Good luck on ever seeing a new VW Diesel here......
I know we won't see one and it's wishful thinking, which is why I went and bought me a 2015 Passat TDI SEL. I really hate having to turn in my 2010 Jetta TDI. It's been an awesome car and almost nothing wrong with it, but basic repairs that comes with a 7 year old car. I really wish I could sell it to someone that would get use out of it, but it's not part of the deal with the buyback.
How many miles on your 2015? $17k sounds really good for an SEL, based on what I'm seeing around Seattle. (But I've seen a couple others from FL mentioning really good prices, so it may be regional availability.) Did you haggle a lot, or was the dealer pretty firm on price? I'm looking for a used 2015 and just trying to get a feel for how much flexibility there is on the asking price these days. Thanks.
It had 34,500+- when I bought it. It's really crazy because I wanted a blue or silver one, but couldn't find a blue SEL in FL. I could find SE's, but they were actually the same price, or way more expensive than the SEL's I was looking at.
I ended up going to Jacksonville to look at silver one, but I don't think the guy liked me offering $16k (list was $16,989). He told me he couldn't do anything, so I drove 2 1/2 hours home. I called him Monday to try to buy it full price, but he said he sold it. It's still on Autotrader as of tonight, so I think he just didn't want to deal with me.
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Tuesday I drove to Miami to look at another silver SEL, which is the one I bought. It was $16,898. I asked if they would lower it any for not having a spare key and the rims were slightly scratched. The tires need to be balanced, but other than that, the car is in great condition. They wouldn't budge in price, but I was in a rush to get home, so I wasn't in the position to ask them to fix anything or walk away. I knew if I wanted the car I had to take it as is.
There was only one other SEL in FL, which was at another dealer in Jacksonville. The car looked great, but they wanted $18.5k with 2 year/24k miles bumper to bumper warranty. The miles was around 35,000. This was my last one I wanted to look at because I didn't like the gray interior. Had it been black or tan, then I would have bought this one. I think this one sold today, because they took it off Autotrader.
There are a bunch of red ones in FL, but I didn't want red. Most are about $17k with mileage in the 20's and 30's. The dealer I went to had a gray one I was considering, but I really wanted blue or silver. I will say it did look nice.