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217 messages, Last post on Nov 17, 2008 at 12:37 PM
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Replying to: geosam (Feb 19, 2008 1:47 am) http://www.vw.com/specialoffers/en/us/#/gti Dave
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Replying to: galera (Jul 01, 2008 5:23 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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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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Replying to: goose (Sep 19, 2008 8:29 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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Replying to: goose (Sep 19, 2008 8:29 am) |
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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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Replying to: boost (Oct 22, 2008 2:05 pm) |
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