My 95 EVC was a VW of America repurchase vehicle. The EVC was from So.
California and was repurchased by VW in March of 1998 with 37,000 miles. I
purchased the van in May 1998. The reason given was problems with the
camping equipment and the power windows. It was my experience that VW has
extensive paperwork on a vehicle that it repurchases. The dealer I
purchased it from provided me with all the documentation: Why it was
repurchased and what work VW had done on the van. The van also came with a
12 month 12,000 mile warranty. We now have 68,000 miles on the EVC and have
had no major problems. Our experience with the camping equipment has been
similar to others on the list. If the salesman story is a repurchase he
should be able to provide some documentation for you.
Kevin
Scottsdale, AZ
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-----Original Message-----
From: Curt Elsbernd [SMTP:curte@...]
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 1999 6:46 AM
To: ev_update@...
Subject: [ev_update] VWofA repurchase EVC?
After months of looking for a EVC, I've finally found one, but there's a
catch, and
it's a pretty big catch. The vehicle is a 99 with only 1000 miles on it.
It is
essentially new. The plastic is still on the splash guard over the
burners and it
appears that the fridge has never been used.
Here's the catch. It was repurchased by VW of America from the original
owner.
I've gotten a couple of different stories from the salesman. One is that
the owner
was in the military (the vehicle does have a military sticker) and was
transfered
out of the country. The other is that the owner didn't like some squeaks
and
didn't like some chipped paint.
I have problems with both of these arguments. I grew up in the military,
and I've
never heard of someone buying a car back becase of a transfer. It's a
valid reason
for breaking an apartment lease, but not for returning a car. For the
second
reason, VWof A must be pretty kind-hearted to buy back a vehicle for
squeaks and
chipped paint. I really don't see it.
I told the salesman that I was interested if the buyback was not done
because of
something major -- like the engine falling out. He assures me that it
wasn't, but
I don't think that I'm getting a straight story from them.
Here are my questions. Is this worth pursuing? Has anyone else been
involved in a
repurchase? Does anyone know who regulates car sales in California?
Maybe there's
some sort of full disclosure law I don't know about.
This looks pretty good to me. I ought to be able to pick up a new EVC at
a
substantial discount, but the repurchase is a bit scary.
Curt
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