So sell it back and buy another VW?
Finally!!!!
As of yesterday the word is out on what's going to happen with VW diesels.
If your car is effected the first thing to do is to find the numbers here.
https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/att._1a_-_buyback_modification_table.pdf
Then you go here to find out what your mileage adjustment is.
https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/cases-proceedings/162-3006/volkswagen-group-america-inc
The two choices are, keep your car along with some cash from VW and wait for a fix that will degrade the cars performance (no one knows how much as the fix is still in the works). Or you can sell it back to VW.
For my car after running the numbers (if I did the calculations right). 2012 Jetta Sportwagen w/nav & sunroof, ~ 41k miles. If I keep the car and wait for a fix, VW will pay me $6,500. If I sell it back to VW they'll pay me $24k.
What would you do? I'm leaning toward selling it back.
What would it bluebook for if there wasn't a problem? What did it cost new?
What would it bluebook for if there wasn't a problem? What did it cost new?
Not to shabby. Didn't you already get a goody bag earlier?
I dug out my paperwork on the Jetta.
2012 Jetta TDI Sportwagen W/DSG, Nav, and Sunroof. Took delivery 12/22/11 (factory order ~two months prior) $28,625 plus TTL. By the time Fall rolls around I will have had the car for almost 5 years and I'll only take a ~$5k hit on selling it back. Not too bad.
About $84/month, That's awesome!
I may drive my Jetta for a while yet and not jump right in and sell it back at the soonest opportunity. It costs very little to drive it for a while yet so why not?
As for a replacement, I'm leaning towards a small SUV or crossover. I like the Suby Crosstrek but my wife insists on a auto trans and the CVT paired with the anemic 2l engine is just not gonna cut it for me. Maybe a Mazda CX5 or a Suby Forester (cept that they're so damn ugly).
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Darn, I'm getting old. Practical cars at the top of my list.... what a shame.....
Well, I'm considering a rebellion (on my practicality).
When we moved to Colorado, we stored the wife's daily driver at the time due to the long commute and the gravel road but I'm considering resurrecting it as a daily driver. Not practical but.... much more fun. It's a 2001 Z28 6sp LS1 with a few performance and breaking mods with only 60k on the clock.
Your mods are breaking/broken?
It IS a Camaro.