Turn-In Condition Thread!

GearHd6

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So what will the turn in condition need to be for a lease vehicle? Will it still get the same turn inspection it would get if turned in at the true end of the lease?
 

grawk

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So what will the turn in condition need to be for a lease vehicle? Will it still get the same turn inspection it would get if turned in at the true end of the lease?
yes, the lease is just ending sooner, no other conditions are changing.
 

cmarcho

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so it seems that dealers are accepting wrecked cars, but not intentionally stripped cars. What is amusing is that some will not realize which radio was supposed to be in a car, and maybe even seats if they look close enough to stock.

I'm debating on taking off the TDI letters myself, or just leave it.

I have the trunk organizer thing, all weather mats, and first aid kit that I paid extra for that may come out. That's about it. Still waiting for my offer though, so I have a long time to figure out what to do. I would offer to swap my 18" rims with someone, but the tires are shot and my wife curbed two of the rims so they are not that great anyway.
 

BlueGruff

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I have stripped the monster mats, car-go trunk organizer, and first aid kit. I have swapped my touchscreen nav unit for a basic am/fm/cd unit (so there's no gaping hole in the dash). Also, I swapped out my 17in wheels for basic 16in steelies. They won't know that I swapped radio and wheels because they don't check those at buyback.
 

k1xv

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I previously was accused of being a VW fanboy for telling people they should not strip their cars and that the settlement did not sanction stripping. Looks like Judge Breyer agreed.

However, removal of the First Aid kit, floor mats, trunk floor liners, that were optional paid extras that do not require disassembly of the car to remove is not "stripping" in my opinion. Those items are not part of the car, and you paid extra for them. They are not on the schedule of items you are being paid for, like a sunroof.

Spare tires, I think, are a part of the car, in that if it came as standard, its part of the car you bought. On the other hand, some non VW cars, such as BMW cars, come standard with run flat tires, and no spare. If you removed a spare tire that you paid extra for, its not stripping. Its removal of your personal property. Which, in fact, you are urged to do before turn in.
 

BlueGruff

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Did you use a basic VW HU or a cheapie aftermarket unit?


I used a VW head unit from 2009 JSW. Before swapping I called the VW ambassador at the dealer (where I will be turning in the car) whether it would be a problem if the radio is missing. After the ambassador conferred with the settlement specialist, he advised me there would be a "red flag" if the radio is missing so he suggested that I replace the radio with an aftermarket unit or similar.
 

BlueGruff

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I used a VW head unit from 2009 JSW. Before swapping I called the VW ambassador at the dealer (where I will be turning in the car) whether it would be a problem if the radio is missing. After the ambassador conferred with the settlement specialist, he advised me there would be a "red flag" if the radio is missing so he suggested that I replace the radio with an aftermarket unit or similar.

Edit: I took the extra step of sending my question to the buyback specialist after the Judge Breyer warned not to strip the cars.
 

az7000'

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Turned it in yesterday with the monster mats in the car, the carpet ones in the trunk. Took all the plastic velcro blocks and the actual TDI letters, the sticky stuff stuck to the car so you couldn't even see they were off. Left the old school iPhone adapters. They never opened the trunk or started it. Just got the chase email now, 28 hrs later, now waiting for the loan to get paid and 2 TDI's to go!
 

Roishe Cheng

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Sure, I completely get keeping the car clean for your own sake. If I'm driving the car, I like it to be clean (though I'll admit I don't always keep it that way). I get detailing the car before trading it in, as that's likely to influence what you get in trade-in value. But I don't see the point in spending hours detailing the car immediately before turning it in for the buyback. To each his own, I guess.
It nets you absolutely zero on the trade-in. I returned my car with "powdered sugar", all over the front carpet, sand and dirt all over the monster mats and dried leaves and other detritus in the trunk. This is from someone that runs a boutique detailing business on the side as well. Once the buy back hit, the maintenance stopped. You're a better man than I am.
 

turbobrick240

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No, I think it must be Peruvian detailing powder.
 

flyslow

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buy back was painless. about 30 minutes. Took out the cargo trunk liner and first aid kit. kept owners manual also. ( i have every one from every car I have owned).
Car was turned in in great condition. 2013 Passat with 34141 miles. Got the check at the same time as the buy back.
 

k1xv

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Why would you want to keep the TDi badge? Going to frame it and hang it on the garage wall?
 

lorindol

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The only thing I took out/off of mine was the first aid kit from the trunk and the license plate frames i had bought for it. It was in need of a wash and a vacuum - it'd been a little while since I'd done that, but still was pretty clean. No dents or scratches, and just a little over 23,000 miles on it.

