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Ever wonder why GTIs and Jettas go for so cheap? Like, what’s the deal—are Volkswagens secretly trash or just criminally underrated? It’s kinda wild ’cause they’re not junk cars, but for some reason, they don’t hold value like others. Is it the maintenance costs, the badge, or just bad resale vibes? Feels like you’re getting a solid ride for way less than it’s worth. So what’s the catch—hidden gem or red flag on wheels?
NateI usually buy some blown up GTI in decent shape for well under a grand and toss an engine in it with new timing and water pump and daily it for awhile then flip it to some kid who will inevitably blow it up again with a pop and bang tune. It’s the circle of life for VW. Love my Audis though.
ArthurNobody does timing belt maintenence and when they break so does your engine
KevinI have made boatloads on VW. Gas at first then 40 or so TDI. I only drive Audis and Porsches for my daily drivers.
Kevinidk I’d personally never buy one. I don’t sell any vehicles I wouldn’t drive myself
RashadI love buying Gti’s. I make really good money on them. I stay away from automatics though. The one auto I had went out
AjaxThere’s a huge number of people that are scared to own a VW because they think they are unreliable/expensive to maintain/complicated to work on. I’ve had multiple people tell me they can work on any car other than a VW, because they think VWs use some completely different system, as if it’s a rotary or something.
So it’s basic supply and demand, when a significant part of the market refuses to own a VW, there is less demand for VWs, therefore they end up not holding value well. Except for certain models which do have higher demand, such as the Golf R.
KennyI wouldn’t ever sell my 92 GTI 16v. Its got 190k, owned it since 99. Been a great car that’s fun, sturdy, full of character. I just change the timing belt at 45k. Been through 3 belts. Regular maintenance. Likes to eat distributors or seals of distributors every 30k ish. A few vacuum leaks. A few fuel pumps.
KylePeople don’t like 10+ year old German cars, with a few exceptions. They’re usually slow sells at best.
I really like the MK7 GTI’s. Once you’re familiar with them they’re very easy to work on, the MK7’s can pull decent money.
DakotaPeople in the comments just don’t know. VW has made some complete garbage, but they have also made really good stuff. The 2.0 na, 2.5 and older 1.8t’s were solid. Specially, the mk6 Jettas are great cars if you buy them with the right engine. And they drive great
PhilliposMe personally, VWs are easy to work on but absolute nightmare when it becomes an electrical issue, barely any information available unless at the dealership, but they’re easy cars to flip imo
ChristianYou simply cannot find a better running engine than the 2.5 5 cylinder. Drive em over 400k… they are great cars
ChristianDepends on the model my guy. I flip mk4 stuff all the time. They have a massive cult following. Just have to figure out which ones people want.
Hayden50k miles on a German car is like 200k on any other car. Unless it’s a good deal, I wouldn’t buy one. I bought a decent 99 VW bug for 100 bucks and sold it for 450. Besides that I don’t recomend them.
BobbyMost you find for dirt cheap either have problems, or are at the mileage when some expensive maintenence/repairs are coming due. By and large they’re actually pretty good vehicles, and aren’t that bad to work on compared to alot of euro cars once you understand how they’re meant to be worked on, but to pay a mechanic to fix one get expensive fast.
MikeThey are cheap to begin with then you add the oil pump problem they have had for years also there reputation for not knowing how to make a automatic. On top of let’s not forget the low emission diesel scam, and it adds up to no lasting value.
RobertWhy would you buy a car for 3k thats costs 5k+ a year to run especialy after insurance my friend recently traded his 04 nissan for a 06 passat and his insurance went from under 100 a month to over 500 a month and he of course took his nissan back
TolanI’m a big fan of them, they’re really not bad to work on you can get them cheap, and the manual ones usually sell same day for me, and if you buy them cheap you can sell them cheap and still get a great return everyone’s happy
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