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Re: 2006 Passat 2.0T auto [bat60]
by Car_man HOST
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Jul 23, 2006 (9:48 am)
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Replying to: bat60 (Jul 10, 2006 8:11 am)
You're welcome, bat60. Let me know if you have any other questions.
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Re: Another 2.0 Passat Wagon quote [mikemookie]
by Car_man HOST
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Jul 23, 2006 (9:54 am)
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Replying to: mikemookie (Jul 10, 2006 12:35 pm)
Hey mikemookie. The money factor that you were quoted is right in line with VW Credit's current buy rate for this model. This is a good sign because it means that this dealer is not attempting to mark your car's money factor up to add additional back-end profit to your deal. The selling price that you were quoted still seems a little high to me though. Have you gotten price quotes from multiple dealers in your area? If so and they quoted you similar prices than this is just the market for this car right now, but I have a suspicion that you can do better than this, even on a 2007 model.
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Re: VW Quote [mikemookie]
by Car_man HOST
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Jul 23, 2006 (10:04 am)
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Replying to: mikemookie (Jul 12, 2006 7:21 am)
Ahhh, the additional $1,000 discount makes this a much better price than it initially appeared, mikemookie. It still doesn't hurt to comparison shop through. I never go six days without posting in this forum. I'm in here every day except for Saturdays. I make the rounds through a ton of discussions so it's possible that I have not been in the Passat Lease discussion for a few days through.
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Re: VW Quote [bat60]
by Car_man HOST
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Jul 23, 2006 (10:06 am)
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Replying to: bat60 (Jul 15, 2006 9:48 am)
Hey bat60. Part of the reason for the incredible discounts that you are seeing is the $2,500 dealer cash that Volkswagen is currently providing on 2006 Passat 2.0T Sedan and $3,500 dealer cash that it is providing on Passat 3.6 Sedan models. Unfortunately, this dealer cash is not compatible with VW Credit's special lease program. So expect the price that you will have to pay for a leased '06 Passat to be several thousand dollars higher than the price that you would have had to pay for one had you paid cash for it or financed it through an independent bank.
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Re: Driver Option same #s as Lease? [ckwehe]
by Car_man HOST
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Jul 23, 2006 (10:11 am)
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Replying to: ckwehe (Jul 16, 2006 5:47 pm)
Greetings ckwehe. VW Credit definitely leases new vehicles to consumers, not just businesses. What state are you in? A while ago many banks stopped leasing vehicles to residents of New York. However, when that state's vicarious liability laws were eliminated most banks resumed leasing to New York residents. VW Credit's Drivers Option program is what is known in the industry as a balloon note program. Balloon notes are very similar to leases in that they provide consumers with low monthly payments and with the option to purchase their leased vehicles for a per-determined price after a specific period of time. One difference between balloon notes and leases are that with leases the banks names are on vehicles' titles while with balloon notes yours is. Another difference is in how they are calculated. Banks use normal interest rates for balloon notes instead of money factors.
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Re: Should I Take This Deal? [tc9897]
by Car_man HOST
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Jul 23, 2006 (3:03 pm)
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Replying to: tc9897 (Jul 19, 2006 12:47 pm)
Greetings Terri. The best way to tell if a lease is a good deal is to look at the vehicle's selling price. The selling prices of leased vehicles are negotiable, just as if you were paying cash for or financing them. Negotiate a low a selling price as possible on the Passat that you want and then have the dealer calculate its lease payment using VW Credit's current buy rate lease money factor. For this car, the 2006 Passat Sedan Value Edition, VW Credit's 36 month buy rate is .00094. Its 39 month buy rate for this car is .00137.
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Re: Lease Details [bat60]
by Car_man HOST
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Jul 23, 2006 (3:28 pm)
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Replying to: bat60 (Jul 21, 2006 4:04 am)
You're very welcome, Mitch. Thank you for the kind words. This car's lease program varies depending upon how long you lease it for and how many miles per year you are allowed to drive it. for now I will assume that you are interested in a 36 month lease with 15,000 miles per year. Let me know if you want something different. If you were to lease a 2006 Volkswagen Passat 3.6 4-Motion Sedan through VW Credit right now for 36 months with 15,000 miles per year, its buy rate lease money factor and residual value should be .00105 and 50%, respectively. The money factor for an otherwise identical lease of an '06 Passat 3.6 Front Wheel Drive Sedan is the same, but the residual value is 49%.
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Re: VW Passat Wgn 2.0T Lease MF and Residuals [amx]
by Car_man HOST
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Jul 23, 2006 (3:33 pm)
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Replying to: amx (Jul 23, 2006 8:15 am)
You're welcome, amx. Congratulations on your new car!
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Re: Driver Option same #s as Lease? [Car_man]
by charlos
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Jul 24, 2006 (1:50 pm)
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Replying to: Car_man (Jul 23, 2006 10:11 am)
Wow! Is this common practice for a car manufacturer? This tells me that they have no confidence in their own cars. In other words, it seems to me they are concerned about the risk involved in too many people returning cars at lease end, i.e, they would rather that you own it outright.
I really like this car, but am starting to think about going the Japanese route again. Too concerned about the horror stories of people waiting weeks for diagnoses/parts. Guess I'll wait for the JD Power/Consumer Reports verdicts.
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Re: Driver Option same #s as Lease? [ckwehe]
by larmen
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Jul 25, 2006 (4:10 pm)
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Replying to: ckwehe (Jul 16, 2006 5:47 pm)
according to cars.com VW is offering 2000-3500 to dealers on Passats. let it be known that you know this fact. if the dealer continues to hardball you then just get up and walk out. let them know that they want to sell you a car more than you want to buy one from them. I've done this several times over the decades of car buying; it works every time. good luck!
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