New to VW/TDIs - Purchasing a new Jetta TDI

rbrychckn

Well-known member
Joined
Apr 30, 2001
Location
Cincinnati, OH
TDI
2003 Jetta GLS TDI
basementbrat... man.. why do you have to bring that up? hah... my logical mind is telling me the same thing.. but my irrational mind is poking me in the ribs.. telling me to get it now... been waiting for so long for "my own car".... anyone have a solid outlook on when 2002s are coming in? from what i understand they are carry overs from the '01s
 

justme

Veteran Member
Joined
Jun 14, 2000
Location
Hanover, NH
As big a worry as the depreciation on the 2001 vs the 2002 is, there's also the slight possibility that the 2002s won't even come in -- that happened with the '98 tdi passats.People were waiting for them, had ordered them, and poof, no more tdi passats in the US.Also as fuel prices begin to rise even more this summer the availabilty hassle and price difference might make it not worth waiting. And there's the sanity issue; I would go crazy waiting if I was obsessed about getting a new one.

All that said, basementbrat's right. I just sold a '91 Passat that was 11 years old, one of the first '91s off the boat in the summer of '90. The book value on the car made it seem like a 10 year old car instead of an 11 year old one, which was worth something. Still, the car was in damn good shape for 11 winters in northern New England.
 

Oil_Burner

Veteran Member
Joined
Dec 2, 2000
Location
Issaquah, Washington, USA
MAN, here in Seattle NO dealer would F***** budge! MSRP or not! I paid tons! BUT I also had to order 4 months in advance to get what I wanted..... I am TURBO (Diesel) happy though! 54.8 MPG and loving the car!


TB
 

tito

New member
Joined
May 14, 2001
Location
California
I guess I'm pretty lucky to have found my 01,TDI, GLS the same day in the los Angeles area for the price I paid.
I had no idea that they were in such high demand. But, I think the dealer sales person wanted the sale so badly that he did not even try to "up" the price. I'm am extreamly pleased with this car. The gas mileage is not to be believed! And overall comfort is quite good.
I've had the car for 10 days and have 1105 miles. I did buy an extended warranty, was not sure about VW reliability. 6yrs./100,000 $725.00 Through my credit union. The dealer wanted $2000.00 for the same!
 

6mindys

Member
Joined
May 20, 2001
Location
Tahlequah, OK
It's tough to find the states hottest car for below MSRP in this area, not only will there be ZERO cars on the lot but a nice waiting list to get one. Short of driving across country to get one, i just decided to have one ordered and pay just slighly below MRSP, I'll have yo see if I can get soem dealer throw-n/add-ons for little or no increase in price.
 

tdibuggin

Active member
Joined
May 14, 2001
Location
Indiana,USA
TDI
06 jetta tdi reflex silver pkg 1
If you can find a car in a color you can live with BUY IT. I searched for over a month at 10 dealers within 120 miles. I finally found my NB TDI on April 30th and bought it over the phone for $600 under the sticker. It does help to find a smaller dealer and make them an offer on the last day of the month. Buy it fast, I hear and read that the US supply of TDIs for this year will be running out very quickly.

Lots of Luck
 
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