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Volkswagen GTI Prices Paid and Buying Experience

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#196 of 217
0% Financing by bfluegie
Jun 29, 2008 (2:05 pm)
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Has anyone heard if the special financing (0% for 48 months) will be extended into July?
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Re: How about it? [geosam] by galera
Jul 01, 2008 (5:23 pm)
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Replying to: geosam (Feb 19, 2008 1:47 am)

Even better. 0% for 60mos
 
http://www.vw.com/specialoffers/en/us/#/gti
 
Dave
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Re: How about it? [galera] by bfluegie
Jul 01, 2008 (6:34 pm)
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Replying to: galera (Jul 01, 2008 5:23 pm)

That's almost enough to make me wish I had waited. I took the plunge last night and got the 0% for 48 months. Red, cold weather package, ipod adapter, sunroof, all weather mats/cargo mat. Nah, I'd probably have dragged my feet, waited until the end of this month and miss out on a month of fun in my new ride.
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pulled the trigger $50 above the invoice by defaultgate
Jul 21, 2008 (8:01 pm)
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2008 GTI grey metallic; +AT +"winter package" $25,130 +TTL
$440 x 60 month (0% interest) including GAP insurance.
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CHICKENED by goose
Sep 19, 2008 (8:29 am)
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I have unfortunate news. Back in June 08 one of my co-workers had a problem with her 2007 GTI. Her GTI had approximately 19K miles and she says it was a babied car. However her GTI left here stranded at an intersection in Tucson, AZ on a 100 degree day. She took it to the dealer and they fixed it but only after two trips. The dealer said it was a known problem with the fuel injection system. First of all if VW knows about a problem why wait until it leaves a customer stranded? Better yet my co-worker is pregnant and the last thing she needs to be doing is pushing a car. The dealer also screwed up. When she got her car back for the fuel injection issue they forgot to reconnect the A/C. So here she is in Tucson, AZ during the hottest part of the year without A/C.
 
  The short of this drama is I went down to the Honda dealer and traded in the Red GTI (1,700 miles) for a reliable Civic EX. Yes I lost some money but when you factor in the expensive maintenance, lower MPG, questionable reliability and lost days at the VW dealer the Honda savings will surpass the up front trade-in loss. Oh well, that is what you get when you let impulsive buying take control. BTW I fully owned the GTI so I only had to pay for the trade in difference. I know some folks don't have the option to just trade in a auto but I could and decided to just walk away. Good luck with your GTI's, they do feel very nice on the road though.
 
  Too bad Honda hasn't figured out how to get torque and quiet interiors in their cars yet!
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Re: CHICKENED [goose] by imontoya
Sep 19, 2008 (9:15 pm)
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Replying to: goose (Sep 19, 2008 8:29 am)

Too bad about that dealership. I don't think I could go to an econo car like a Civic after the GTI. I drove my dad's '07 Civic and hated it, but it is good at what is it: a plain vanilla commuter car. I have had only minor little issues on my GTI, such as an occasional rattle and the radio volume issue - the same sort of stuff my Acura CL. BMW 328, and Mazda3s had. I think we all roll the dice with every car purchase.
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Of Course.... by hpowders
Sep 20, 2008 (9:31 am)
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he could have stepped up to the reliable VW Rabbit. Almost as much fun as the GTI without the fuel injection engine problems.
 
CR rates the Rabbit as better than average and the GTI as worse than average in reliability.
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Re: CHICKENED [goose] by jackforette
Sep 20, 2008 (10:33 am)
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Replying to: goose (Sep 19, 2008 8:29 am)

So let me get this straight: Your co-worker had a problem with her GTI so you traded in your GTI which had no problems as yet. Back in the day my mother had a problem with her Maxima but I never did with mine but, using your logic, if she had a problem than I should have sold my Maxima even thought I never had a problem with it. What? You turned in a great car and lost money all because someone else had a problem with their GTI.
#204 of 217
Lease Deal by boost
Oct 22, 2008 (2:05 pm)
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Hi,
I just wanted to help out other GTI shoppers. Remember negotiate, negotiate, negotiate.
 
$500 down, $350 per month.
39 months, 15k mi. per year.
 
2009 2dr GTI
DSG
Autobahn Package
Sunroof/18 in. wheel Package
 
This was in Florida.
 
Awesome car so far!!!!
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Re: Lease Deal [boost] by imontoya
Oct 23, 2008 (1:06 am)
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Replying to: boost (Oct 22, 2008 2:05 pm)

Please teach me the secrets. I got screwed on my lease.

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