I agree - maybe a little low. Even the mechanic I hired to check the car out before I placed the ad, thought the price was low.
I offered the car for sale last year before I did the brakes and battery for $6850 and had no serious inquiries. No one even set up an appointment to
look at the car.
I really don't get it. There's a ton of time and money in this car and I've put a very fair price on it. Is there something I'm missing???
As with any modified car, the market becomes slim.
What market is the VW TDI aimed at?
Performance guys or... hippie hypermilers?
I feel the VW TDI market is quite similar to the...Subaru market/culture. The socks with sandals type of person. With the TDIs, there's likely also a bit of "
if I drive 42 minutes out of my way, I can save 11 cents/gal on fuel..." or "
I wonder if the free-sample-person at Costco will recognize me if I do back for thirds...?"
It's just quite a unique market, and attitudes. I do some work for a...shall we put it, "sane-crazy" woman who owns a 2001 Subaru Forester. Yes, the
Forester. She bought it new. Wrangled to the ends of the earth for Subaru to honor all warranties and recalls (head gaskets, catalytic converters, and other), gets every little service done
at the dealer, consistently vents about how it's beginning to add up in repair costs, then spends 4 weekends in a row traveling the east coast to pit dealers against each other to save $500 on the new 2019 Forester model coming out. Even though her 2001 got totaled, she refused to buy a 2018, because the 2019s "get 1mpg more, and I only have to wait 2 more months for the 2019s to be released". So for 2 months she drives around with a ripped off fender, and crunched in rear wheel arch. A 60y/o professional, Harvard educated lawyer, with a salary likely brushing against 200k.
She's absolutely your worst nightmare if she ever decided to buy a car used. Absolutely no malicious intent - simply never ending 'idiot questions'. "How do I know it's a good car?" "How do I know this is a fair price?" "How do I know it
really gets 45mpg? What if everyone is just lying? 45mpg sounds like a lot. You know my Forester only gets 18mpg." "Would you be available at 4:45Am tomorrow morning to drop it off at 'my guy'? He's a guy I've used for years for my cars. Yeah, after 5AM he gets SUPER busy." "Do you have the CARFAX?" "Oh CARFAX lists dealer maintenance from 2003-2007, so I assume after that it hasn't been maintained?" "BUT THE CARFAX SAYS!"
A lot of the guys on this forum, me included, have their mouths watering over this car, but it's always the same story. "Well my wife says..." or "I wish I could, but I've already got 7!" or "If I had more money..."
Then of course, there's all the people who already have the TDIs they perfectly like, and don't want to go about selling them.
