Yeah, no one was going to buy that car from me at that price, so the money part is ok; my argument was that I wanted it fixed because I simply can't make payments of any kind...I can't ad I won't. I refuse.Well,I think you made out ok w/ that offer-that sounded pretty good for an automatic. The way they figured my buy back here in NY(Allstate)was they sent description of car to 3 salvage yards-the highest one is what the buy back would be.It's tough going back to a gasser-you get used to the mpg,and it's quite a shock on the wallet when you fill up twice as much as you used to. My 97 beater Nissan pickup w/ 4cyl and automatic gets 22-24mpg,but my tdi got 43-48mpg-but it all depends on your commute-I have another TDI I will be getting,it's just the matter of working the logistics to get it.....
__. Maybe but I got hit by a drunk running 115 MPH from the cops. He had driven about 20 miles on the Interstate with the cops behind him. He blew a .016 on the breathalyzer. My insurance co. (who was going to recover from his -- actually the minimum insurance on his rental car since he wrecked his own car about a month before) gave me blue book trade in, less $500 deductible. I paid almost $4000 to buy another Jetta (wagon this time, with 18K fewer miles). Don't hold your breath for the ins. company to treat you right.People are often surprised by what insurance pays on a loss. I assume the other driver's insurance is paying, since it sounds like he was at fault. Generally, you can expect full retail price, plus sales tax, plus license fees. (snip)
Bruce did the TB and turbo on it back in 2006; he does good work there at Arctic Imports.If you decide to keep it, make an appointment with Bruce at Arctic soon.
I hope it goes well. Occasionally I see a car for a reasonable price here. I wouldn't go to Texas to buy something - they'll probably make you pay sales tax. Washington & Oregon will not make Alaska residents pay sales tax.Bruce did the TB and turbo on it back in 2006; he does good work there at Arctic Imports.
It's going to b auctioned at Copart; I'll go and bid on it, but my max bid is going to be $800.
Texas would not make you pay sales tax unless you registered it here. Just like most other states operate.I hope it goes well. Occasionally I see a car for a reasonable price here. I wouldn't go to Texas to buy something - they'll probably make you pay sales tax. Washington & Oregon will not make Alaska residents pay sales tax.
Good luck!
I think it's irrelevant. When we were shopping for my gf's car; I compared prices between Honda dealers in Anchorage and my home town (Tampa). Even WITH paying FL sales tax (7%) vs AK (no sales tax) AND adding in fuel costs plus every meal on the road and hotel every night to drive back to AK from FL...the identical Honda Civic was STILL $1000 cheaper in FL than AK.Texas would not make you pay sales tax unless you registered it here. Just like most other states operate.
I bought my Golf at a Copart auction. I registered online at Copart and paid a $200 fee for a 1 year "membership". Some auctions are for licensed dealers only, others are open to the public - at least those of the public that ponied up the $200. Different Copart locations may have different rules.Don't you have to be a licensed dealer (or have an account) to bid on cars at Copart?
Thanks, good to know.I bought my Golf at a Copart auction. I registered online at Copart and paid a $200 fee for a 1 year "membership". Some auctions are for licensed dealers only, others are open to the public - at least those of the public that ponied up the $200. Different Copart locations may have different rules.
So, after a two year absence, I thought I might bring some closure to all of this. I spent almost the last two years with no vehicle. My girlfriend and I shared her Subaru, I took the bus some, stuff like that. My car never did show up at auction, and I never did get a chance to bid on it or see what it went for at auction. I did, however, see my car last week being driven around town. It still has the flat black primed body panels on the right fender and hood. So somebody got it. If I can track down the owner (I saw the road they live on) I'll give them my extra set of keys, valet key, and owners manual, which I still have.
I went down to FL in May and bought a barely used (14k miles on it, but I've already ran it up to 26k miles-yeah 12k miles in 6 months!) 2012 Ford F-150 4x4 long box and put a Leer topper on it. I then completely loaded it with all of my late Dad's tools etc etc and towed a boat back to Alaska. I used it all this summer to camp, fish, hunt, building projects, kayaking, whatever I wanted. We call it the trash hauler and I love it. It's my first Ford product. I haven't owned a truck since 2004 when I bought the Jetta, and I forgot what it was like. The only draw back is it's so big that I just know I'm going to back into something eventually.
So that closes the VW chapter in my life. I don't miss the Jetta, but I do whirl around to look every time I hear or smell a TDI.
PS: I have a Vag-Com, manuals, and some other VW specific tools and parts that I'll list here for sale, once I figure out what they're worth.