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2005 Jetta Wagon TDI and moving out of country

namastececi

Member
Joined
Jun 21, 2007
Location
Seattle
TDI
Jetta Wagon
New to this forum but getting ready to sell out amazing 2005 TDI wagon at the end of summer. We're moving out of the country for 2-4 years, and it doesn't make sense to have it just sitting here. Starting to put feelers out.

Advice and thoughts? I know we can sell over bluebook as we live in the northwest. This has been a biodiesel car after we used the initial tank of diesel from the dealer, and it's performed so smoothly.
 

T-Y

Well-known member
Joined
May 19, 2007
Location
Scottsdale, AZ
TDI
2005 PD Jetta Wagon
If it's not too much hassle I'd recommend advertising it heavily in CA. You're not too far away and they bring quite a bit more there than anywhere else. I saw dealership advertising my exact car, same color and everything, with 40K miles for $3500 more than I paid new just last week. Just something to consider. Good luck!
 

namastececi

Member
Joined
Jun 21, 2007
Location
Seattle
TDI
Jetta Wagon
california advice and more detail

Thanks for the California advice. Craigslist in California? Know anything about e-bay?

It's a 5-speed, beige, leather package with about 40,000 miles on it. I will take pictures soon.
 

T-Y

Well-known member
Joined
May 19, 2007
Location
Scottsdale, AZ
TDI
2005 PD Jetta Wagon
A friend of mine who recently sold his '03 Jetta TDI listed it on cars.com under a CA zip code. He ended up selling it locally but still got more than he paid new!
 
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