Smashed Ixnay
Veteran Member
Someone one time posted a website to show what happened to buybacks. Anyone know which one it is? I looked through my history, but couldn't find anything. I guess I didn't comment in the thread.
Make sure you use uppercase letters. For example:I put my vin in and it says:
This VIN is not part of the VW diesel settlement. Please contact VW at 1-800-822-8987 for further information.
So maybe it was crushed?
I suspect that Volkswagen is still managing inventory. So this seems likely but it's by no means certain.In July, I turned in a pristine 2012 Jetta TDI w/premium. VIN shows up as having open recalls for the emissions. I'm not sure how long it takes for the buybacks to show back up on the market, but I'm assuming at this point it has probably been crushed.
Forgot to mention it had 109K miles when I turned it in.I suspect that Volkswagen is still managing inventory. So this seems likely but it's by no means certain.
Yeah, with 109k it is probably crushed. The value is not so far over the cost of the repairs and warranty.Forgot to mention it had 109K miles when I turned it in.
Yeah, with 109k it is probably crushed. The value is not so far over the cost of the repairs and warranty.
Yeah, because it's a 2013.
The 2009 and 2010 models are ending up flat.
I've been using that site for about a month now when looking to buy my TDI. I bought one two weeks ago and also had phase 2 done. I wonder how long it takes VW to update my info on that site. It still shows phase 1 was done Dec, 17 2018.Updated VIN lookup site. Talked to a VW rep and they said the old VWDieselInfo.com site is obsolete. Use this one instead:
https://www.vwdiesellookup.com/
My 2010 Jetta 6M had only 58,000 on the clock and was in excellent shape when I sold it back to VW, but it still shows as "repair not performed" on the above web site. I returned the vehicle on 07/19/2018, so I am sure it would have been fixed by now had VW decided to do so. That pretty much aligns with the hypothesis that those older models were scrapped. As a side note - when entering the VIN, you really have to use uppercase letters, otherwise the search will return no results.
A VW salesman told me his dealership returns about a third to auction but they are aggressively buying certain TDIs (sticks, wagons, low mileage).
I found this website: https://www.vehiclehistory.com/