Re: car prices

["Stuart L.Saum" <vr6stu@duesouth.net>]

As for the M5, sticker price may be $68k but it would be next to impossible
to actually buy one for that price, the dealers can charge pretty much what
they want to because there is such high demand for them for example, the new
Z8 lists for about $120k I think but I have heard that California
dealerships are bringing in over twice that much for them, just droppin some
knowledge
stu
-----Original Message-----
From: Khan Klatt <khan@mediaaccess.com>
To: jettaglx@igtc.com <jettaglx@igtc.com>
Date: Thursday, March 02, 2000 12:32 AM
Subject: Re: GLX price


>At 7:10 PM -0600 3/1/2000, brian wrote:
>>
>>Kahn, when did you buy your car because even if you bought it in Dec
>>of 97, you
>>really have low mileage? You will definitely get a good price for it when
you
>>decide to get the ???????? (can't remember what you said that you wanted).
>>
>>I bought my 97 GLX in June of that year, and since I purchased the
extended
>>warranty (6yr/100k) my goal is to try and hit 100k at about the same
>>time that 6
>>years rolls around. At that rate I would put ~16,700 miles/year. I
>>currently have
>>~43k miles.
>
>Brian-
>
>I got my car on May 1st, 1997, so I'll be on 3 years in just a couple
>months. I'm trying to keep the car under 11,000 miles a year, and
>might be able to do it. Most of the miles have been put on I-5, from
>Bellingham to Vancouver, WA, and all points in between. I'm going up
>to Bellingham (90 miles) tomorrow because there's the most awesome
>dealership there, Roger Jobs. They know how to treat people right, so
>I'm willing to drive to get it serviced there.
>
>I'm not completely decided on what car I will have next. I'll hold
>onto my GLX until it's paid off, and then I'll keep it until I get
>really desperate for a faster car.
>
>In order of price, I was thinking:
>
>Passat 4Motion ($30K, 0-60 in 7+ sec) [too slow, but bigger than a Jetta]
>Audi S4 ($36K, 0-60 in 5.9 sec) [too small]
>Audi A6 2.7T ($38K, 0-60 in 6.0 sec) [relatively slow]
>BMW M Coupe ($42K, 0-60 in 5.3 sec) [relatively impractical, no 4WD]
>BMW M5 ($68K, 0-60 in 4.8 sec) [no 4WD, not inexpensive]
>Porsche Carr. 4 ($79K, 0-60 in 5.2 sec) [starting to get real expensive!]
>
>I don't know where I'll be in 2-3 years, but based on how much I have
>to spend, I'd go for a Passat 4Motion GLX for under $30K. I'd go for
>an Audi A6 2.7T for under $40K. For under $60K clearly the M Coupe.
>Under $70K, the M5 is my car. Under $80K I'd go for the Porsche.
>Still it's hard to justify the leap between the A6 2.7T and anything
>much higher... It's got great performance, it's under $40K, and it's
>got all wheel drive-- hard to beat. It fits the middle niche of a
>sport sedan large enough for four adults, relatively affordable, and
>decent performance.
>
>Problem is that I can't justify sinking in more than $50K for a car
>when I don't own my home, and where I could save $15K and put it into
>the stock market. ;)
>
>-Khan
>
>
>Khan Klatt                                         khan@mediaaccess.com
>
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