pkhoury
That guy with the goats
For those who are trying to sell their TDI, would you have still wanted to sell your vehicle had dieselgate not occured? Why or why not?
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I tend to agree completely. I am in no hurry to get rid of my car. It has been mostly trouble free for almost 7 years. The current issues are between VW and various governments. If/when it has any effect on me, I will deal with it then.I personally had no desire, past or present, to get out of my ownership, but I'm curious what others think.
I agree. I still like my TDI and still plan on keeping it for 300-400,000 miles. It's my first ever new car, paid cash for it, and find the thousands of hissy fits on this thread rather humorous. "Dieselgate" has sure stirred up a feeding frenzy amongst the sharks! All their unsolicited letters and emails gets rather annoying, though.Would you still want to get rid of your TDI had dieselgate never occurred? Why or why not?
I personally had no desire, past or present, to get out of my ownership, but I'm curious what others think.
Not necessarily. And I would refuse to comply if a forced buyback were the outcome (which I believe we all doubt will be the case). But, with so many whining about wanting out of their TDI ownership on threadzilla, but without any rationale as to why, I created this thread as a result. I'm curious as to the rationale, as I'm sure others might be as well.The thread OP presumes everyone wants to get rid of their TDI's - I have no plans on selling or trading my car. If a forced buyback is in the cards I'm not going to be very happy about that outcome.
Other than the TB. Correct me if I'm wrong, but won't the rubber crack with age as well, not merely with mileage accrued? Plus there are things that should be flushed every 2-3 years like brake fluid (which is really all cars, not relegated just to VW).I bought my TDI with the fact that it may well be the last car I ever buy. I probably drive 6500 miles per year - I'm 68yo and not getting any younger. If I drive until I'm 80 that will be roughly 100k on the speedo. If I drive until I'm 85 that will be another 32k miles. I don't think the car will need much more than normal maintenance to roll that far.
Well... that is 'the plan' anyway.
Same here. I still have the KBB printout from August when I listed my car for sale, and just checked it today - the value has dropped around $3000 since the news broke. I was selling it for what I owed, and now I'm magically underwater. I have continued to list it on CL but there isn't much point until official word on a fix comes out.Yes before and after. I just ended up with bad timing to sell.
Same plan here, 10 years. Unless the $500 handshakes at the dealer for repairs become too routine, too soon. A mechanical break down would also lessen my ownership time.I buy new cars and plan to keep them ~10 years depending on the reliability and/or repairs costs. I am fortunately that my wife and I make enough money that we can afford new cars. When it start make more financial sense to buy a new car is when I typically would sell my car. I determine the average annual cost of my vehicles depreciation plus repairs, this is a big factor in my decision.
Still? That implies that I wanted to get rid of it period, which is not the case. It's was a great car when we bought it, and no amount of bureaucratic poo flinging is going to change that . . . I'll sell if it gets presistently unreliable or unmaintainable, but that's about it . . .Would you still want to get rid of your TDI had dieselgate never occurred? Why or why not?
I personally had no desire, past or present, to get out of my ownership, but I'm curious what others think.
I have a Gen 1 TDI and live in SoCal. When I went to the dealer to activate my cards the GM told me that if there is a buy back my car would be one of the TDI's involved. He thought that all Gen 1's in California and those states that follow California will be bought back because it will be too costly to repair.Regarding a buyback, you may or may not be able to refuse it. Some states refuse to renew registrations if a major recall is ignored. And this isn't just CARB states. If the recall is you have to sell your car back to VW and you don't comply, you'll end up with a car you cannot register.
I just edited the first post in this thread to reflect that the question isn't applying to everyone, just those who are trying to sell theirs. I myself have no desire to part with mine, and I wasn't trying to imply that everyone else wants to get rid of theirs either.Still? That implies that I wanted to get rid of it period, which is not the case.
I just changed the first post again. I'm glad I'm not married, otherwise, I'd find the analogy out of line.As others mentioned a compound question, where one question is assumed to be fact.
Another example of your question:
So pkhoury, when was it that you stopped beating your wife? See how that works?
frank
I understand what you're saying.I just changed the first post again. I'm glad I'm not married, otherwise, I'd find the analogy out of line.
You're normally a little more wordy than that..No!
The word police deemed post version 1.0 ambiguous and thus personally offensive. I'm pretty sure everyone else understood the crux of your point the first time around, and took it at face value.I just changed the first post again. I'm glad I'm not married, otherwise, I'd find the analogy out of line.
Part of that depreciation is normal - we're into a new model year and your car is technically a year older than it was last summer - and you (presumably) have more mileage on it now vs 6 months ago.I still have the KBB printout from August when I listed my car for sale, and just checked it today - the value has dropped around $3000 since the news broke. I was selling it for what I owed, and now I'm magically underwater.
Yup. I began new car shopping a few weeks before the news broke. But to clarify...it's not a TDI issue (for me)...it's a Jetta issue.For those who are trying to sell their TDI, would you have still wanted to sell your vehicle had dieselgate not occured? Why or why not?
Is the Jetta TDI smaller in seating area than the Sportwagen? I'm also 6'4" and I fit in mine just nicely. My only complaint there is that I can't remove the headrest so I can wear my cowboy hat while driving.I'm tired of being crammed into a small car (I'm 6'4") with a manual transmission (lots of stop and go traffic). If I hadn't been a cheapskate and I'd just gone with an a Passat (larger interior) TDI with an automatic transmission (more stop and go traffic friendly)...I doubt I would give a 5h1t at the moment.