Buying used 2016 Golf R with possible mechanical issue

[sijray21]

2018 CPO with people's warranty is another option in the bucket

i went this route after considering the likelihood of prior hoonage/abuse. I didn't consider the following: DSG, a car with ANY mods, and mileage higher than 10k. I did find my used 2019 R with 6.9k used from a local dealer for a good price. I did ask a local VW dealer to run a VIN check to see if it was still covered under full b2b warranty issued, which it was (6yr/72k miles from in-service date). I also asked the major Tuning companies out there to run a VIN check to see if the car had been tuned with their software (negative on that). It took a while of searching since i was in a particular situation where i was selling a vehicle that was also new and that i knew i was taking a hit. I just wanted to reduce that hit as much as possible while getting into a car i've been lusting over for quite a while.

 

[jits]

Yeah, I just went ahead and cancelled the order before I ended up doing something stupid. I appreciate all the advice!

Thanks for the update, I think that was the right move.

 

[Navi]

You guys are convincing me that maybe I should just suck it up and finance a new one. How do I know you're not all VW salesman?

everyone on this forum is a VW salesman

don't buy that car

 

[jimlloyd40]

everyone on this forum is a VW salesman

don't buy that car

If we're all salesmen you won't be very successful telling someone to not buy a car. ?

JK I agree with you.

 

[Navi]

I'm trying to sell him a new car from VW, not a used one from Carvana. I need that commission.