Re: TDI sales

that's definitely a fair price.  We paid 21,900 for an '05 auto-tdi golf
with less than 20K a few months ago.  NICE car (although it became my
wife's car, I am still awaiting my TDI vanagon conversion, doh! :)

kevin
Seattle


> While we're on the subject, I thought I'd annouce that shortly I'll be
> letting go of my 2005 Golf TDI.  I'm moving to New York City tomorrow and
> won't be bringing the car with me.  I wasn't able to get my stuff together
> fast enough to sell the car this week, so I'll be back for a week in
> November to sell it.  I figured I'd at least give the beloved biodiesel
> community advance notice of this gem... here are the specs:
>
> 2005 GLS Golf TDI
> 4 door
> Manual Trans.
> Less than 25000 miles
> Anthracite Blue exterior, dark grey cloth interior
> Immaculate condition, basically brand new car
> Monsoon Sound
> Heated Seats
> Moonroof
> Plus all the other extras that you already know about in the GLS
>
> The scoop is that it BREAKS MY HEART to have to sell this car :(  But,
> alas,
> I am going car-less in New York and we all have to admit that it is indeed
> better for the environment than even our beautiful BioD.
>
> Anyway, I looked and looked and looked for this car for over a year and
> finally found it in New Jersey in April.  Bought it there and drove it
> back
> to Portland (much like the advice given earlier by Jerry).  This is
> certainly a viable solution for those looking for TDI's but you should
> note
> that prices have been catching up to the NW all over the country in the
> last
> 6 months.  Also, this method takes a TON of patience and is not for the
> logistically weak at heart :)
>
> I'll be asking $21,500 for the car, which I think is quite fair for the
> market out here.  The Green Car Co. has a 2004 with approx. the same
> mileage
> for the same price.  Mine's a whole year newer (have longer on the
> warranty)
> and local.  They also have a 2004 with 38K miles for 20,900.
>
> Let me know if anyone's interested.  I'm not sure exactly when I'll be
> back
> in Nov. but if someone is very interested we can lay down some plans for
> that.
>
> Thanks everyone for the wonderful Biodiesel community and coop here in
> Portland, it's been really great watching the Coop grow and being a part
> of
> it all.  I'll miss it very much!
>
> Jeff
>
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> On 10/5/06, John Reinhold <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> $12,000 was my asking price.  This was back in Feb/March 2006
>> timeframe...
>>
>> It is worth noting that the car now books for $13,110 with current
>> mileage which would be just over 60k miles...  That is Kelly private
>> party "good" condition.  NADA books higher...
>>
>> And when I sold it the buyer got extra VW custom floormats, a VW hat,
>> some VW videos, some NewBeetle toys and collector items, a couple VW
>> license plate holders, and some other gadgets...  (I had been in the
>> New Beetle club since 1999)
>>
>> :)
>>
>> Not to mention all the service records, and I am pretty anal about
>> service....
>>
>> On Oct 5, 2006, at 1:48 PM, Tad wrote:
>>
>> > John- What was your asking price?
>> >
>> > On 10/5/06, John Reinhold <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >> I am not so sure of this...
>> >>
>> >> While I do agree that TDI vehicles are in higher demand here in the
>> >> NW than other places in the country, they don't go within hours EVERY
>> >> time...
>> >>
>> >> I had a 2002 VW New Beetle TDI that I listed here, on CraigsList, on
>> >> PDXForsale (before it went defunct), on TDIClub, on every biodiesel
>> >> site known to man (almost), and in AutoTrader and the Oregonian.  In
>> >> addition I kept it parked on Powell near the Ross Island Bridge (very
>> >> busy and highly visible) with HUGE for sale signs in the windows with
>> >> "TDI - 50MPG!" written in 4 inch letters on the signs.  And the car
>> >> had a TDI badge that I had added - so it was not  a "secret" TDI....
>> >>
>> >> It had 55k miles, good service records, and was in almost flawless
>> >> condition.  I was asking $500 less than book value (Private Party).
>> >> It took me 3 months to sell it.
>> >>
>> >> I kept getting people who wanted to pay the gas engine price for the
>> >> TDI and would criticize me for wanting more....  None seemed to know
>> >> the value of the diesel.  I had dealerships calling almost every day
>> >> wanting to buy it for $1000 less than trade in value.  I had people
>> >> test drive it and like it but not want to pay the price.  The best
>> >> offers I got from anyone came in at trade-in value...  Many people
>> >> would use the fact that "diesel costs more than gas" to try and get
>> >> me to lower the price.  I am not bad at math so I didn't bite....
>> >>
>> >> Finally I found someone who recognized the value of the TDI and that
>> >> I was asking below book, and they bought it with no haggling.  But it
>> >> took 3 months to get there...
>> >>
>> >> So I would say that it is not impossible to find a TDI vehicle.
>> >>
>> >> Of course, I belive Shody is wanting a wagon.  Those are a lot more
>> >> in-demand and a bit harder to get.  A Passat Wagon TDI is worth more
>> >> than it's weight in gold.  :)
>> >>
>> >> -John
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Oct 5, 2006, at 11:26 AM, Jerry McIntire wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Shody,
>> >> >
>> >> > Automatics are a little easier to find, but no TDI is easy to find
>> >> > in Portland, or even on the west coast.
>> >> >
>> >> > The ones that are advertised sell within a day or two, or even
>> >> > hours, and the prices are high here.  The 2003 Jetta wagon we
>> >> > bought this summer in Colorado cost $3,000 less than it would have
>> >> > in Portland.  Made the flight and drive worthwhile.
>> >> >
>> >> > My favorite places to look are www.tdiclub.com and
>> >> > www.autotrader.com  The TDI Club is the very best site for TDI
>> >> > info.  They have classified listings at the bottom of the forums
>> >> page.
>> >> >
>> >> > I agree with Marcel, 2003 or older are best.  For parts
>> >> > recommendations, see Oldpoopie's posts at tdiclub.com, or call
>> >> > him-- he's here in Portland.  He's a good TDI mechanic also.
>> >> >
>> >> > Jerry
>> >> >
>> >>
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