Looks like the saddest day of my life is here
05-05-2007, 03:21 PM
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Looks like the saddest day of my life is here
Well, Looks like the day is here. The Z has got to go. I had the Z as my toy and a beater car for the daily grind.
I need to consolidate to one car - so I put a deposit on a 2007 4dr tornado red GTI with the DSG transmission. I drove it this morning and it actually feels quite nice. The DSG is definitely awesome - but its still no Z
I got it for around 150 bucks over invoice - for $23K even. The VW dealership was the last one I visited. I stopped by the Audi dealership to check out the A3 (very nice - but overpriced) , the mazda dealership to see the mazdaspeed 3 (I could not drive that one - it was on the showroom floor) and finally the VW dealership.
Now all three are owned by different groups of people - no connection at all. So I was really surprised that all of them gave me the exact same number for my Z, if I were to trade it in !!.
They all came back with $21.5K. Is it only me, or is that really weird ?? BTW My Z is an 05 touring with 15K miles on it. I was expecting the numbers to be all over the place.
This is an awesome group of folks - hopefully there is a GTI forum somewhere too. I am definitely going to continue hanging out here though
I need to consolidate to one car - so I put a deposit on a 2007 4dr tornado red GTI with the DSG transmission. I drove it this morning and it actually feels quite nice. The DSG is definitely awesome - but its still no Z
I got it for around 150 bucks over invoice - for $23K even. The VW dealership was the last one I visited. I stopped by the Audi dealership to check out the A3 (very nice - but overpriced) , the mazda dealership to see the mazdaspeed 3 (I could not drive that one - it was on the showroom floor) and finally the VW dealership.
Now all three are owned by different groups of people - no connection at all. So I was really surprised that all of them gave me the exact same number for my Z, if I were to trade it in !!.
They all came back with $21.5K. Is it only me, or is that really weird ?? BTW My Z is an 05 touring with 15K miles on it. I was expecting the numbers to be all over the place.
This is an awesome group of folks - hopefully there is a GTI forum somewhere too. I am definitely going to continue hanging out here though
05-05-2007, 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Mogambo
Well, Looks like the day is here. The Z has got to go. I had the Z as my toy and a beater car for the daily grind.
I need to consolidate to one car - so I put a deposit on a 2007 4dr tornado red GTI with the DSG transmission. I drove it this morning and it actually feels quite nice. The DSG is definitely awesome - but its still no Z
I got it for around 150 bucks over invoice - for $23K even. The VW dealership was the last one I visited. I stopped by the Audi dealership to check out the A3 (very nice - but overpriced) , the mazda dealership to see the mazdaspeed 3 (I could not drive that one - it was on the showroom floor) and finally the VW dealership.
Now all three are owned by different groups of people - no connection at all. So I was really surprised that all of them gave me the exact same number for my Z, if I were to trade it in !!.
They all came back with $21.5K. Is it only me, or is that really weird ?? BTW My Z is an 05 touring with 15K miles on it. I was expecting the numbers to be all over the place.
This is an awesome group of folks - hopefully there is a GTI forum somewhere too. I am definitely going to continue hanging out here though
I need to consolidate to one car - so I put a deposit on a 2007 4dr tornado red GTI with the DSG transmission. I drove it this morning and it actually feels quite nice. The DSG is definitely awesome - but its still no Z
I got it for around 150 bucks over invoice - for $23K even. The VW dealership was the last one I visited. I stopped by the Audi dealership to check out the A3 (very nice - but overpriced) , the mazda dealership to see the mazdaspeed 3 (I could not drive that one - it was on the showroom floor) and finally the VW dealership.
Now all three are owned by different groups of people - no connection at all. So I was really surprised that all of them gave me the exact same number for my Z, if I were to trade it in !!.
They all came back with $21.5K. Is it only me, or is that really weird ?? BTW My Z is an 05 touring with 15K miles on it. I was expecting the numbers to be all over the place.
This is an awesome group of folks - hopefully there is a GTI forum somewhere too. I am definitely going to continue hanging out here though
Sorry to see you getting out of your Z. As for the trade in price it's no accident that they gave you the same number. They are all looking at the black book wholesale market value of the car. Your Z will be back on the lot for sale for around $25k.
05-05-2007, 06:20 PM
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GTI is a great car. The new turbo model can make very good HP with minor upgrades. As far as vwvortex, they can be some real a$$holes there. I've been there. Europeanag.com is a great bunch of people and a great site. Vortex site does have some good folks but just as many jerks. Of course it been a couple of years so maybe they've cleaned up a bit. As far as the GTI, theres tons of mods. for this car. Enjoy it.
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Originally Posted by jinsei888
join vwvortex.com! there are plenty of pansy, opinionated, haters there...I was once such an owner of a VW in the past haha
05-06-2007, 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Fluid1
Damn you and your 18 posts defecting to VW land? A 23k car and you're getting rid of your beater and your Z? Something smells like fish.
lol. We will surely miss you. Each of your 18 posts were like a beautiful bar of sparkling gold, glimmering in the early sunshine.
05-07-2007, 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Fluid1
Damn you and your 18 posts defecting to VW land? A 23k car and you're getting rid of your beater and your Z? Something smells like fish.
I should have mentioned - The beater is a 1999 hyundai Accent. Need I say more ? Its going straight to charity. So what smells like "fish" ?
05-07-2007, 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Tubbs
lol. We will surely miss you. Each of your 18 posts were like a beautiful bar of sparkling gold, glimmering in the early sunshine.
Thanks - very eloquent !!
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Even more sad than losing a member is that a lot of these Zs that are sold end up back on this forum with a "I just totaled my Z" thread. Used Zs are ending up in some bad drivers hands. Good luck with the VW.
05-07-2007, 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by jinsei888
join vwvortex.com! there are plenty of pansy, opinionated, haters there...I was once such an owner of a VW in the past haha
+1 they hate everything