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Veteran Member
I know it is different for everyone but for me dieselgate was one of the best things possible
I bought car new Oct 2014. A the time I was driving approx. 40K miles a year and my truck got 15mpg highway. So this Jetta was great. But I also sold my boat as part of selling truck and I prefer trucks/SUVs (I hunt, camp, fish, hike, build things, etc so they fit my lifestyle better)
Financially at the time the best decision was getting the car. But year or so later I got another job I had been wanting for a few years. Dropped my annual driving down to a more reasonable 15K, gave me more free time, etc.
Dieselgate is allowing me to do something I could not have done otherwise: get out of this car without taking a loss. If dieselgate never happened I could have traded my Jetta, had maybe couple grand equity, and get into another car payment. Doable but not ideal
Thanks to dieselgate I was able to drive a new vehicle 64K miles (mileage I should be at when I do buyback on the 19th), have my maintenance paid for (I am skipping last oil change. Risk is low), and then "trade" in and walk away with over $5k in my bank account.
I wish my buyback was done earlier but outside of that, assuming nothing happens between now and the 19th and I get the money in my account quickly, dieselgate is one of the best things that could have happened to me.
Anyone else benefiting immensely as a result?
I bought car new Oct 2014. A the time I was driving approx. 40K miles a year and my truck got 15mpg highway. So this Jetta was great. But I also sold my boat as part of selling truck and I prefer trucks/SUVs (I hunt, camp, fish, hike, build things, etc so they fit my lifestyle better)
Financially at the time the best decision was getting the car. But year or so later I got another job I had been wanting for a few years. Dropped my annual driving down to a more reasonable 15K, gave me more free time, etc.
Dieselgate is allowing me to do something I could not have done otherwise: get out of this car without taking a loss. If dieselgate never happened I could have traded my Jetta, had maybe couple grand equity, and get into another car payment. Doable but not ideal
Thanks to dieselgate I was able to drive a new vehicle 64K miles (mileage I should be at when I do buyback on the 19th), have my maintenance paid for (I am skipping last oil change. Risk is low), and then "trade" in and walk away with over $5k in my bank account.
I wish my buyback was done earlier but outside of that, assuming nothing happens between now and the 19th and I get the money in my account quickly, dieselgate is one of the best things that could have happened to me.
Anyone else benefiting immensely as a result?