I think they replaced the fender because the panels line up pretty well. Panel must’ve been off a base model or brand new. My concern would be the front apron and if the actual frame has any damage.Good catch. They must have repaired or even replaced the front quarter panel on the repair.
Oof, that smells of bad repair job lolThe GTI badge is missing from the passenger side fender.
low mileage is cool and all, but is there such thing as "too low" on a used car? What if the car never got driven because it was always in the shop?
I bought my certified GTI in june - one owner (sixty-some year old man who turned in the lease - - funny how the two or three GTI's I looked at were all driven by sixty-something year olds, eye roll) 17 SE with 26k miles. From what I gather about how "hot" this car is, a VW dealership that takes a GTI in on a trade will likely re-sell it (certified if possible cause more $). If the car has a bad history or doesn't line up to their standards, they'll offload it to the auctions where some other (most likely) used retailer will pick it up - moral: I don't want to look at a car that has been thru the auction. Now, I'm probably only marginally correct about this, but its what I believe for whatever reason.
Other thing to mull over, why would someone trade a car into an off-brand dealership? no right or wrong answer, just something to think about in the grand scheme of things
Easy answer why they would trade it in at an off brand dealership. They wanted a different brand.
which often means they had such a poor experience they won’t give the manufacturer another chance
low mileage is cool and all, but is there such thing as "too low" on a used car? What if the car never got driven because it was always in the shop?
I bought my certified GTI in june - one owner (sixty-some year old man who turned in the lease - - funny how the two or three GTI's I looked at were all driven by sixty-something year olds, eye roll) 17 SE with 26k miles. From what I gather about how "hot" this car is, a VW dealership that takes a GTI in on a trade will likely re-sell it (certified if possible cause more $). If the car has a bad history or doesn't line up to their standards, they'll offload it to the auctions where some other (most likely) used retailer will pick it up - moral: I don't want to look at a car that has been thru the auction. Now, I'm probably only marginally correct about this, but its what I believe for whatever reason.
Other thing to mull over, why would someone trade a car into an off-brand dealership? no right or wrong answer, just something to think about in the grand scheme of things
Not at all, I was trying to point out the BS sales pitch dealerships use by trying to imply that a car is better off because it was driven by “an old person” (not necessarily true)You have a problem with 60 year olds? I drove a myriad of the highest high-performance cars from the domestic market and Japan up to when I was 50. Then it was GTI's. Now it's R's. Let's see what you drive when you're my age. Probably a minivan.