Edmunds.com | Inside Line | Auto Observer Your Account | Help | Directory
You are here:
![[F]](http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/townhall/webxicons/site.gif){kind=small}
Forums
Prices Paid: Buying & Leasing Experiences Volkswagen Jetta Prices Paid and Buying Experience
467 messages, Last post on Aug 19, 2008 at 8:45 AM
You are in the Prices Paid: Buying & Leasing Experiences Forum. Your Hosts are car_man & kyfdx
|
On Oct 29 bought a silver Jetta SE with auto and iPod adapter for 19,998, inc. the destination charge. TTL detail: $999 Mass 5% sales tax, $91 new registration, plates, MA title fee, ins. set-up, $179 doc fee, $29 state safety inspection. Didn't buy the F & I package suggestions. Chose to use my own financing. A few Boston area dealers have on their invoice $395 to $410 in 'advertising fee, interest reserve fee, dealer prep, full gas tank.' Dealer I bought from did not. The two "losing" dealers told me I got "an excellent price". Easy transaction. Dealer was Colonial VW. Best and final price quote over the phone (Kevin Dinsmore, very easy-going), 15 mins with him, waited 20 mins for F & I, was done there in 20 mins. Good luck. Work hard (if necesssary) for the price and terms you want.
|
|
Hi Guys, I am planning to buy an 08 GLI man trans with autobahn pkg that has a sticker price $27980. I would have gone for the 07 model ideally coz of the deals but I missed it and have no 07 models of my choice currently. what would be the best deal on this vehicle? Location--chicago nothwest suburbs. I read someone got 18% off of MSRP. Can I aim for the same on an 08 model?
|
|
|
Replying to: vwenthu (Oct 31, 2007 2:01 pm) Maybe not at this time for a 2008 model. The incentives have to come from VW for the dealership to pass it on to you. It is likely that the dealership will not sell you a vehicle if they lose money on it. If you're in FL, I can get you in touch with the Internet Manager of the dealership that I bought from. That is, if they still have 2007 models. When I bought my GLI, they had a bunch of the Fahrenheit GLIs that were really going for a great price but the yellow color was a point of contention between my wife and I. There were a couple of White ones left but I did not see any with leather.
|
|
|
A couple of dealers offering it for $21.7 K (base model invoice + doc fees + destination + license reg and plates + tax - 6.75%) OTD. Just yesterday bought one.
|
|
|
Replying to: crikey (Nov 01, 2007 8:57 am)
|
|
|
Replying to: vwenthu (Nov 01, 2007 12:35 pm)  I think she's starting to assimilate herself into ownership of it. I had a chance to drive it this morning for a lengthy distance and between cruising and WOTs, I averaged 30.4mpg during the entire trip. The DSG is wonderful, a quick flick on the left and passing is flawless. The sport suspension is really buttoned down without being harsh going over potholes. The Xenons are awesome. The sound system is more than enough for me. So far, I can't say anything bad about it. If you find yourself choosing between the GLI and a regular Jetta, don't hesitate to pick the GLI.
|
|
| just thought I'd share my experience... Today I leased a 2008 Jetta SE (black with beige leather interior) for $199 a month plus tax for 39 months. I negotiated a $21,000 purchase price - the invoice was $20,775 including the destination charge and other fees. They gave me $3,500 for my trade in, which was $500 over the blue book value. They gave me a 60% residual value of $12,885 after 39 months. So the difference between my purchase price + trade in and the residual value was only $5,755. But they charged me a money factor of .00278, which is higher than any factor i've seen on this board, and they wouldnt budge on it. It ended up adding about $3,700 to the cost. Also, the way they calculate that cost seemed completely arbitrary. What does adding the residual value to the capitalized cost and then multiplying it by the money factor have anything to do with the value of the lease? The business manager at the dealership couldn't explain it to me. I kept arguing that leasing this vehicle was equivalent to financing the depreciation ($5,755) over 39 months, and they were charging me $3,700 to borrow that amount... thats like charging a 70% interest rate. I couldnt get them to recalculate it at all. They came at me first with $251 per month plus tax... we dealt for about 2 hours before they finally gave me $199 per month plus tax ($213 total). I'm still not convinced I got the lowest price, but they were giving me extra money on my trade that i wasnt expecting and i didnt think i could get the same trade at another dealer. I had actually spent a total of 4 hours at the dealership at that point talking to 3 different people... I wanted to get it $200 including tax but I also wanted to get out of there. It wasn't quite the gold medal, but it felt like a well deserved silver. | |
|
Replying to: crikey (Nov 02, 2007 7:19 am)
|
|
|
Please reconsider this decision. Had one many years ago and it always leaked and ruined the car as far as we were concerned. The wife tried in vain to talk me out of it but I was young & stubborn. Shoulda listened. Now that I'm older & wiser...?, still think aftermarket roofs are a bad idea. At least get one from the factory or pass completely. At least with a factory installed roof, it'll be covered under warranty. Think before you do it!!!! Showed the wife a new Passat on the road yesterday afternoon and both agreed it's nicer than the Jetta. It's just a bit to big for the wife. Need time to convince her. The Sandman 
|
|
|
Replying to: sandman46 (Nov 04, 2007 6:14 am) . As per the dealer, both the sunroof and installation come with warranty. I just hope that the technology has improved over time.
|
|
You are here:
Forums
Prices Paid: Buying & Leasing Experiences Volkswagen Jetta Prices Paid and Buying Experience
New? Join Now!
Forum Tools
Search Forums
Browse by Vehicle
2009 Volkswagen Jetta
Browse by Board
Browse by Topic
