 5spd at $400 over invoice. Obviously, some dealers are willing to negotiate. I paid $27, 231 plus $344 for the indash CD for a total of $27, 575. The only fees above this are the taxes and motor vehicles expenses. I pick up the car Thursday afternoon and can't wait. After taking the car for a test ride, I was convinced this was a great car for the price. | |
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I'm from Long Island (grew up in Queens). I've been quoted 3.5% above invoice by the dealers that I talked to - Smithtown, Legend and Sovereign, so the difference is about $600 - 700. Are you in NYC? Do you know of a dealer that will get close to carsbuytel price? What kind of BS are you talking about? Is there much connection between sales and service in a regular dealer? Thanks for your help and input. Cary |
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Since I want to be able to enjoy my new car but continue to be depressed reading about how much cheaper individuals seem to have gotten the same car in other parts of the country this will be my last post and visit to this board. Yesterday I took possession of a 2001.5 reflex silver/black GLX auto with in-dash CD for $30,075. I live in St. Louis and contacted every area dealer. This was the best offer I received. Some dealers told me they couldn't even locate my combination in the central region and the dealer I bought it from ended up trading with a dealer in Middleton, WI and having my vehicle trucked in. (He claims to have called over 80 dealers but who knows?) Aside from having to drive it home at night in the rain, the car looks and handles great. If you want a silver/black GLX in the midwest you'll have to shell out the cash or be lucky. Regardless, I suspect within a week behind the wheel I'll have forgotten the price. |
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Also known as "How not to sell a car" What follows is a transcript of the e-mail exchange I had with Bernardsville VW after sending in a form requesting a price quote on a Passat GLX wagon with a manual transmission. Glenn Treich <glenn.treich Bernardsvillevw.com> on 04/03/2001 04:04:54 PM To: "'Joe Graf'" Subject: RE: Quick Quote Form (Bernardsville Volkswagen) Good afternoon Joe, my name is Glenn Treich from Bernardsville Volkswagen do you really want to drive from Virginia to get a car? or are looking to keep a local dealer honest? just let me know, I will do either of the two hope to hear from you soon glenn -------------------------------------------------- From: Margaret Graf Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 4:30 PM To: Glenn Treich Subject: RE: Quick Quote Form (Bernardsville Volkswagen) Glenn, Do you have a 2001.5 GLX manual transmission wagon? How much are you asking for it? Thank you Margaret & Joseph Graf -------------------------------------------------- From: Glenn Treich on 04/03/2001 05:09:27 PM To: Margaret Graf/ Subject: RE: Quick Quote Form (Bernardsville Volkswagen) I do have two coming one is about 10 days away the other is about 2and 1/2 weeks, the price is 29,000 plus tax and tags. thanks glenn -------------------------------------------------- From: Margaret Graf Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 4:58 PM To: Glenn Treich Subject: RE: Quick Quote Form (Bernardsville Volkswagen) Glenn, Thanks. Based on our research, we're willing to pay $27,500 plus taxes and tags. What colors do you have coming in? Margaret & Joe -------------------------------------------------- From: Glenn Treich 05:27:12 PM To: Margaret Graf/ Subject: RE: Quick Quote Form (Bernardsville Volkswagen) BETTER DO MORE RESEARCH THAT IS OUR BELOW COST LET ME if I can help Glenn Treich. -------------------------------------------------- From: Margaret Graf Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 5:33 PM To: Glenn Treich Subject: RE: Quick Quote Form (Bernardsville Volkswagen) Glenn, Actually, I think we've done adequate research. Our research shows the following figures: Dealer Invoice - $26,837; Delivery - $550; resulting in a cost of $27,387. A figure which includes nearly $600 of dealer holdback, which, while not negotiable, is all profit, if you have not received the car yet, as you mentioned. We already have no fewer than four bids ranging from $27,700 to $28,250. Would you care to discuss selling the car now? Once again, our offer was $27,500. What colors do you have coming in? Thank you Margaret & Joe -------------------------------------------------- From: Glenn Treich 05:58:42 PM To: Margaret Graf/ Subject: RE: Quick Quote Form (Bernardsville Volkswagen) ONCE AGAIN MY PRICE IS 28729.00 PLUS 84.50 FOR DOC FEE &10.00 FOR OUT OF STATE TEMP YOU PAY TAX IN YOUR HOME STATE. I HAVE IDIGO BLUE AND ANTHERCITE BLUE AND THE KEY WORD IS DO HAVE THANK YOU GLENN. -------------------------------------------------- From: Margaret Graf Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 5:46 PM To: Glenn Treich Subject: RE: Quick Quote Form (Bernardsville Volkswagen) Glenn, I'm sorry, but you seem to be having a bad day and we are not interested in buying the car at that price. Thank you for your time. Margaret & Joe -------------------------------------------------- From: Glenn Treich 05:58:42 PM To: Margaret Graf Subject: RE: Quick Quote Form (Bernardsville Volkswagen) thank you hope you find a car before 2002 ---------------------------------------------- I haven't sent anything back, but needless to say, we won't be buying a car before or after 2002 from Glenn. |
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