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#199 of 251 pulled the trigger $50 above the invoice by defaultgate Jul 21, 2008 (8:01 pm)
2008 GTI grey metallic; +AT +"winter package" $25,130 +TTL $440 x 60 month (0% interest) including GAP insurance.
#200 of 251 CHICKENED by goose Sep 19, 2008 (8:29 am)
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! Replies to this message: imontoya (Sep 19, 2008 9:15 pm) jackforette (Sep 20, 2008 10:33 am) flossit (Aug 30, 2009 5:44 pm) kyfdx (Aug 30, 2009 5:45 pm)
#201 of 251 Re: CHICKENED [goose] by imontoya Sep 19, 2008 (9:15 pm)
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.
#202 of 251 Of Course.... by hpowders Sep 20, 2008 (9:31 am)
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.
#203 of 251 Re: CHICKENED [goose] by jackforette Sep 20, 2008 (10:33 am)
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 251 Lease Deal by boost Oct 22, 2008 (2:05 pm)
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!!!! Replies to this message: imontoya (Oct 23, 2008 1:06 am) jackforette (Oct 23, 2008 3:47 pm) pannikattk (Oct 29, 2008 10:19 pm) geomacneil (Oct 30, 2008 4:46 am)
#205 of 251 Re: Lease Deal [boost] by imontoya Oct 23, 2008 (1:06 am)
Replying to: boost (Oct 22, 2008 2:05 pm) Please teach me the secrets. I got screwed on my lease.
#206 of 251 Re: Lease Deal [boost] by jackforette Oct 23, 2008 (3:47 pm)
Replying to: boost (Oct 22, 2008 2:05 pm) This deal is not extraordinary at all. I got the same car with same packages/options in Atlanta for $350/month but I didn't have to put the $500 down and I got to that price within 5 minutes so it has nothing to do with "negotiate, negotiate, negotiate" Getting a good price on a GTI right now is easy due to the sign then drive program.
#207 of 251 Boston area - Lease by geomacneil Oct 28, 2008 (4:56 am)
Trying to determine different dealer quotes for leasing a 09 GTI 4door, standard, sunroof option. One dealer quoted me MRSP 25,938 with selling price $24,520 that comes to a $255 monthly payment ($2k down with $1K trade in)..a residual value of 56% or 14,525 buy out.   A different dealer quoted my $338 monthly payment. Is the $255 a good deal for 39 monthly lease
#208 of 251 Re: Lease Deal [boost] by pannikattk Oct 29, 2008 (10:19 pm)
Replying to: boost (Oct 22, 2008 2:05 pm) Boost / Car_man...anyone!   I'm in Miami and was looking at a GTI which is equipped identically to the one you leased. Where in Florida was this and who was your salesman? Does your payment of $350 include tax?   I have an acquaintance who's the finance manager at a local dealer in Miami. We've been working on some preliminary numbers and with him giving me the car at invoice - the payments come out to $390-ish with tax. This is with zero out of pocket at inception. He is lumping in the dealer fee of $599 and claims his superiors won't let him remove it. This brings the sale price to $27,252 (sticker is $28,540).   I can't recall the specifics at the moment but this is working off of the current MF and residuals for the sign-then-drive deal. I believe the MF is .00156. this was also for 12k miles - not the 15k you're getting!   I would totally jump in if my payment were $350...we must talk!   Here's my e-mail address: pannikattkhotmail.com   Thx Replies to this message: geomacneil (Oct 30, 2008 4:46 am)

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