Date:         Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:05:07 -0500
Reply-To:     Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MTS.NET>
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From:         Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MTS.NET>
Subject:      Re: Buying a new VW - anyone have salesperson advice?
Comments: To: Paul Guzyk <paullist08@GUZYK.COM>
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When the Cdn dollar was 1.10 a few months back i tried to bring a VW
in from the US.  VW dealers in the US can't sell to non US residents
so i was going to have to use a broker.  Very recently VW of Canada
stopped honouring warranties on US vehicles.  Then the dollar tanked
so it didn't make sense anymore.

I think David wants a Jetta wagon, and they're new this year so buying
a 1-2 year old model would be different.  And if I recall, they
haven't made Jetta wagons for a couple of years anyway.  I couldn't
find one, at least.

Jeff in Winnipeg

On 20-Mar-09, at 9:16 AM, Paul Guzyk wrote:

>
>
> If VW USA lets you transfer warranty to Canada, and RIV.CA has Jetta
> Wagons on their approved list, see if it makes sense to buy the car
> from a US dealer, many US dealers are barely alive.
>
> And lastly, there's no feeling like a brand new car, but you pay a
> big penalty buying a new car.  What about a clean, low mileage Jetta
> that is 1-2 years old?  Why not consider a new used car?  Let the
> first owner take the depreciation...like you will have to do with
> the Touareg....
>
>