Recall Depreciation - Sell ?

[Bassik]

Hey all,

I'm pretty keen to be selling my Polo these coming months, I haven't entirely been turned off VW but this recall really makes me think that a lot of people may not want to buy a car that unfortunately for us has many issues. I have no idea what my asking price would be but having said that I want to sell the car with warranty so the next buyer can rest assure they wont be buying a total lemon.

I'm looking to buy a Golf but still a little hesitant. Whats peoples thoughts on this... would you buy a car that had a national recall?

Is selling a good idea and is going back to VW even a thought anyone would consider?

My trouble is I don't know any car that fits the standards of the Polo...without spending thousands more.

[nomadx38]

First off I would say definitely don't sell the car before it has had the recall done on it (if it applies to you). Even if it doesn't apply it would be best to wait to the others are fixed (should be by the end of the year) and that way when you go to sell you can reassure the buyer that the problems have been fixed "cough".

This would be my approach if I had to sell ASAP. Personally I'm going to wait a few years until it all cools down. Besides the DSG most of these cars are pretty good which is a good selling point and as you mentioned, for the price is bloody hard to beat.

Also reassure the buyer that the gearbox is covered for 5 years/150,000km which will reassure them more. Lets face it the media ONLY focused on the DSG problems so that's all customers know about. Just don't mention the oil consumption

[MRT11]

G'day mate,

If you are looking at a new Golf, there are no recall or DSG issues with the MK7. Its a very decent car that shouldn't cause you much trouble.

Another car that is worthwhile to look at is the Audi A1 if your looking for something the similar size to your Polo. As you probably know they are basically the same underneath although with different engine choices etc. But you will be spending a bit more than a Golf

[Bassik]

Also reassure the buyer that the gearbox is covered for 5 years/150,000km which will reassure them more. Lets face it the media ONLY focused on the DSG problems so that's all customers know about. Just don't mention the oil consumption

Oh really 5 yrs warranty that's an added bonus had no idea... kind of makes me feel a bit better now.

[Bassik]

I just had a look at the audi's. They are very nice but very expensive, easily $5-10 more then Golf. With extras and low kms it's close to 45-50k.

Oh and I'd be looking at the Mk6 Gti not the Mk7... I'd like to wait around for a few variants to come out before taking the first batch.

[MRT11]

I just had a look at the audi's. They are very nice but very expensive, easily $5-10 more then Golf. With extras and low kms it's close to 45-50k.

Oh and I'd be looking at the Mk6 Gti not the Mk7... I'd like to wait around for a few variants to come out before taking the first batch.

Well the MK6 GTI's now are free of problems what so ever and the DSG recall issues are to do with the 7 Speed Dry Clutch, which the MK6 GTI comes in 6 Speed Form.

[readerr0r]

If you want to avoid problems, its really silly to get an A1 because thats just a Polo in drag with a 10K price hike. The A1 sport has the exact same chassis, engine and gearbox as the Polo GTI, and the amount of stuff that isn't standard on it is shocking (no standard ipod, for instance).

If you want to stay VAG but avoid problems, I'd pick the MK7 or A3. Both based on VWs new chassis that forms the basis of all their new cars from Skoda to Bentley so it would of got a torrent of testing. The engines for the MK7 Golf are quite boring atm though, so wait til the Golf GTI rocks up, or spend a bunch on a fast A3 i suppose.

[gavs]

Recall Depreciation - Sell ?

I've been given 2 trade in prices an have had confirmed reports of trade ins from other people, 1 with an unaffected Jetta the other with a polo.

My trade in offers were $6000 and $8000 respectively, the Jetta owner was told "we don't accept VW's as trade ins" as was the other polo owner.

Have a look on car sales and see how many VW's are moving at the minute, the answer is stuff all. Sales of new vehicles are down 26% compared to 5.5% GROWTH in the new car market.

The A1 has the same issues as the polos so unless you want more headaches....

Mk6 Golf still has problems but yes, they are less than the polo. Still have dodgy dsg issues and oil consumption problems on the TSI platform and if you get a 118tsi, it's the same as the polo GTI drivetrain as well.

I'd be very wary with the mk7, look what happened with the last "new platform" vw (polo) and the issues it has....

I think that you're stuck mate unless you can find an enthusiast to buy it who doesn't care about the perception of problems....

[Barracuda]

I'd be very wary with the mk7, look what happened with the last "new platform" vw (polo) and the issues it has....

I think we should give it a chance before we start to make assumptions... Just because the last platform had issues, doesn't necessarily mean that the new MQB platform will.

[readerr0r]

I'd be very wary with the mk7, look what happened with the last "new platform" vw (polo) and the issues it has....

That's a bit silly really, there's nothing wrong with the 6R Chassis and the 7sp DSG and the 1.4TSI were designed before the Polo. The 1.4 was from way back in 2005 and the 7sp showed up on the Mk6 Golf...


Either way selling now isn't a good idea while all this recall stuff is fresh in peoples minds but in 6 months, it'd be fairly easy to find a car dealer that just looks at the redbook valuation ($17,000 - $19,500)

[Transporter]

I think we should give it a chance before we start to make assumptions... Just because the last platform had issues, doesn't necessarily mean that the new MQB platform will.

I agree, and I don't actually know any car manufacturer that never had a recall.

IMO, the VW has less than average amount of recalls.

[mrkris]

why on earth would anyone want to sell just after a public recall?

let the media hype die down and sell it privately in 6 months. dealers always look for reasons to make more $$$ on trade in prices.

[amazeer]

The difference is VWA didnt do as they should have and admitted their problems from day one. They waited until it was a national news item before they caved in.

A work colleague got offered 2K for his Jetta as a trade on a multivan. When VW dealers are saying their cars have no resale its going to be hard to make another sale and they didnt this time around. I think you would be much better off selling private than trading. If you havent been having problems with yours then I would definitely keep it until 2015. You'll still be able to offer the buyer 12 months factory warranty.

I dont know if any are selling but 2nd hand Polo's are still priced pretty high on carsales etc. I'll be looking at buying one for my soon to be P plater daughter in about 18 months. I hope they drop a bundle before then.

[wai]

The difference is VWA didnt do as they should have and admitted their problems from day one. They waited until it was a national news item before they caved in.

Maybe we are getting a bit too cute with technology. If a little is good, the more must be better and a lot is really, really good.

I got an alert from the ACCC Recalls app this evening. There is a recall on 13 MY Mitsubishi Outlanders because the Adaptive Cruise Control can get confused in tunnels where it can think the tunnel wall is another vehicle approaching, and so apply the brakes!

We have to advance technology, but what appears to be happening is that things are released in the hope that nothing will go wrong.

[wai]

why on earth would anyone want to sell just after a public recall?

let the media hype die down and sell it privately in 6 months. dealers always look for reasons to make more $$$ on trade in prices.

We make decisions based on fear, and so we can be afraid that if we don't do something right now, things might get a whole lot worse. It does not matter if it is an unfounded fear, it is the way it is perceived.

That the recall "might" solve everything is not important, as it is not a fear, but a hope.