Used Car of the Day: 2020 Volkswagen GTI
Today's UCOTD is a 2020 Volkswagen GTI that is "tastefully" modified.
There's 36K ticks and then some on the odometer, and this one has an automatic transmission instead of our preferred manual. It's an S trim.
The mods include an ECU upgrade, rear sway bar, interior body brace, Rockford Fosgate audio, and a whole host of cosmetic/appearance changes.
Apparently the car is in mostly good cosmetic condition, save for some minor chips and such from being driven.
Check it out here, it's for sale near San Diego for $26,000.
[Images: Seller]
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Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.
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I get emails from Carfax telling me my '18 GTI SE is worth $18-19K. Same mileage as this car, no mods, manual, and will probably be under factory warranty longer than this car ('18s came with 6 years, '20s with 4 years). The only year available with the plaid/sunroof combo in the US. Something is off with one of these prices.
A 2020 GTI will likely be pretty reliable. I have a '16 that's been rock solid since I bought it 8 years ago. The three other people I know with MK7s have had similar experiences.
Driving dynamics of the MK8 are supposedly a solid improvement, but I could not stomach the interior, nor the price inflation between generations.
The asking price is actually not terrible for a dealer trade in. These would retail between $23 - $26k on a lot, and likely be taken in for between $19-$21. Private party is a slightly different story.