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Looking at US VW site can't stop wondering at their prices: their Jetta (from US$16,495) is cheaper than Golf (from US$17,965).
Plus Australian Jetta is double the price (AUD 29,000)???
In all honesty mate, this "driveaway promo" is simply "easy gains for those who cannot negotiate". The dealers are usually less willing to negotiate during these sale periods - but the "driveaway promo prices" are genuinely no better than what people with good negotiation skills have been able to manage on their own outside of sales periods.
Guess it's a bit harder to negotiate when you are still out of Australia. I did call around to some of the shops that was recommended by other forum members. Still ended up pricier than what I was quoted here.
Having said that, floor stock is usually harder to negotiate on. So if you're coming to the country and want a car to use ASAP, then it still might be worth your while grabbing what you can if you find a car which meets your specs.
I think that's the main point. The car is already here and if I wanted to custom order, that's another 4-7 months away.
ps the Edition35 is quoted as being about 4500 bucks more than the regular GTI. Isn't that the same premium as the Adidas? If so, what are the chances that I can get an Edition 35 at the same driveaway prices as the current Adidas now, ie about 45-48k? Maybe I'll go find a decent second hand Golf, drive it around a few months while waiting for the Edition 35? I honestly don't like the seats on the Adidas, but the LED DRL/dynamic cornering xenons and rear LED tail lights are really something I'd like. I am OK with the rims, but that Edition 35 BBS looks beautiful on the Golf, man. I have seen a similar design on the GTR R35 but they just don't quite sync up.
This sounds strange. My understanding of the free driveaway deal was that you had to have the car delivered (fully paid for) before the end of June. So it has to be a car in stock or on a boat being unloaded. I would have said being unloaded this week, but with the strikes that is pushing it now.
I think that's something we are trying to work through. Subject to financing or something was what he mentioned. I guess if the price can be reached by "normal negotiations" and not just from the promo, there's no reason why they can't wait till I get in to finalize the deal as long as I have placed a deposit upfront.
Credit card number of the phone is pretty normal here. We don't have the issues they have in other parts of the world (yet)
Sending you a contract using his personal address is also not uncommon, but a little weird from a big dealer. If your in doubt give the dealer main phone number a call and ask to speak with the manager or accounts person, and ask if its legit or not.
I guess it should be OK then. Thanks for the confirmation guys.. no need to give the CVS number when doing this right? That's only needed for online transactions.
Looking at US VW site can't stop wondering at their prices: their Jetta (from US$16,495) is cheaper than Golf (from US$17,965).
Plus Australian Jetta is double the price (AUD 29,000)???
The 1.2/1.4 variants are amazingly economical to run and in countries where fuel is expensive (that includes the UK), they tend to be more popular. Which kinda explains the GTI (both the Golf and even more so for the Polo).
Who really needs a fuel guzzling 2.5l that doesn't go anywhere near as fast as the 2.0T in your GTI.
In the US, I rarely found cars that were smaller than 2.0l when I was renting. 3.0l V6s were common. And cheap. Though even with their incredibly cheap fuel, some Yanks are now aware of the words: FUEL ECONOMY.
Looking at US VW site can't stop wondering at their prices: their Jetta (from US$16,495) is cheaper than Golf (from US$17,965).
Plus Australian Jetta is double the price (AUD 29,000)???
You can't compare the USA to Australia for many reasons. Getting into that argument is as pointless as this line of thread, as you can literally write books about why the price differences between Australia and USA exist, and unlike most people think, it's got nothing to do with the value of the Australian dollar.
But I should point out that the USA Jetta is not the Jetta that exists in Europe or Australia. It's a new "cheap for America" version which has much more basic interior plastics, features, engines, suspension setups etc. It's being designed to compete against the Corolla (literally), rather than be a small premium. Yes, at this point it's left it more expensive than the Golf - but the Golf was never a volume model for them anyway. They used to sell way more Jettas than Golfs. Will be interesting to see if the MK7 Golf has an "American" version too.
It should be noted that there are a lot of unhappy America Volkswagen fans that wish they could get the European Jetta (the one we will get).
