[Vwdiesel] A2 diesel pricing

[Gerry Wolfe]

Local respected VW maintenance place I use says that they have frequent 
requests for VW's like mine, and that I could prob'ly get $6000Cdn for my 
baby - 91 Jetta TD - in much better than average condition.

rgds, g.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Kair" <scott3491 at insightbb.com>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 20:55
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] A2 diesel pricing


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> Andrew wrote:
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>>>Just went to the public library and looked over the NADA booklet of
> used-car prices, and they say $1375 retail for a '91 Jetta diesel, $1500 
> for
> a '92--now, that would be within my budget. On the other hand, here's
> someone in Puyallup, WA, who's asking $2K for an '81 A1 Jetta diesel 
> w/273K:
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> http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/93033564.html
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> Is the NADA booklet behind the curve (I hope not!), or is the guy in
> Puyallup asking too much?<<
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> Both the NADA and Kelly Blue Books are available online, and
> area-specific.  IIRC, the url's are www.nadaguides.com  and www.kbb.com.
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> Over the years, prices for used VW Diesels have fluctuated quite a
> bit depending on gasoline prices.  When gas goes up, used VWD's go for
> whatever someone is willing to pay for them.  I paid about $1250 for a '92
> ECO about 3 years ago, when gas was fairly cheap, and recently saw one go 
> on
> Ebay for over $4k- which was in the ballpark for early TDI's 3 years ago.
> Given the current market situation, heeding caveat emptor would be well
> wise, as some owners might be tempted to unload problems at a profit.
> Also, bear in mind that the ECO models came equipped with catalytic
> converters, which the state may or may not be aware of.  This may bear on
> future inspections and conversions, as replacement converters aren't 
> cheap.
> HTH,
> Scott Kair
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