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Replying to: skidzam (Dec 18, 2008 8:06 pm) BTW, does anybody have any input on whether one is more likely to get a good deal at the end of December or at the end of January? I can buy a car now, but I can also wait another month, I'm not in a hurry.
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Replying to: BilKop (Dec 19, 2008 6:37 am) I live in New York on Long Island. As far as choosing between a Jetta or a Civic, I can only give you my humble opinion. I have owned/leased many cars over my adult life: Peugeot x2, Sable, Camry, BMW 525, Lexus, Mitsubishi Galant, Altima and Hyundai and honestly, NOTHING DRIVES LIKE A GERMAN CAR!! I drove a Volkswagen Golf (turbodiesel) in Italy and was so impressed, I swore my next car would be a VW. For the price, you can't beat the handling and pep. Good luck, do your homework and I'm sure you'll come to the right decision. Merry Christmas!
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Replying to: skidzam (Dec 19, 2008 5:22 pm) I got quoted for Edmund's invoice price from the place I test drove the car (17346 including dest. chg). They refused to go lower. I then called a few places, and got a quote from the dealer on Sunrise Hwy (the one closer to the city) for around $16,416 which translates into about $252/month on a 39month/10k lease, but the dealer stressed I had to call back right away on the voicemail he left me. I called back 1 day later and left a msg but the guy never called back. The original dealer right by my apartment refused to go below invoice, saying that I probably got a "lowball bs offer". Called up a few more dealers (one of the benefits of being in NY, there are over 10 VW dealers w/in 50 mile radius), ended up with another dealer in the Bronx area (did a search, they had about 4 of the cars I wanted), and was able to get a lease with no money down (literally a sign and drive) for $245/month, which translates to about $16,200, or $1150 below the invoice. Picking up the car at the end of the month. It is definitely possible to get the dealership to go below invoice during this time because car sales are plummeting like a rock. Just to give another example, I was able to get another dealer (Audi) to lease the A4 Premium (base model with metallic paint) for $1500 below invoice so that they matched my current 2007 A4's monthly payment of $450. I test drove the GTI, Jetta SE, Jetta S manual (08), Jetta Wolfsburg, Civic LX and the Mazda 3, and loved the GTI the most. It was extremely responsive. But the car would have put me over the $300/month mark and I was targeting in the mid $200s. I could not believe that the car was so much more fun to drive than the A4 despite having the same engine. I really wanted to get either the A4 Premium + or a BMW 335xi, but that would have put me over the $500/month payment for sure, and given the way the economy is, I decided to go with the more budget conscious Jetta S. The Jetta S definitely has better handling compared to Civic or Mazda 3 and even the S comes with many features as standard. I am actually kind of glad that it only has hub caps and not alloy rims. Just had my Audi A4 inspection and found out that the two tiny scratches on the right side rims (front right and back right) will cost me $120 each on excess wear and tear, so hub caps are fine as long as they don't crack..  Good luck to others looking for a car, definitely do be bashful in asking for a better deal with the dealerships! |
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Replying to: skidzam (Dec 19, 2008 5:22 pm)
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I took a test drive on a 2009 Jetta TDI sedan today. The car drove very well. One could not tell that it has a diesel engine by driving it. While VW has factory incentives on other Jetta models they do not have any on the TDI. Is it likely that VW will offer any incentives in the purchase of the Jetta TDI?
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Replying to: redvw (Dec 21, 2008 6:49 pm) 2009 Jetta S auto 17,343 with dest 16,695 no dest. 2009 Jetta SE auto 18,040 with dest 17,390 no dest. Hoping for the best, Danny
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Replying to: oceana143 (Dec 13, 2008 9:12 am) |
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| well, if you look at the right edge of the bottom seat cushion, and extend that edge to where the center console is, you will see that it runs NOT into the left edge of the console, but the console itself. thus the right knee tends to rest up against the console, unless the seat is back far enough. | |
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Replying to: dieseldan9 (Dec 22, 2008 2:45 am) |
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Replying to: 2009JettaS (Jan 01, 2009 7:00 pm) |
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