myxomop
Member
Hi TDIClub,
I write you from the Ithaca VW dealership where my ~112,000 mi. 2011 Jetta Sportwagen is getting a much needed oil change. It runs as well today as when I bought it almost four years ago. Recent check engine light came up as a P2015 (Intake Manifold Runner Position Sensor/Switch Circuit Range/Performance Bank 1) which mister brooks brothers shirt at the front desk here said is common and caused by carbon build-up on the sensor and generally not a big, urgent deal. It's a $60 part on Rock Auto, last I checked. Point being, the car is in great shape with no major mechanical issues.
My question is how to gauge the value of turning this still fully functioning vehicle in for what this calculator says will be roughly $18,797, versus the keep and fix payout amount of $5,616.73 according to my official offer letter ($5,622 according to the agrahamg calc). Autotrader shows many 2011-2014 SportWagen TDIs with under 60,000 miles going for $10,000 to $15,000. I'm not sure what the differences were between 2011 and 2014 other than changing the ignition to push-button (yuck), but I'm guessing it isn't much based on the look of the interior and the lack of a stark difference in pricing between the model years.
So in short...:
If I gave my car back to VW and got $18,500-ish in exchange, and picked up a newer, less dinged up, lower mileage equivalent for $12,500 or so, leaving $6,000 in my pocket afterwards, would this not be objectively better than getting $5,600 from VW to keep my current vehicle?
Many thanks in advance,
-Danny
I write you from the Ithaca VW dealership where my ~112,000 mi. 2011 Jetta Sportwagen is getting a much needed oil change. It runs as well today as when I bought it almost four years ago. Recent check engine light came up as a P2015 (Intake Manifold Runner Position Sensor/Switch Circuit Range/Performance Bank 1) which mister brooks brothers shirt at the front desk here said is common and caused by carbon build-up on the sensor and generally not a big, urgent deal. It's a $60 part on Rock Auto, last I checked. Point being, the car is in great shape with no major mechanical issues.
My question is how to gauge the value of turning this still fully functioning vehicle in for what this calculator says will be roughly $18,797, versus the keep and fix payout amount of $5,616.73 according to my official offer letter ($5,622 according to the agrahamg calc). Autotrader shows many 2011-2014 SportWagen TDIs with under 60,000 miles going for $10,000 to $15,000. I'm not sure what the differences were between 2011 and 2014 other than changing the ignition to push-button (yuck), but I'm guessing it isn't much based on the look of the interior and the lack of a stark difference in pricing between the model years.
So in short...:
If I gave my car back to VW and got $18,500-ish in exchange, and picked up a newer, less dinged up, lower mileage equivalent for $12,500 or so, leaving $6,000 in my pocket afterwards, would this not be objectively better than getting $5,600 from VW to keep my current vehicle?
Many thanks in advance,
-Danny
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