The appointment went very quick. There was the buyback ambassador, another gentleman introduced as 'the IT guy' and an assistant. She had the assistant go get the mileage and move the car - and probably take whatever pictures were needed (he did have an iPad with him) while I signed the forms she had already prepared. I got my receipt in my email before I left the office, got the email for the EFT the next evening, and had the money in my account the morning after that.
 

suesrn3

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Turned mine in yesterday I kept the monster mats, radio navigation unit (to put into my Eos), owners manual, first aid kit and trunk mat with velcro blocks. I replaced the nav/radio unit with cheap radio/cd unit so there wasn't a gaping hole.
 

scooperhsd

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If this is one of the cars with a 4 inch hole drilled in the engine block -- what is the diff?

But what if it isn't ? I agree- that is one thing that REALLY pisses me off - no owner's manual. When I bought my "CPO" Beetle in March 2003, I asked about it and the dealership had to scramble to find one... It's one reason I'm not too keen on buying a used vehicle anymore....
 

2015vwgolfdiesel

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But what if it isn't ? I agree- that is one thing that REALLY pisses me off - no owner's manual. When I bought my "CPO" Beetle in March 2003, I asked about it and the dealership had to scramble to find one... It's one reason I'm not too keen on buying a used vehicle anymore....

As (when) I have sold my used cars on the curb, I DO include the manual.

As far as you buying new cars to get your manual - great.

As far as you buying a (future) "CPO", you might ask to see only cars WITH a manual, before your test drive anything.

Or just plan on buying one off the net.

As far as the vw buy back is concerned, does anyone know for sure what is going to happen to the units?

With out a "FIX" ~~ they will not be driven????
 

scooperhsd

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As (when) I have sold my used cars on the curb, I DO include the manual.

As far as you buying new cars to get your manual - great.

As far as you buying a (future) "CPO", you might ask to see only cars WITH a manual, before your test drive anything.

Or just plan on buying one off the net.

As far as the vw buy back is concerned, does anyone know for sure what is going to happen to the units?

With out a "FIX" ~~ they will not be driven????
No owner's manual is second only to not having all the keys.

The fixes - no one can say for sure as of YET. My GUESS is that Gen2 and Gen3 should be fixable. Hard to say about Gen1's - Maybe to that 80% level...
 

00TdiCup

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My car had been mildly side-swiped and banged up the passenger door and fender, but was still safe to drive. I pulled out the fender with a pry bar so the tire wouldn't rub at full lock.

I hit a rock on the freeway that cracked my a/c condenser and compressor.

Car just hit 100k and coming up on timing belt service.

My appointment took
 

cmarcho

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My car had been mildly side-swiped and banged up the passenger door and fender, but was still safe to drive. I pulled out the fender with a pry bar so the tire wouldn't rub at full lock.

I hit a rock on the freeway that cracked my a/c condenser and compressor.

Car just hit 100k and coming up on timing belt service.

My appointment took

got cut off in the middle of the sentence?

Guessing everything went ok on the turn-in?

I finally got my offer, and my car is not banged up or anything so my return will not be anything interesting.

Any others with wrecks that got turned in without issue?

Have seen stories of the intentional damages getting push back from VW.
 

LeahPharmD

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My totaled TDI was rejected for buy back yesterday- (final offer letter received 12/7/16= accident 12/12/16) - they said i had to resubmit paperwork with branded title-- I'm on the phone with VW customer service now. There is no where in the application to state that the title is now branded.
 

2015vwgolfdiesel

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got cut off in the middle of the sentence?

Guessing everything went ok on the turn-in?

I finally got my offer, and my car is not banged up or anything so my return will not be anything interesting.

Any others with wrecks that got turned in without issue?

Have seen stories of the intentional damages getting push back from VW.


..... as they should be -- at least in the EXTREME --

..... least we remember cars never in a garage, filled with goat manure and worse.

..... Condition is-was never a part of the buy back
 

Jimbo70

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When our Passat goes back Monday morning it will be in good, though not great, condition. The rear bumper cover has marks on it from me backing into a telephone pole in a parking lot, the passenger side pinch weld near the front jack point from I missed while changing a flat one night. The original wheels and summer tires are going back on, while the winter wheels and tires will be going on CL. The previous damage from the car being backed into, and my wife hitting a deer on her way home from work one night were long ago fixed.

And then there is the rubble from having two small children riding around in the back seat. I'm not worried too much about that.
 

sohna

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My 2009 Jetta shows check engine light. Is it still ok to drive even though we have other cars? We hardly drive our Jetta and Passat for the past 2 months. Basically sitting in garage or drive way. Is check engine light a big deal or keep driving for a short distance?
 

02 jetta

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turned in my wrecked car today. Damage from front fender to the rear quarter from some guy running in the side of it. All the guy said was wow I hope everyone was ok.
 
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