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Used 2012 Autobahn... what would you pay? Should I be wary?

Flippy

Flippy

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Looking at purchasing a 2010-2012 GTI with the Autobahn package (or the 2010 equivalent) and came across a pre-owned 2012 with a little over 1,000 miles at a dealer not too far away. Asking price on the car is 29,951... or essentially the price of a new one, which is ridiculous.

Any thoughts on what a good offer would be for this car? Also, feeling a little wary about purchasing a used car with only 1k miles on it, strikes me as though it was either returned for a reason or used as some sort of dealer vehicle. Figured I'd ask on here as I can't seem to find a website that gives prices on used 2012's.
 
project92raddoslc

project92raddoslc

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Are they offering it as a CPO? Might be worth that of you're getting an extra 2 year warranty of out it. I paid around 29800 out the door for my '10 autobahn in April with 9200 miles and CPO. Shop around, you may be able to find a dealer that will do better on a brand new one with better financing options too
 
danielj1

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The first question I would ask is why is there a used 2012 car w/ 1k miles for sale. Its a bit suspicious.
 
darkxghost

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Hmm that is suspicious.. 1.5k is like 1 month. Doubt a dealer would use an autobahn as a dealer car
 
walker

walker

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check the carfax. Any dealer serious about selling the car will get you one for free. In my 'travels' I found a similar deal- 2012 1k miles looked 'new'. But the carfax revealed an incident.

I talked to the dealer and found out that someone backed into the hatch while parked. Supposedly it was just a scratch, but since it was a brand new car the owner made a big deal of it and got the entire hatch door replaced. So it showed up on carfax as a 'major' accident. That was the story anyway. I passed on it.
 
darkxghost

darkxghost

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also, i would just get a new car. 1.6k miles with you being the second owner... if you are making payments anyways, would settle for the safe route. + its YOUR car
 
Zach84

Zach84

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I can't see what state you are in(on tapatalk on my phone), but in FL they sell you the car before you are approved (dumbass law) I saw many cars down there listed as NEW with a decent amount of miles on them. When I questioned one dealer when I was test driving the car why it had 750 miles on it, I was told person X "bought" the car, then didn't get approved for the loan, or interest rate ect so they gave us the car back (which is legal in FL). I asked how long did they have it, was told 2 days. How the hell do you rack up 750 miles in 2 days before actually owning the car! Needless to say I walked away from that car!
 
walker

walker

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^^^ That sounds like a great way to rent a car for free!! Take a nice road trip across the state, then give it back to the dealer. I'd avoid that car too.
 
confuc1ous

confuc1ous

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Zach84 said:
I can't see what state you are in(on tapatalk on my phone), but in FL they sell you the car before you are approved (dumbass law) I saw many cars down there listed as NEW with a decent amount of miles on them. When I questioned one dealer when I was test driving the car why it had 750 miles on it, I was told person X "bought" the car, then didn't get approved for the loan, or interest rate ect so they gave us the car back (which is legal in FL). I asked how long did they have it, was told 2 days. How the hell do you rack up 750 miles in 2 days before actually owning the car! Needless to say I walked away from that car!
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I would have put on my trustee yarmulke and got that price down some.
 
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