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CSB69: Acadia Doesn't Like Money And Finds Increasingly Stupid Ways To Waste It On His Lemon

Acadia18

Autocross Champion
Location
dang
Car(s)
yo
Also... You know, the more I'm running through scenarios in my head, maybe if I go down this path, selling my R to C-Max is the better play.

My current offer from CarMax is $28k. Now, I wouldn't expect the dealer to give me that on a trade. I'd be happy\lucky if they gave me $27k (which was my initial offer from CarizzleMaxizzle).

The MK8 is $37,375. If I got $27k trade in it would be (37375 - 27000)*1.07 = $11,101, since I'd pay reduced tax on the MK8 due to the trade. If I sold it to CM, it would be (37375*1.07)-28000 = $11,991, since I'd pay tax on the full price of the MK8. So, it would only cost $890 extra if I sold the car to CarMax instead of trading it in. Additional benefit would be I'd have the overlap where I bought the MK8, and had a week or so to strip the MK7.5 of anything I wanted to keep before bringing it in to CarMax to appraise\sell. With the additional time, could do things like remove my FMIC and power folding mirrors.
 

Cuzoe

Autocross Champion
Location
Los Angeles
Can confirm, 8 looks better than 8.5. I like illuminated VW front badge but don't like that it pushed the radar sensor back into the lower grill.

Is 360, Areaview standard on the 8.5 R? It can be retrofitted to the Mk8's, but I don't recall seeing the front camera on the 1 Mk8 Golf R I saw in passing at the dealer. I see it in the press release picture, but the pressers tend to have all the options.
 

khail19

Drag Racing Champion
Location
Reno NV
Car(s)
2016 GTI SE
And I agree that the new R bumper is ugly. The multitude of almost square grill openings just don't look right to me. Makes the Mk8 GTI bumper look good, and I never thought I would say that.
 

Salami

Autocross Champion
Location
North Carolina
Car(s)
MK7.5R
Nah. It's got too much shit going on. Looks way too busy. The regular 8 just looks more clean.

Neither one of them look better than the 7/7.5, but I don't think the 8 looks bad.

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Acadia18

Autocross Champion
Location
dang
Car(s)
yo

riceburner

Autocross Champion
Location
nice try PPNT
Car(s)
MK1 Tiguan

riceburner

Autocross Champion
Location
nice try PPNT
Car(s)
MK1 Tiguan
then again
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Acadia18

Autocross Champion
Location
dang
Car(s)
yo

Acadia18

Autocross Champion
Location
dang
Car(s)
yo

wascally wabbitt

Go Kart Champion
Location
Southern Maine (aka Northern Mass)
Car(s)
2017 GTI S
Nah. It's got too much shit going on. Looks way too busy. The regular 8 just looks more clean.

Neither one of them look better than the 7/7.5, but I don't think the 8 looks bad.

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Radar at the bottom ain't helping either
 

Acadia18

Autocross Champion
Location
dang
Car(s)
yo
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