YACT- Fair price for a tricked out 2001 VW Jetta?

[minendo]

Originally posted by: guapo337

Originally posted by: SammyBoy
my mechanic gave me the green light and I got to drive it hard....

I'll officially be a dubber sometime next week.

Can I get a YAY?

Haha. You're a bit too excited. From my experience, VWs suck.
Our bug dropped it's tranny at under 100k miles. Quality, eh?

Yet there are hundreds of VWs still on the road from the 60's and 70's.

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: halik

Originally posted by: Xiety
Don't get it. Mods = Shorter life for the car... only get it if he is giving away all the stock parts as well!!!!!!! And get is checked by at least 2 independent, good mechanics. Don't go wrong dude!

what ? dude if you know nothing on the topic, keep your mouth shut... im sure aftermarket shocks and springs shorten the life of a car

you are frickin dumb moron, you know an apr stage 3 turbo wont be left in there much if you dont know exactly how to use it. and just to let you know, i am talking through experience, i have far more mods than most people, probably including you, so stfu about suspensions and etc.

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: Vic
It's a very nice looking car with great mods, but I thought it was more well-known that mods decrease the value of a car, not increase it. And before halik flames me like he flamed Xiety, he might want to learn more about this himself, maybe by talking to car dealers or professional car buyers.
Why do mods decrease the resale value of a car? A few reasons: (1) it greatly reduces the number of prospective buyers because most car buyers are not interested in a modded car, (2) the public perception is that mods reduce the long-term reliability of a car (which is mostly accurate) and it is the perceived reliability of a car that most influences its resale value, and (3) the public perception is that modded cars were previously owned by younger drivers who probably raced and/or thrashed the car.
Most car modders know that in order to acheive the best resale value on their car, the best thing to do is to remove the mods and sell them separately, and return the car back to stock for sale.

edit: how many miles on it?

thanks for the support man, most people are not aware of the pressure that a stage 3 turbo kit puts on the engine. besides, as you mentioned, only a rich daddy's spoiled kid would pay more to a modified car.

 

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Originally posted by: guapo337

Originally posted by: SammyBoy
my mechanic gave me the green light and I got to drive it hard....

I'll officially be a dubber sometime next week.

Can I get a YAY?

Haha. You're a bit too excited. From my experience, VWs suck.
Our bug dropped it's tranny at under 100k miles. Quality, eh?

Way to go and try and spoil his fun!

 

[Nutdotnet]

Well, if I don't buy it the car gets repo'd and my grandfather gets screwed.

Sorry, I would have to disagree about modifications reducing the value of the car. Yes, less people may be interested, but there is a small niche of people who know what each mod is worth , etc..etc...hell go look at www.vwvortex.com.

Anyway, I don't know what I want to do. I am going to talk to my brother tonight about it, I am leaning toward no (because I know he won't go below 5k in his pocket). But it is really going to screw over my grandfather. I keep thinking that I could take that same 22k and get a really nice, near-new truck. I don't want to buy this car and take a loss on it if I decide to sell it in a month or so.

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: Nutdotnet
Well, if I don't buy it the car gets repo'd and my grandfather gets screwed.

Sorry, I would have to disagree about modifications reducing the value of the car. Yes, less people may be interested, but there is a small niche of people who know what each mod is worth , etc..etc...hell go look at www.vwvortex.com.

Anyway, I don't know what I want to do. I am going to talk to my brother tonight about it, I am leaning toward no (because I know he won't go below 5k in his pocket). But it is really going to screw over my grandfather. I keep thinking that I could take that same 22k and get a really nice, near-new truck. I don't want to buy this car and take a loss on it if I decide to sell it in a month or so.

You might want to look at other forums than just vwvortex.

As for your brother, if he is so willing to screw over your grandfather will his financial mismanagement, then I think he deserves a good asskickin', but that's none of my business...

What I personally suggest is that you point out to your brother than he gets nothing, not one thin dime, when the car gets repo'ed. You, on the other hand, could take that $22k and buy a brand-new Jetta.

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: Nutdotnet
Well, if I don't buy it the car gets repo'd and my grandfather gets screwed.

Sorry, I would have to disagree about modifications reducing the value of the car. Yes, less people may be interested, but there is a small niche of people who know what each mod is worth , etc..etc...hell go look at www.vwvortex.com.

Anyway, I don't know what I want to do. I am going to talk to my brother tonight about it, I am leaning toward no (because I know he won't go below 5k in his pocket). But it is really going to screw over my grandfather. I keep thinking that I could take that same 22k and get a really nice, near-new truck. I don't want to buy this car and take a loss on it if I decide to sell it in a month or so.

sorry, i would i have to disagree with you then. people that value mods will most likely mod their cars, they won't buy it moded. and as for vwvortex, most people there will call badgeless grills, headlight eyelids, smoked taillights, huge ass wings, and windows tints as modifying. probably only about %10 over there mod their cars properly and not for show, for improvement in performance/handling. sorry but this is the truth.

and for your decision, i think you are doing the right thing. dropping 22k on that car is (excuse me) nothing but stupidity.

 

[Turkish]

Btw, here is my mod list on my Audi A4:

GIAC Stage 1
Motorwerks Shortshift
Neuspeed Swaybar
AWE B5 Drive Train Stabilizer
Vortrag Hyperco Springs
Bilstein/Neuspeed Sport Shocks

Wheels: BBS RK 17's.
Tires: Sumitumo HTRZII

Interior:

Schroth 4 point harness
A-Pillar boost gauge
Audisport floormats

Exterior:

Kamei Sport Mesh Grill
European City Headlights

Sound:

Kenwood something cd player
2 x Pioneer 12' subs
Rockford amp for the sub
2 coustic amps for the speakers
Rockford crossover


and some pictures:
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anyways, good luck with your car hunt.

 

[SammyBoy]

Originally posted by: Kilgor

Can I get a YAY?

I'll give you a YAY if you didn't pay $22,000 for it.

get your thread starter/ thread contributer right stoopid head! I just happen to be a VW fan and happen to be buying a VW this week JUST like the guy who started the thread. I see nothing in common between myself and the thread starter so I find your comment rude and out of place.

I'm paying 4400

 

[SammyBoy]

Originally posted by: guapo337

Originally posted by: SammyBoy
my mechanic gave me the green light and I got to drive it hard....

I'll officially be a dubber sometime next week.

Can I get a YAY?

Haha. You're a bit too excited. From my experience, VWs suck.
Our bug dropped it's tranny at under 100k miles. Quality, eh?

new bug or old bug? New bug...Serves you right for buying one. HAH in your face. VW's have 100k powertrain warrantee for original owner too.

Old bug......uhhh, they're old. you coulda found a parts bug for a couple hundred with a decent tranny I'm sure.