Many of you likely saw our Jetta was recently hit by our neighbor and has been in the body shop for nearly a month. Tomorrow I hope to pick it up. Having said that, we bought this car with the intent of keeping it for 10 years and the thought of a repaint so early on gives me pause when considering long term ownership. The damaged area was relatively small, but the entire quarter panel had to be repainted. In addition to that the rear door, rocker panel and rear bumper had to be blended. I can't help but wonder why as the car is brand new = no paint fade.
Anyway we have all seen repaints that are noticeable, especially in the sun. This would drive us crazy. Not to mention long term ownership where the original paint and repaint will likely fade differently over the years.
So, I did an online CarMax offer and they offered $19,600, which is nearly $2000 more than we paid for it back in December. The thought is to sell and get into a new one. The problem is, inventory is low and dealers don't want to budge on price. I am seeing them listed new at $21,399. The most I have heard a dealer backing off was $500 off asking. That may change in person, I don't know.
What do you all think?
Anyway we have all seen repaints that are noticeable, especially in the sun. This would drive us crazy. Not to mention long term ownership where the original paint and repaint will likely fade differently over the years.
So, I did an online CarMax offer and they offered $19,600, which is nearly $2000 more than we paid for it back in December. The thought is to sell and get into a new one. The problem is, inventory is low and dealers don't want to budge on price. I am seeing them listed new at $21,399. The most I have heard a dealer backing off was $500 off asking. That may change in person, I don't know.
What do you all think?