Re: Trade in value of GLX

["Lisa" <lmsvh@ismi.net>]

I can't relate any stories on a GLX but I will give you my experience with
'low end' Audi's.

I bought a 1988 5000s Quattro that listed for approx. $30,000. I paid
something like $27k since it had been sitting on the lot for awhile. I'll
say this was 'low end' because it was the non-turbo model and it also had
cloth seating.

In 1990 I traded it in on a new Corrado since I had just gotten married and
didn't need a sedan since my wife had one. I foolishly believed what the
dealer said about depreciation, resale and the fact that the 'low end' Audi
wasn't very popular (sound familiar?). He gave me $10k for the car. (I did
say foolish, right?)

Well, driving by the dealer one week later I spied my Audi in the used car
lot. Hmmm, I wonder how much they are asking for it? (I did say foolish,
right?)

        $14,900 !!!          THEY HADN'T EVEN WASHED IT!!

I learned a BIG lesson there. Hope my experience helps you in some way.

Garret
1990 Corrado, still running strong.

From: John Hamill <jhamill@incert.com>
To: jettaglx@igtc.com <jettaglx@igtc.com>
Date: Saturday, October 10, 1998 1:35 PM
Subject: Trade in value of GLX


>I am moving on to an A4 1.8T or Passat 1.8T soon. Took my 94 GLX in to
several
>dealers in the Boston area. Trade in value was probably worse than if it
were a GL.
>Both said the GLX is hard to move due to its higher cost and they would
rather take
>in a 2.0 because they can move it easier. My car is in exceptional
condition but it
>does have 67k miles. I put an ad in the paper, I'm not in a hurry to let a
dealer
>burn me.
>
>Moral of the story: a high end VW is worth a lot less than a low end Audi.
If you
>want all the gadgets on a VW you are still saddled with the VW "economy"
nameplate
>when it comes time to move the car on, so the money you spend on the VR6
etc. is
>basically down the toilet as soon as the car leaves the lot. The dealer
told me
>that as soon as a $21k GLX leaves the lot it is worth about $16k tops,
whereas the
>lesser models (GL, GT etc) keep a lot more value percentage wise. I think
my
>current GLX is the last time I buy a "high end" VW. Perhaps the newer
models (A4's)
>will change this perception a bit since they are so much nicer.
>
>The Passat 1.8T (the "low end" version) is the way to go I think, the 5
speed
>drives as well as the GLX, great power and the car feels quite nimble for
its size.
>I also test drove an Audi 1.8T (non-Q), it is also an extremely nice car,
the
>interior is way nicer than the Passat. After getting out of the Audi, the
VW looked
>downright cheap. It's a matter of whether that's worth the extra BIG dent
in the
>wallet. The A4 also felt as tight as my Jetta that's equipped with Bilstein
Sports.
>I don't think the A4 needs much in the way of suspension tweaking. The
Passat
>rolled a bit more.
>
>I would appreciate anyone else's trade in stories/comments on a GLX.
>
>
>