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Prices, MSRP, Invoice, etc.

Info

• Base invoice: $20,153
  Base MSRP: $21,990
  http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2397717
  

• MSRP and invoice prices for 2006 MkV GTI and options:

	MSRP	Invoice
6M	21,990	20,240
DSG	23,065	21,313
Destination charge	630	630
Package 1	1,370	1,252
Package 2	3,160	2,887
Floor Mats (Monster Mats: front driver & passenger mats w/ red "GTI"; hatch liner w/ Velcro "cargo dividers"	185	145
Navigation System, DVD-based	1,800	1,589
Radio, w/ Sirius or XM	375	331
Wheels, 18" Hufweisen w/ 225/40YR18	750	663

• Screen capture of invoice for 2006 MkV GTI w/ DSG and w/ 6M, from "Invoice / MSRP Prices listed here" on golfmkv.com:
  

• "Full Golf MKV GTI Pricing Information / Specifications (US and Canada)", at golfmkv.com forums
  

• "Golf MKV OEM Accessories / Merchandise": scan of VW OEM accessories brochure and scan of price list, golfmkv.com

• Commission for a car salesman is usually 20-25% of the car's profit. [vwvortex]

• New car delivery checklist

Actual Deals

• Note that price does not include $630 destination charge.

Date	Link	Price	Amt over invoice	Spec	Location	Notes
Mar 30, 2006?	[vwvortex]	25,000	580	2006, Candy White, pkg 2, 6M, 18" Hufweisen	Horsham, PA	"I know for a fact that they made about 4% profit on my sale."
Mar 29, 2006	[vwvortex]	23,000	?	2006, Candy White, pkg 2, 6M, 18" Hufweisen	Columbia, MD?	"I really really think that the dealership messed up badly"
Mar ?, 2006	[vwvortex]	23,000	?	2006	Norton, MA?	"I paid $250 over invoice, then got the $500 owner loyalty."
Mar 09, 2006	[vwvortex]	25,200	?	2006, pkg 2, 18" Hufweisen, 6M	Doylestown, PA
Mar 09, 2006?	[vwvortex]	20,540	+300	2006, pkg 0, 6M	Santa Maria Community VW, Santa Maria, CA
Mar 04, 2006	[vwvortex]	20,925	+608	2006, pkg 0, 6M, Monster mats	Hewlett VW, Austin, TX	$1142 off of MSRP
Feb 20, 2006	[vwvortex]	23,870	+311	2006, pkg 1, 18" Hufweisen, DSG, Sirius		"$24,500 before taxes and documentation (sticker $25,300?); total: $26,857.46"
Feb 20, 2006	[vwvortex]	22,765	+200	2006, United Gray, pkg 1, DSG	South Carolina
Feb 16, 2006	[vwvortex]	21,829	0	2006, United Gray, pkg 1, navigation		"at invoice, with trade-in: $8433 for 2001 GTI: cold weather pkg and cd changer, dent on bumper"
Feb 16, 2006	[vwvortex]	24,000		pkg 0, DSG	Portland, OR?
Feb? 2006	[vwvortex]	?	0	2006, pkg 2	Manch, NH
Jan 31, 2006	[vwvortex]	21,537	+500	2006, pkg 0, 6M, Reflex Silver	Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 16, 2006	[vwvortex]	?	-100	2006	Nowhere, NY
?	[vwvortex]	24,900	+700	2006, pkg 1 w/ DVD, navigation, 18" Hufeisen	Rockville, MD	down from $26,000; 20+ dealers in area!

Specs, Info

• 2006 US GTI Specifications (PDF)

• 2006 GTI Order Guide (PDF)

• 2007 Canadian MkV GTI specs, 2-door and 4-door

• "2006 US SPEC GTI INFORMATION THREAD" [vwvortex]
  
• Weight of GTI [vwvortex]: 6-speed, 1/2 tank of gas: 3141 lbs.
  
• German GTI brochure (PDF): lots of pics, but is in German.

• Pics of pages of GTI Accessories Book [vwvortex]:
  

Road tests

• "First Drive: North American GTI" [vwvortex]
  
• [mkvgti_library/road_tests/caranddriver.com_test/ caranddriver.com Road Test]
  
• EVO magazine comparo: Mk GTI vs Ford Focus ST
  Also here: File:Evo gti.pdf)