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Prices Paid: Buying & Leasing Experiences Volkswagen TDI Models Prices Paid and Buying Experience
831 messages, Last post on Nov 18, 2009 at 9:08 AM
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Replying to: danmac (Feb 20, 2009 10:26 am) This is 100% wrong. I have seen the belt and the TDI uses a belt, not a chain. The 2.5L engine uses a chain. This link also confirms this info like reviews and maintenance on the 2009 TDI Jetta: http://www.myturbodiesel.com/1000q_how_to/a5/jettachecklist.htm A fair price for a 2009 Jetta TDI is invoice. Some are going below invoice. No one should be at above MSRP AT ALL. If they do then don't give them your business. |
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Replying to: danmac (Feb 20, 2009 10:26 am) And yes, they all have overt and subtle ways of telling you yes/no/maybe/humor me, etc. If I am not perceiving the signals correctly, then I usually ask something along these lines. Do you want to sell THIS car, to ME, for X PRICE, TODAY? If they are still in the mood, what issues are getting in YOUR way? |
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looks like belt it is. two dealers told me it had a chain. crazy! i think i just convinced myself i'm going to buy one anyway, been toying between tdi and civic. civic is just too small for me; i'm 6'4". now i just gotta pull the trigger on a good deal. my bargain shopper instinct says to wait it out and i'll find one at a price i can live with. my target is 22,500 with 17" sport avignon wheels, sunroof, manual. wish me luck! i'll post when i get it, most likely after the 1st. |
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Replying to: vlapinta (Feb 16, 2009 5:15 pm) Automatic transmission 4 mudflaps (which were on the car but not listed on sticker. Dealer had put them on, didn't charge me for them. I also paid extra $150 to include the Gorilla trunk liner and 4 Monster Mats |
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Does anyone know if the price on the VW website (when you build a car) includes the destination charge?
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Replying to: bootlucky (Feb 24, 2009 5:11 am) |
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Replying to: bootlucky (Feb 24, 2009 5:11 am) As an aside, this is another good reason why pricing should NOT be stated in "OTD" terms. (out the door) |
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According to vw.ca web build, a Jetta SportWagen TDI with the Trendline Trim package comes to $28,985 the way I want it, 6speed dsg, esp +shipping and PDI. So I fire off an e-mail to Southgate VW to ask what kind of price they can give me. I pointed out that I would like the PDI (pre delivery inspection) waived,as I believe this should be done anyway. They agreed to waive the PDI. This is where it gets GOOD(actually bad)! Air Conditioning Tax($100) and Tire Tax($20) I knew I had to pay for,big deal,$120. Administration Fees($299), Tire Warranty and Dealer Prep($399) for a total of $698. The tires are already covered by Continental,the tire company! Somehow the price went from $29,105 all the way up to $31,900! This is almost $3000 more! This does not include GST. A few weeks back,I visited Southgate VW and asked the salesman: Where is the SportWagen built? He said: Germany. I spun around at the SportWagen I was looking at and looked at the serial#. The # started with a 3,which indicates MEXICO. When I told him this,he said: I was under the impression that all SportWagens were made in Germany. These guys should be reported to VW Canada for their UNPROFESSIONAL ATTITUDE!  This leaves me with only ONE other Dealer in Edmonton to deal with. I may have buy a One Way Ticket with GreyHound and go to Vancouver to buy what I want!  I also would like to point out,so there is no confusion for USA readers, that ESP, 6 disc CD and a few other items are not standard on Canadian Jetta TDI's |
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Replying to: dieselfitter1 (Feb 27, 2009 9:09 am) BTW, my jetta was also "pieced together in Mexico"...and is why some ads say "Tuned by German engineers" instead of "Built in Germany"... any chance of buying in US and driving it back? Apologies if that's a lame and ignorant question, I'm sure I'm unaware of the issues involved and that you may have considered that already...
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Replying to: mdl3r1 (Feb 27, 2009 1:02 pm) In Canada we have 3 basic trim levels,Trendline,Comfortline,and Highline. You can get the TDI in all trim levels. When I visited some US sites(dealerships,autoblogs etc) I noticed that US customers have 4 trim levels. The Jetta TDI has it's very own trim level,which I thought was Kind Of Neat! USA TDI's have ESP,heated seats,6disc CD player plus a few other things, as standard on a TDI Depending on the exchange rate,I dont know if I would save any money. I also don't know if I could bring one out of the USA. I know that some new cars,you can do this. eg. You can bring in this new Buick model but not this other model of new Buick,etc etc. Due to American Resistance to diesel passenger cars,I think all this extra stuff is an incentive to purchase a Jetta TDI. If I lived in US, I would not blink. There would be a Jetta TDI sitting on my Launching Pad Right Now!  I should phone the FEDERALIES in Ottawa and see if a US TDI can be brought back to Canada. Do US Jetta's have the same rust perforation warranty as Canada.It is 12 years. Did you know that all the steel body panels are Galvanized and once everthing is welded up it is Galvanized one more time! 12 years is no problem.
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