How much should I pay... Tiguan pricing.

[uqeus]

We just bought our tig.

Tiguan 125tsi 6 speed manual candy white.

no options

$34900 drive away.

was quite happy with the pricing in the end.

Thank you to some of the members on here for their help as well.

[Sanman]

Now that's what I like to see - the best value is always the base model. The options give the car company the profit.
Not that the Tiguan base model is very "base" - alloys, leather wheel, steering wheel controls, 6 airbags, anti-slew, traction control. And German built.Nice.

[jimbomort]

We just bought our tig.

Tiguan 125tsi 6 speed manual candy white.

no options $34900 drive away.

thats great, you have probably paid one of the lowest prices paid

enjoy it, you'll love it and if the performance of the standard 125 is not quite enough (though it is more hands down than any of the other standard small SUVs) then you can always go the APR chip

[Sharkie]

Yep, base model is by far the best value .... all those options count for nothing (well almost nothing) come trade-in time ....

[suparockin]

Yep, base model is by far the best value .... all those options count for nothing (well almost nothing) come trade-in time ....

Serious question - do you really buy a car thinking about the trade in value? That's a fairly cold way of purchasing a car.

The definition of 'value' is relative worth or merit, so you can pay for all those extras and if they are of relative merit or worth to you then they are good value.

I wouldn't have bought a Tiguan if I missed out on leather/sat nav/sunroof and the performance of the 147.

[Sharkie]

Serious question - do you really buy a car thinking about the trade in value? That's a fairly cold way of purchasing a car.

The definition of 'value' is relative worth or merit, so you can pay for all those extras and if they are of relative merit or worth to you then they are good value.

I wouldn't have bought a Tiguan if I missed out on leather/sat nav/sunroof and the performance of the 147.

I rarely keep a car longer than 3 years and at any point in time have at least 3 .... so to me trade-in (resale) value is important. You end up losing big $$$ if you don't consider it. On average I buy 1 new car a year ..... and have done so for the last 15yrs ....

If you spend $20K on options, you'd be lucky to get $2K back come trade time.

Also the 147's performance is identical to the 125 manual's so there is no extra value in that. Chip them both and the manual is by far the quickest.

Base 147 IMO is the best value (if you can live with an auto .... and I can't .... ) as it has some really nice std features in it. Speccing up a 125 to the same level means you've lost $10K the moment you drive it off the showroom floor. Base 125 is close 2nd best value .....

[jb747]

I rarely keep a car longer than 3 years and at any point in time have at least 3 .... so to me trade-in (resale) value is important. You end up losing big $$$ if you don't consider it. On average I buy 1 new car a year ..... and have done so for the last 15yrs ....

I'm not quite as bad, though not far off it, with 11 over the past 15 years.

If you spend $20K on options, you'd be lucky to get $2K back come trade time.

You're quite right. Unfortunately, that's sometimes the only way to actually get what you want.

Also the 147's performance is identical to the 125 manual's so there is no extra value in that. Chip them both and the manual is by far the quickest.

Base 147 IMO is the best value (if you can live with an auto .... and I can't .... ) as it has some really nice std features in it. Speccing up a 125 to the same level means you've lost $10K the moment you drive it off the showroom floor. Base 125 is close 2nd best value .....

Just made that very decision. Whilst I would rather have bought a 147, I simply cannot live with that gearbox. A DSG I'd have in an instant, but not an old style auto. In our test drives, it seemed to sap all of the will out of the engine. So, to get a manual, we have to use a 125 as the start point.

The offset to the depreciation issue is simply to keep them longer, or at least to keep them in the family.

[team_v]

We just bought our tig.

Tiguan 125tsi 6 speed manual candy white.

no options

$34900 drive away.

was quite happy with the pricing in the end.

Thank you to some of the members on here for their help as well.

Which dealer was this from?
I am looking at the exact same spec and the cheapest I could find was 38K
Nice discount.

[msp]

I've just put a deposit for:

125TSI Auto Reflex Silver

Metallic
Leather
Comfort Pack
Fog Lights
Media Interface

$42, 000 drive away.

Delivery is expected to be at the end of January or mid January if I choose Mountain Grey instead of Reflex Silver.

The dealer says the car is built in November 2009 but the model year is 2010 (MY10). Should I wait or ask for a 2010 built ?

In regards to resale value, is there any difference between the two ?

Thanks.
Mark

[Transporter]

If you wait for 2010-build car, you could be waiting till May or even longer. As per the colour choice I would go for mountain grey (probably more in fashion). Resale value should not be much different between 2010 build and model 2010.