Again, you're looking at a country who's top selling "car" is a 3T truck, lol
Just look at Australia, a country who's men (used to, still do?) lust after 6L V8's etc. When it came time to release the Golf R, due to VGA thinking that people wouldn't be able to understand that a 2L Turbo is better than a 3.2L V6, the dropped the price of the R by $7k over the previous R32. No other country got a price drop - only us.
The 2.5L Golf motor in the USA is rubbish. The average USA person just couldn't change from 8L trucks to 1.2 and 1.4L hatchbacks...
Is there any chance VWA will reduce their prices on their cars to somehow match US pricing?
Again... no chance. I never fails to surprise me why people on these forums expect VGA to be able to do something that no other car manufacturer can do. Did you look at the price of any other manufacture? No one has comparable pricing with the USA. And when we've got less population Australian wide than New York (state), when we have our own ADR's rather than simply using the EU's or USA's regulations, and we we're so far away from where these cars are being built, and have such a small market and such expensive land/real estate and wages that local manufacturing isn't an option, it will never happen.
ps German driving a Camry!!?? Oh! How the mighty have fallen!!
Well, he's Austrian. Which is like a German with extra arrogance.
Since arriving in Australia circa 1954 he's had a VW bug, Datto 1100, HQ Kingswood wagon, the original 1600 camira, Sv21 Camry wagon & now that Camry that all the pensioners drive around in - about 10 years old? He can't understand why anyone would spend the extra on a car from Europe - even an ex-Eastern block country like Czech republic.
carandimage The place where Off-Topic is On-Topic I used to think I was anal-retentive until I started getting involved in car forums
The base engine in the Jetta in the USA is the OLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLD 2L 8V 85kw engine.
OPtional is the 2.5L I5 with about 125kw or the 103kw TDI
So in essense the USA get all the old motors and we get all the new ones
The other point is that the VW products are invariably more expensive than their competitors.
I suck at haggling.
I'm pretty sure I could have got $40,500 if I was a bit more prepared.
someone give it a try.
The current drive away sale has a povo spec 5 door (manual) at $40490 drive away.
DSG add 2500
MDI add 270
$100 voucher
Total of options = $2870
Total = $43360
So an extra $1300 savings found there PLUS the $3900 saving off full on road price.
$5200 saving on a 47K car. Not bad.
The current drive away sale has a povo spec 5 door (manual) at $40490 drive away.
DSG add 2500
MDI add 270
$100 voucher
Total of options = $2870
Total = $43360
So an extra $1300 savings found there PLUS the $3900 saving off full on road price.
$5200 saving on a 47K car. Not bad.
Hmm I don't know, other manufacturers offer below RRP all the time sometimes thousands at a time.
Hmm I don't know, other manufacturers offer below RRP all the time sometimes thousands at a time.
Other manufacturers have to do this to shift their cars. Volkswagen rarely have sales especially when you compare them to some of the others that have non stop discounting which cheapens their brand and screws resale.
$46,990
Tornado Red (ironically same color as my in-law's MkV GTI) MY11 Adidas which supposedly comes with the following which are options on the basic GTI:
Serron 18x7.5" alloy wheels with 225/40 R18 tyres (4) that doesn't look half bad.
Bi-xenon headlights with dynamic cornering lights and LED DRLs (sweet)
Dark tinted tail light clusters with LED technology (I am telling the wife this is for safety )
adidas badges on left and right B-pillars (I'll see if I wanna scrub that off, but it doesn't really bother me that much).
“White Stripes” red stitching Vienna leather sides and cloth center seat upholstery (haven't found a single person that likes this )
Electrically adjustable lumbar support for front seats (Isn't this standard? It is on our MkV GTI with fabric seats)
Individually heated front seats (I am hearing conflicting reports of this.. does it or doesn't it?)
Brushed aluminium decorative inlays in dashboard and doors (gimmicky)
Carpet floor mats front and rear, with red loop-stitching on the edges (wife did ask for this specifically)
Golf ball gearshift knob (sweet)
Front door sill trim strips in contrasting colour (odd that wife also asked for this specifically)
Media Device Interface (MDI)
Bluetooth phone connectivity
+ original VW rear sensors (which I was told would add 800+ to the car)
I thought the Optical Parking Accessory is for front and rear?
Last edited by DoggieHowser; 26-05-2011, 11:29 PM.
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