Re: MSRP and Cost of the 97 GLX (long)

["S. Joseph Mann" <joem@pswtech.com>]

Walk way...

I was given the $18,000 price over the phone before I even saw the car, and it was
one of only four GLXs I could find in the Cleveland area at the time. I called every
dealer in a 40 mile radius.

Jettamann

Chuck Simpson wrote:

> Funny you say that...  I was just at a dealer in Virginia Beach called
> Greenbrier VW... and they had a "demo" Jetta GLX they were trying to
> sell.  It was the only GLX on the lot... and I went ahead and test-drove
> the vehicle... even-though it wasn't the color(exterior=Tornado Red/
> interior=Black leather) that I prefered.  It already had 5,100 miles
> but those jerks still wanted to sell the damn car for FULL PRICE
> ($24,000).
> I told them there was no way they would ever sell me that car for that
> price after those sales-people drove the hell out of it!  Why does car
> shopping have to be such a pain in the ass!!!  It seems that no matter
> where you go... you end up getting screwed...
>
> -Chuck Simpson...
>
> S. Joseph Mann wrote:
> >
> > Demo, Demo, Demo!!!
> >
> > See if you can find a Demo '97 GLX.  I bought my Sequoia Green (no leather) '95
> > GLX dealer Demo in October of '95 for $18,000 with about 3 or 4k on the
> > odometer. And I got them to throw in those ridiculously expensive floor mats.
> > Here's the trick, after that many miles, hopefully they've found any and all
> > quarks in the car, and the two/ten year warranty still starts from the date of
> > your purchase.  Besides, you still get the feeling of buying a brand new car,
> > but you pay a lot less.  The dealer cost on my car in 95 was $18,800.
> >
> > Here's what Edmund's says about the cost and price of the 97 GLX
> > http://www.edmunds.com/edweb/cars/Volkswagen/557.97.html#baseprice
> >
> > '97 Jetta GLX
> > 1H27T4 Sedan GLX 4-Dr 5-speed Manual
> > Invoice = $19,312
> > MSRP = $20,930
> > Destination Charge: $500
> > Dealer Hold Back: 2% of the Total MSRP
> >
> > Oh, and here's the Kelly Blue Book for the 97 Jetta GLX...
> > http://204.178.205.60/cgi-bin/cgi.exe?kbb+zip:78759+nc+ncfrm:01474
> >
> > They list an early and late production model for the 97.
> >
> > Basically, if you pay $24,000 for a 97 GLX WITH EVERYTHING!, you're still
> > getting majorly F*CKING screwed.  (And I don't use that word very often. :-)
> > Especially since the 98s are almost here.  Oh, I'm not really including tax
> > here, but even still.
> >
> > Hey, when talking to a sales slug, NEVER seem anxious to buy, and ALWAYS seem
> > reluctant.  This will make the sales dude feel like he has to work harder and
> > give you more to sell you the car. Hey, even if they sell you the car at cost,
> > they're still making around $400 on the car from the 2% Dealer Hold Back. So
> > never feel sorry for these guys.
> >
> > That's enough out of me.
> >
> > Jettamann
> >
> > Chuck Simpson wrote:
> >
> > > Yup...  and what makes me really angry is the fact that the VW
> > > cars have some stupid "Adjusted Market Value" which is around
> > > $850 and another add-on for "Detailing/Delivery/etc" which is
> > > around $450.  The prices of cars are just ridiculous around
> > > here.  Do you guys think paying $24,000 is too much for a '97
> > > Jetta GLX?  I have decided that I'm going to buy a Jetta GLX
> > > and not a Trek... but I just might end up buying a used one
> > > which is a bit more affordable for me.  I came so close to
> > > buying a '95 Jetta GLX (White, no leather) for $15,700... but
> > > the deal fell through... and I missed out...  :(
> > >
> > > If anyone knows anyone selling a GLX between DC and North Carolina...
> > > please let me know.  I'm specifically looking for either Black or
> > > White... with Tan interior (leather or no leather).
> > >
> > > -Chuck Simpson...
> > >
> > > David Strope wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Virginia Beach dealers tend to add on a lot of crap to cars
> > > > then sell them at inflated prices. I'll bet this is the case.
> > > >
> > > > Dave
> > > > 97 GLX
> > > >
> > > > Chuck Simpson wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > While on the subject of the different models of the Jetta, I stopped by
> > > > > a
> > > > > local VW dealer in Virginia Beach to scope out the GLX/Trek models.
> > > > > I stumbled across a Jetta GL that had a spoiler, sunroof, alloy rims,
> > > > > and
> > > > > some special ground effects.  I said to myself, "What on earth!".  I
> > > > > peeked
> > > > > inside and saw WOOD GRAIN TRIM on the front dash board... and I nearly
> > > > > threw-up!  It looked so ugly... I couldn't believe it.  Anyways...  I
> > > > > took
> > > > > a look at the sticker price... and saw that it cost around $22,000.
> > > > > WOW!  That's quite a bit for a GL.  All that money for some ugly wood
> > > > > trim
> > > > > and lame ground effects.  Heck, that's as much as a GLX!!!
> > > > >
> > > > > What gives???
> > > > >
> > > > > -Chuck Simpson...
> > > > >