Hey everyone, so I pulled the trigger, bought my first Volkswagen.
Previous cars are: 2012 STi Hatchback, 2003 Lexus IS 300 w/ Supra TT motor swap, Acura TL Type S, Acura Integra Type-R.
I decided I really wanted the SE Trim because I love having a sun roof, the fender audio system sounds great, and I love the real leather in the 17's (as opposed to the leatherette). To each their own, but I value those things so I wanted an SE Trim.
I ended up doing a search on cars.com for the lowest price SE trim GTI in America, and like many on here found the dealers in the DC / VA area were the cheapest. I called and talked to them to get their total price before tax / title. It seemed I could get a 17' GTI SE for around $25,000 at a dealer in VA. I live in Cincinnati and I called all the dealerships around me to see if they could match the price, and they said they would not. The best they could do was $27,000 before destination charge for an SE.
So I am in VA this week for work (I travel here somewhat often) and went to Stolhmans VW in Tysons Corner and met with:
Abe Azzarkani
VW Sales Consultant
Stohlman VW, Tyson's Corner
571-359-9047 (call or Text)
abeazzarkani@stohlmanautogroup.cmdlr.com
www.stohlman-vw.com
After talking with Abe he said he could beat the price of any dealer around. So I made sure to get a legitimate quote from Sheehy VW also in Virginia. They were at $25,020 after all fees (and before taxes). Abe confirmed he could beat that price by $200.
After an hour or so at the dealership I left with the following:
2017 GTI Reflex Silver SE Trim, Lighting package, performance package.
No Monster mats
No VW Financing
MSRP: $31,710
Total price for car (including all dealer fees) $24,820
Delta: $6,890 in savings, or 21.51% off MSRP
New tag = $165
Ohio sales tax = $1,804.33
I feel good about the price I paid. I do plan on moving the auto loan to a local credit union ASAP, my credit score is over 800 and the best rate Stohlman could give me was Capital One at 3.9%.. which is a horrible rate. That's EASY though! I can literally move it to my credit union tomorrow and I'm out nothing.
Stohlman beat my local VW dealer price by over $2,500. My local dealers in Cincinnati confirmed that they could come no where near $25K before taxes. Now the only problem is I have to drive my brand new GTI home 600 miles after work on Thursday!
I'll make a new welcome thread soon on my plans for the car. I'm looking at EZLip, VMR springs, and Cobb Stage 1.
Happy hunting everyone! I hope you can get your hands on a 17 GTI at a good price.