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GTI Incentives 6/5-7/9
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cb1111
Newbie
- Location
- Virginia, USA
The easiest way to get into the "partner program" is to join the SCCA (sports car club of america). The $80 annual dues gets you an additional $500 off (so $420). If you're a cyclist, one of those organizations gets you the same discount with slightly lower dues.
Military/firefighter, partner and graduate discounts all stack on top of your best price.
These discounts don't apply to the R - which has nothing from VW.
Shane_Anigans
Drag Race Newbie
- Location
- SE MI
- Car(s)
- 2017 GTI Sport DSG
Not sure if it's a different price structure for SCCA members, but the partner program pricing I got through work was $500 off dealer invoice, not MSRP. It's a pretty good deal especially now when they aren't offering a whole lot of cash.
Shane_Anigans
Drag Race Newbie
- Location
- SE MI
- Car(s)
- 2017 GTI Sport DSG
cb1111
Newbie
- Location
- Virginia, USA
AFAIK, all the partner programs get you the same $500 off. The $500 comes off either invoice or your best negotiated price - so the partner program gets you two things;
Invoice pricing
$500 discount
Military/firefighter and graduated discounts don't get you invoice pricing UNLESS you combine them with the partner program.
It is unlikely that most people will qualify for all three discounts.
vj123
Autocross Newbie
- Location
- The Detroit
- Car(s)
- 19 & 16 GTI - sold
Its always good to have some inside information! Looks like that was a no-hassle deal.
vj123
Autocross Newbie
- Location
- The Detroit
- Car(s)
- 19 & 16 GTI - sold
Partner program pricing is invoice - $500.
For people who negotiate a better deal, final price would be negotiated price - $500 and for people who do not negotiate any deal, it would be invoice - $500.
Shane_Anigans
Drag Race Newbie
- Location
- SE MI
- Car(s)
- 2017 GTI Sport DSG
If it's the same pricing, then $500 below invoice is your starting point. From there, subtract any other cash they're offering, plus whatever discount you can negotiate to reach your final price. At least, that's what I did.
Ninjastyle
Passed Driver's Ed
This is important. When I bought mine, I had negotiated to below invoice. When I pulled out the partner program information and requested an additional $500 off, they kept insisting that i couldn’t get it since I had already negotiated to below invoice. I stood my ground. Took another hour but they finally relented after I kicked it up to the manager. I kept asking them “why the eff do you guys care? This $500 isn’t coming out of your pocket”, but they wouldn’t listen.
Is the "MY18 GTI Dealer Cash: $1000" the same as the "Driver Access Program $1000" I've seen elsewhere? And these cannot be combined with the $2000 dealer choice 2 for financing, right?
cb1111
Newbie
- Location
- Virginia, USA
The Driver Access Program is something completely different - it helps pay for certain accessibility modifications for people with disabilities.
While there are significant limitations on this program, it really doesn't affect most consumers.
Will you be making medically required accessibility/mobility modifications? If not, then you don't need to worry about the Driver Access Program.
In general, here are the possible discounts from VW:
$1000 to $1500 if you finance through VW credit ($1000 if you qualify for .9, $1500 for the 1.9 - for calculations, on a $30k loan over 5 years, the $1000 is about 1%)
additionally
$500 military/ first responder
$500 supplier/partner
$500 recent college graduate
Accordingly, if you are current/retired military (or current first responder), a member of SCCA (or another partner program) and just graduated college (or will graduate soon) and have 740+ credit then you could get $2500 off the invoice price of the car (or $2500 off your negotiated price if that is better).
Shane_Anigans
Drag Race Newbie
- Location
- SE MI
- Car(s)
- 2017 GTI Sport DSG
VW dealer cash is only available for units sold with VCI standard APR financing, bank/3rd-party financing, or 3rd-party lease (which VW treats as a retail purchase). This is an incentive that VW offers to the dealer, not the consumer, though the dealer can (and often does) discount the car using part/all of the available dealer cash. Your purchase agreement will reflect this as a dealer discount, and not a factory incentive.
If you choose special/low-apr financing through VCI, you get whatever VCI APR cash is on offer, but no dealer cash. I have not seen anything on the VW program rules to indicate that the dealer choice programs are based on credit score; rather, the dealer has the option of offering them as a way of increasing the effective down payment.
The upshot is, when there's more dealer cash than APR cash, bring your own financing. At present, there is no reason not to use VCI special APR (if you qualify for Tier 1), as you'll get a lower APR than any bank is offering, and the same cash. Alternatively, you could take dealer choice 2 for an extra $1000, then refinance shortly afterward to get a lower rate.