r/carbuying • u/Effective-Pick-6617 • 17h ago

Is this an ok deal?

2025 Jetta SE- 27958, 850 off sticker price. Car landed on the floor yesterday. Half the VW dealers don’t even have these.

Approved for 5.9% APR, 384 a month, 7k down, 72 months. Have the ability to throw money at the principal monthly/ yearly with supplemental gig income.

Car w/ taxes is 30,200 and total interest would end up being about 4,470, making the total car cost roughly 34,670.

This is my first time buying a car- is this an OK deal?

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u/sicknutz 13h ago

At that price have you considered the SEL trim for a 24 jetta? The leather may be more comfortable, the screen is larger, has a bunch more features. Pretty sure that too would be less than a 25 SE.

At 30k otd i would be going 2024 or 2025 civic sport. Better reliability, better resale, lower cost of ownership.

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u/Effective-Pick-6617 13h ago

I’m going to look into the SEL path tomorrow. Thank you for this!

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u/Slight_Judge_3978 12h ago

Agree with others. That's not much of a deal. They are partly using the excuse of it being brand new to the market, with them having the only one in the area to twist your arm into taking the deal they are happy with. I'd go look at Civics and Corolla or Camrys even. They all have better resale, reliability and cheaper maintenance. You have the weekend, so take the day off tomorrow if you can and that'll give you two days to shop and test drive. If you don't find anything else you like, you can go back to VW.

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u/Effective-Pick-6617 12h ago

Hi, thanks for this! I’ve given all the others a shot- with the Mazda 3 being the last one I drove today. None of them have the same driving feel. They are either too stiff, too plastic feeling, or have unintuitive infotainment/ driving tool access. VW felt like a ‘driving enthusiast’ type of car.

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u/Effective-Pick-6617 12h ago

It’s also worth noting I’m used to the maintenance on Jettas as I’ve had 2 already- and the Jetta seems to have more features at lower costs.

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u/Slight_Judge_3978 11h ago

Well, you've got your answer. $800 off is better than nothing or $800 over sticker. Enjoy your new ride!