For anyone interested in weighing-in, with Shane having now shared the Jan-Feb dealer incentives, and the stock of 2018s -- particularly SEs -- dwindling, I've concluded that I'm not gonna score a 2018 GTI SE DSG within my OTD budget of no more than $27,500.
For those of you who don't do OTD, I'm a Maryland resident (6% sales tax and about $300 in state fees), so that works out to a sale price, inclusive of destination and processing/doc fees, of no more than about $25,700.
Best offer I received on a 2018 SE DSG (cloth seats), on the last day of the sales year, January 2nd (right?), was $29,000 OTD (i.e., a sale price, inclusive of destination and doc fees, of $27,075). In retrospect, a good price. But still richer than I've budgeted.
A must-have feature for me is the Front Assist automatic braking, previously available only on the 2018 SE and Autobahn. (Stop-and-start commute on DC's beltway.) That's why I was only looking at the SE trim for 2018. But, for 2019, Front Assist is now available on the S trim with the Driver Assistance Package. So I'm turning to the 2019 S DSG with the Driver Assistance Package.
There's plenty of stock, of course, so there should be better competition on price, unlike with the 2018 SE. Anyone want to weigh-in on whether it's possible to get one (soon) for less than $26,500 OTD, i.e., a sale price of about $24,700, inclusive of destination and processing/doc fees?