Greetings,
Just got off the phone with VW Credit, as I was thinking of selling my leased '21 Tiguan SEL that has 20 payments to go. It was a true 0 DAS deal for 10/39 at 415 a month (NJ). My buyout with all fees is 28,200.
When I asked about a 3rd-party buyout price, the rep stated that their price was based on the current market value of the car (which is variable), as well as a “dealer tax.” This was after I looked into a price from webuyanycar.com. VW Credit only gives prices via fax or mail, and while I didn’t wait around for the fax to come in (I had already been waiting quite a bit), the webuyanycar employee stated that the figure from VW for them to buy the car would likely be around 35K. I’m not being forced to sell, and I can wait; not looking to be in any negative equity position.
When I asked if this was the same for a VW dealer, he stated that it was.
Anyone else have this experience with VW? It seems that the only way out would be to go through the hassle of buying it out myself, wait for the paperwork to go through, and then hope the market doesn’t crater, no?