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    Effect of emissions scandal on Volkswagen resale value?

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    I am about to purchase a MY16 VW Golf R DSG and I'm concerned about the resale value with the diesel-gate issue. The dealer has already reduced the price by $1400 since the last quote he gave me three weeks ago. Do you foresee any impact to the non-diesel models or to the brand at resale?

    Answered by CarsGuide
    15 October 2015
    Graham Smith

    It's impossible to be definitive, but there's every chance that the VW brand as a whole will be tarnished over this affair and resale values of all models, diesel or not, could slump significantly. The size of the loss will largely depend on what the company does to salvage the situation and restore consumer confidence. If I were buying a VW now I would use it as an opportunity to squeeze a better deal out of the dealer. Your dealer has already dropped the asking price, but I would go harder on the basis that the resale value will suffer.

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