If you could post the #s it would be very helpful. Thanks.
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2 of 3 dealers said I had to pay this. Once said he wouldnāt charge me. The one that said he wouldnāt charge me had a price of $1597 on the package. āEvery vehicleā comes with it.
I tried to find my paperwork but couldnāt. Iām in NJ and rolled taxes, fees and everything into the price. My dealer is Trend Motors in Rockaway NJ, ask for Brian. Hes a frequent contributor to VWVortex forums and knows his shit. I didnāt have to pay a $1500 protection package
Expand your search to other dealers? Or tell them you will wait for a new car and take it before they add the āprotection package.ā I searched vw.com for inventory using the zip code you posted in the first post, and found three with the exact same MSRP that are still in transit to a local dealer. There are also others with the lighting package and slightly different MSRPs in transit as well.
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Iāve asked this somewhere on here before, but donāt think it ever got answered.
I have a $500 VW partner program credit certificate, which says ā$500 off dealer invoice.ā The current selling price is below the dealer invoice already. Does anyone know if this certificate will still be valid to get $500 off the agreed selling price? If so, should I only mention this after we agree on a selling price?
My wife is also graduating from a nursing program in three weeks, and VW has a ā$500 contract bonusā for new graduates. Same question as above applies - should I only mention this after we agree on a selling price?
The college graduate program also states this: āGet competitive rates even if you have a limited credit history. Credit history is not required, but if you have existing credit, it must be in good standing.ā ā Anyone know if this means they have to offer me the base MF?! 
Hoping so, haha.
Please provide feedback:
Current offer on the Passat for 15K/36:
[$26,210] MSRP
[$21,000] SELLING PRICE (20% OFF)
[-$1000] CASH BONUS
[-$500] VW PARTNER PROGRAM
[-$500] NEW GRAD PROGRAM
[+$1,187.50] TAXES (Texas)
[+$337.27] DOC/LIC/REG FEES
[+625] ACQUISITION FEE
[$21,149.75] ADJUSTED CAP COST
[$11,495.00] 44% RESIDUAL
[$999.09] RENT CHARGE (MF .00085)
I think this is still too high. They originally gave me .00001 before I negotiated the price down and presented them with all of my rebates/offers. Iāve told them as of now that they need to honor the .00001 that they initially offered or Iāll walk on this deal. Waiting to hear backā¦
[$295.94] DUE AT SIGNING
[$295.94] Monthly payment with current MF
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yea the payment should be around $250ā¦ $295 is better than $399 but still high. iāve seen people pay $310 for a new C300 with MSD and autopay, and thats a $40k+ car
Yeah not a fan of getting this deal near $300, considering the E300 loaner deals Iāve been seeing on here. Ideally $215ish would have been nice.
If you get them to lower the mf to .00001, it should bring your payment to around $267. Thatās probably as low as itās going to get due to the insanely low residual value. Thereās no way youāre getting it for $215.
Yeah unless they drop the price of the car more. Could happen if I waited a few months?
Maybe. Or maybe the residual could go even lower and the mf could go up.
They probably wonāt have any problems selling the car at 20% off, so it may not even be there in a few months.
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in a few months the 2018 will come out, so the residuals on the 2017 will drop further. VWās Diselgate screwed the residuals on all VWās. its a great car, handles better than accords or camrys, but that residual kills the deal. if someone can get a Equinox or Cruz for $999 one pay, or Tacoma 4x4 Sport for $183, the cost-benefit of anything else drops like a cement block in waterā¦
Yeah, only thing is I think this is the best looking car in itās category, hence me pushing for this one over many others.
The Jetta is pretty similar and should have better residuals.
Alright guys, got them to give me the base MF on the deal. Iām going to try to get them to eat the first payment thatās due at signing as well before I sign for the car ($268.52). See deal below. Thoughts?
I have a 2013 Lexus GS350 F-Sport that Iām wanting to trade that I havenāt mentioned to them yet. Will try to work out a good value for it upon arrival at the dealership to sign for this car. I still havenāt been to this dealership or seen this Passat yet.
By the way, Iāve already applied a Sports Car Club of America partner program certificate to the deal. Am I able to apply an Uber partner program discount on top of that?
Did you end up pulling the trigger? Final numbers?
Not yet. Checked the vehicle out on Wednesday. The vehicle has some trim that needs to be fixed and alignment. Iām supposed to be in touch with them today to get everything finalized.
So VW recently increased their Model Year-End Rebate from $1000 to $1500. When I started negotiating, the rebate was at $1000. Now that it changed to $1500, I asked for the extra $500 to be applied to the lease deal that I have previously posted above. The salesman is telling me this:
āUnfortunately that rebate is for purchases only, the way we got to your price was using all the dealer cash available as well as every applicable incentive.ā
VW.com clearly states itās for leases and I expressed that to him. I told him that I will get some more info on this elsewhere. He responded with:
āOK. Weāre over $1500 below our advertised purchase price- on a lease, 0.0001 MF, and the car you want on the lot. This is the very best we can do. If we had the $500 to spare we would, it is the end of the month and we want to do as many deals a possible, but we have to be realistic. If thereās anything else I can do within reason, please let me know and Iāll do my best to make it happen for you.ā
I havenāt asked them to lower their agreed sales price, just to apply the rebate thatās available now. Does this cut in to their profits? I assumed manufacturer rebates are on the manufacturer, and doesnāt affect the dealer any.
Could someone please provide some insight on my previous post about the increased rebate? Looking to purchase this weekend. Thanks.
@Jon @jmac63 @Cali @humphrey @tonyg2017 @goat_milk
The picture of the contract you posted shows $1500 in rebates. Maybe it was already available to dealers before VW started advertising the additional $500.