phantom1260
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Has anyone been able to schedule an appointment? I called two dealerships and both say they don't have the parts yet for my vehicle.
Talked to my buddy today from a London dealership and they were doing the Gen1 fixes already. No help for the GTA tho.Has anyone been able to schedule an appointment? I called two dealerships and both say they don't have the parts yet for my vehicle.
What do you think of the 5 speed manual? Perhaps my wife's 2015 has something wrong with it but I feel like it's one of the worst shifters I've used. We both love the 6 speed in the TDI as it has short positive throws. The 5 speed is long, clunky and week feeling. I've debated trying the dieselgeek short shifter on it, but have refrained as I'm hoping she trades it for a GTI in a year or two.I'm glad we went for a buyback with trade, my wife's new 1.8 TSI Trendline wagon has been awesome so far!
Did you stop at step 11 and play with the calculator?My first post. Purchased my 2011 Jetta as a used car in Canada in 2012. Neither US or CAN call centres would agree on who I should claim through. Both pointed at each other. I discovered US site had been updated from 2016 to now allow Canadian address entry. I selected as location to return vehicle as a near border dealer zip code. It worked.
Submission documents not yet approved. However I have the confirmed buyback amounts and most interestingly through online chat I received confirmation that my US built vehicle, now registered in Canada, was eligible for the US claim. I videoed that chat as a communication record should I need it.
Opinion anyone? Should I stop driving my car to preserve value? Any other questions? Thanks in advance, good luck to all.
ThxPayout is about 17,200 US, and about 99,000 MILES. Didn't play with the calculator.
I tried playing with the mileage and turn in dates with the calculator.. ie 85570 exact kms if submitted Sept 9 2017 had a value of $22110.00 same mileage if turned in Aug 9 2018 had a value of $20100.00...over $2000 less and with the same mileage as today?? Using a projected date of preliminary submission of Nov 8 2017 (our extended warranty runs out Dec 2 2017) we have a total value again of $22110.00 All docs uploaded and waiting for approval.![]()
Something is definitely off with the calculator, in my opinion.I thought this was what was not supposed to happen. I asked a while ago if I was correct in thinking that if I wait until next summer to turn in, after the time period of my already expired extended warranty runs out, when I get $2K reimbursement for never using it, that I should get the same money for the car.
Now am concerned... should I not bother waiting?
Here is the post in this thread and answer in the next post below: http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?p=5301078#post5301078
Thanks!
Let us know if you find anything out.Something is definitely off with the calculator, in my opinion.
I've been on step 11 of the claim for months, and have been tracking the numbers that the calculator spits out when I enter the same mileages (10k, 20k, 30k etc).
What I saw in April and June was an increase in the mileage breakpoints (the mileage where you drop into a lower value) by 4000km.
However, I have yet to see that since.... August/September should have had another 4000km bump.
Funny thing is, the mileage where my car crosses into the 'high mileage' category has steadily increased. It was 200k in February, now it's nearly 240k.
I have to call the lawyers back to discuss.
But hopefully the calculator is just busted.
I thought Gen1 fixes were not yet approved in Canada.Talked to my buddy today from a London dealership and they were doing the Gen1 fixes already. No help for the GTA tho.
Approved on the 6th, finally added to the settlement website this weekend.I thought Gen1 fixes were not yet approved in Canada.
Huh. I can't find anything about that. Do you have a link for that announcement? The portal still says the following for my 2013 Jetta:Approved on the 6th, finally added to the settlement website this weekend.
An Emissions Modification for your vehicle is not yet approved by regulators. Volkswagen will contact you when there is an update on the status of the Emissions Modification for your vehicle.
Click the section for the Approved Emissions Modification documentation. It's in there.Huh. I can't find anything about that. Do you have a link for that announcement? The portal still says the following for my 2013 Jetta:
No.I'm wondering if anyone has experience with damages to the vehicle when trading in a VW for the full buy back? Someone backed into my car a week ago and I have not yet started the buy back process. Would it make sense to fix the damage beforehand? The damage is cosmetic and is to the front right end of the car and may cost $1000 - 1500 to fix.
Thanks.
It does the job. I did prefer the 6-speeds on our TDIs, but would take the 5-speed manual over the automatic any day. I've driven the 6-speed automatic Golf quite extensively (my sister-in-law's), and I didn't much like the shifting, the decreased smoothness nor the increased fuel consumption.What do you think of the 5 speed manual? Perhaps my wife's 2015 has something wrong with it but I feel like it's one of the worst shifters I've used. We both love the 6 speed in the TDI as it has short positive throws. The 5 speed is long, clunky and week feeling. I've debated trying the dieselgeek short shifter on it, but have refrained as I'm hoping she trades it for a GTI in a year or two.
If/when I take the buyback I'm going with the AWD 6 speed just so I can avoid the 5 speed. If you could get the 6 speed with FWD I'd probably save some $ and do that.
I didn't test the calculator very much..I thought this was what was not supposed to happen. I asked a while ago if I was correct in thinking that if I wait until next summer to turn in, after the time period of my already expired extended warranty runs out, when I get $2K reimbursement for never using it, that I should get the same money for the car.
Now am concerned... should I not bother waiting?
Here is the post in this thread and answer in the next post below: http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?p=5301078#post5301078
Thanks!
Something is definitely off with the calculator, in my opinion.
I've been on step 11 of the claim for months, and have been tracking the numbers that the calculator spits out when I enter the same mileages (10k, 20k, 30k etc).
What I saw in April and June was an increase in the mileage breakpoints (the mileage where you drop into a lower value) by 4000km.
However, I have yet to see that since.... August/September should have had another 4000km bump.
Funny thing is, the mileage where my car crosses into the 'high mileage' category has steadily increased. It was 200k in February, now it's nearly 240k.
I have to call the lawyers back to discuss.
But hopefully the calculator is just busted.
Okay, so here is what I found.Let us know if you find anything out.![]()
Okay, so if I stick to the middle range distance of 24k km/year, and do the buy back one year from now, it should be the same value as if I returned it now? (i.e. return next August at 170k km instead of now at 150 k km should be same value?) as you thought earlier, or is that different now?Okay, so here is what I found.
I set my current mileage to 91999, and monthly mileage 1. Then changed the buyback date to October 1st. The value that it spit out is $21,500.
If I keep the mileage @ 92,000 and change the buyback to this month, the value drops by $1500.
So, it does look like the calculator takes the month into account and gives us a bump. But if you are going to play with your numbers in the calculator, you need to keep the month in mind, and the fact that the calculator takes the months past and the monthly mileage value into account (multiplying them).
It does look like there somewhere in the range of 2000km per month allowance... but if I were you I'd check the calculator a lot between now and your turn in to be safe.Okay, so if I stick to the middle range distance of 24k km/year, and do the buy back one year from now, it should be the same value as if I returned it now? (i.e. return next August at 170k km instead of now at 150 k km should be same value?) as you thought earlier, or is that different now?
I guess I should start the process and stop at the same step so I can play with the calculator, but still looking for your opinion since you are paused at that step anyway.