Date:         Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:21:06 -0700
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Buying a new VW - anyone have salesperson advice?
Comments: To: David Marshall <mailinglist@fastforward.ca>
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On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 6:27 AM, David Marshall
<mailinglist@fastforward.ca> wrote:
> OK it's Friday so non Vanagon stuff is allowed on the list... this does
> partain to Volkswagens so I'm OK right!?
>
> My wife wants to trade
> in her 2006 V10 TDI Touareg (20.000km / 1 year warranty remaining - just
> wants a smaller car) and get a 2009 TDI Jetta wagon.
>
> Anyone
> have any sound advice in dealing with the car weasels er um sales people
> out there?
>
> Using round numbers, the Jetta (full load) is 35000,
> three different dealers have what we want, and the average CraigsList
> private price of the Touareg is 55000 - realizing that the dealer needs to
> make a living and trading a more expensive car for a less expenisive car
> is always a bad thing... what is the best deal I can hope to get from a VW
> dealer.  The highest opening offer from the dealers is 35K for the
> car (no one will move on price) and 39K for the Touareg which to me is way
> low... or is it...
>
> Help me get in touch with the "inner
> rodent" of the car sales person!
>
> David Marshall
> VW
> Adventure Driver and BMW Adventure Rider
>
> http://www.hasenwerk.ca
>


If it were me, and was feasible, I'd sell privately, buy used.

As tempting as it is, for various reasons I will never buy new again.

Before buying my Honda, I read a book regarding "insider" info on car
dealers/salesmen. It part, it outlined how the salesman/manager would
behave when the buyer haggled on price. It described this to a tee.
Point is, one of these books can be handy. IIRC, it had info on trade
ins too.

If I find it I"ll post the title.


Neil.

-- 
Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"

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