Golf R Sighted In South Jersey

"Tom McParland" (tommcparland)
05/06/2015 at 13:00 • Filed to: golf R, VW

I get a message from !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! They just got an R w/ DCC. So if any of you Jalops in the NJ/Philly area are looking for one, you can find it at the shore.

DISCUSSION (16)

nermal > Tom McParland
05/06/2015 at 13:07

Is there any markup on it, or are they selling @ MSRP?

Also, why would they park it on the grass?!?!?!

ColoradoTaco > nermal
05/06/2015 at 13:11

probably because the grass is next to the street so passer-bys see it. What’s wrong with parking on grass anyway?

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > nermal
05/06/2015 at 13:41

so people could see it? to test its off road abilities? to annoy you, a random internet poster?

BeaterGT > Tom McParland
05/06/2015 at 14:00

Literally one of the most southern points in NJ, was almost tempted to take a drive and check it out

Tom McParland > nermal
05/06/2015 at 14:02

Dunno about price at the moment.

lamj0590 > Tom McParland
05/06/2015 at 15:27

I was visiting my parents the other weekend and swung by the dealer that my GTI and my father's car was purchased from. (Open Road VW of Bridgewater)

The Golf R on display had a $6,000 mark up bringing it total to $45,910. I took a picture of it and started laughing at all the management that was nearby. And said, good luck finding that idiot!

Justino6969 > nermal
05/06/2015 at 16:40

Gotta test that 4WD yo.

TheTick247 > Tom McParland
05/06/2015 at 17:40

Now will they let anyone breathe on it, let alone test drive it? I’ve read somewhere (here maybe) that the standard VW dealer policy on Golf R test drive is “no friggin’ way. Why? Because fuck you, this a rare car. Buy it or don’t.”

nope > TheTick247
05/06/2015 at 18:31

Funny you say that...a few years ago when we were shopping for my wife’s new car, we pulled up to the local VW dealer to test drive a R (also coincidentally in SJ). We told the salesman what we wanted to do, and without hesitation he went and got the keys to a brand new, just off the trailer R with 3 miles on it. They hadn't even pulled the plastic off the seats and steering wheel yet. We took it on a very fun test drive.

In contrast, what you had described is what we faced at Cherry Hill Subaru, which was just a little down the road. They would not let us test drive a WRX or a BRZ because “people don’t want to buy them with miles on it”. Whatever, we were happy to take our money somewhere else.

Vicente Esteve > Tom McParland
05/06/2015 at 20:11

ohhhhhh nice.

I have a dream of importing one to Mexico, as they haven’t sold the R Golf since the MK4.

ajstelacio > BeaterGT
05/06/2015 at 21:10

come down!

ajstelacio > Tom McParland
05/06/2015 at 21:12

@nermal - I/ we will be super fair and go for MSRP - you already know it’s a rare car - we always try to be fair - we wont try and add the extra dollars for “market adjustment” BUT you have to take me for a drive ;-)

ajstelacio > TheTick247
05/06/2015 at 21:14

Do you want to joyride it or test drive it for an interest because you between this an say an STI? You can drive it with proper credit approval but really - the amount anyone has even read on the car - we all know we don’t need to drive it - if we want it - we KNOW WE WANT IT!

DWFMBA > nermal
05/07/2015 at 12:38

It likes the soft grass under its feet after a long day of hooning

Roody > Tom McParland
05/07/2015 at 12:44

I pass one on my way to work every day. Sexy car, this R is. Would have over an STI any day of the week.

BullittFan_Fords4Life > lamj0590
05/07/2015 at 15:14

All of the ones my dealer group has sold have been for north of MSRP. These were offers made by the prospective buyers to make sure they got one of the few cars being allotted.

When people want a rare, limited availability special like the R, the market determines price. Cheapskates can STFU and wait until they eventually hit the used lots.