RE: Need help on buying a 2000 Jetta

[Marc Gallagher <mgallagher@Langan.com>]

The dealer may buy it for that but they get incentives and "cash back" for
sales.  being a popular car, you may not have much wiggle room.  if you
don't want to lay out 23-24k, why not look for a lease turn in?  a 97 or 98
GLX should be around 16-17k depending on mileage.  that's a big chunk of
change.  get the used car from a VW dealer and you can probably get a decent
warranty as well.  personally, with the warranty VW offers and the "typical"
problems people seem to have on the lists, I question if the car is really
worth 24k.  take it or leave it.

Marc
97' Jetta GLX - Red/Black


-----Original Message-----
From: Jdr050@aol.com [mailto:Jdr050@aol.com]
Sent: 28 March, 2000 10:41 PM
To: jettaglx@igtc.com
Subject: Need help on buying a 2000 Jetta


OK.. the dealer really screwed me tonight!  The price of $21.5K is out the 
door.  Adding taxes, doc. fee and all the options I want brought the cost to

$24K.  That is ridiculous!!!  I used the internet to gather info on dealer 
cost.  Here's what I came up with:  

Dealer invoice:         $18,164.00 (Jetta GLS VR6)
Destination charge:       $525.00
Luxury Pack (PJ3)       $1,037.00 (15" rims & moonroof)
Monsoon sound:           $261.00
Automatic trans:           $856.00
CD changer                  $500.00
Doc. fee:                     $200.00         
6% sales tax:             $1292.00 
Total cost:                $22,835.58 <----- Can this be the true cost 
                                                          the dealer buys it

for?

What the heck can I offer them?  $23,000.00?????

Everyone's who's bought a new Jetta recently, PLEASE HELP!!!!! I wanted to 
spend between $21-22K on this car.  Is it possible or has the price on 2000 
Jettas gone that high?