[surprisingrice]

I read that dealers are receiving AWD Pros for test rides; since the First Editions are sold-out, it seems like there's no point in dealers keeping FEs for test rides anymore, so they're probably all "for sale" at this point.

I live in Minnesota. It's not major-snow-country, but when I've described the different ID.4 models to non-EV'ers, the RWD FE pretty much gets zero interest. I suspect that most Minnesotans would value ANY all-wheel Pro above the RWD FE.

My guess is that in my market, an FE at the dealer would have to be priced somewhere between the $40k Pro and the $43,675 AWD Pro. I wonder what the local dealers will do? Mark them down to $42k? Or maybe trade them to a dealer in a warm state (maybe trade for a couple Routans, which still sell here in MN, but are like Kryptonite elsewhere).

 

[Nai3t]

It's hard to imagine a demo wouldn't be discounted belo MSRP, but demand will ultimately determine price.

There were a few stories on these boards of dealerships taking possession of I new D.4s from other regions where they weren't selling so quickly. I'd expect that if Twin Cities demand is sufficiently low, these demos might end up on a truck to a budget demand region rather than be sold at a hefty discount.

 

[Lxtruong]

I see First Editions discounted anywhere between $500-$1300 in upstate NY or like, Fargo. I'd expect your demo units will end up around there somewhere, if I had to guess. Any more, and they may make more money just trading it to another dealership.

 

[Fahrer]

My VW dealer has been sitting on the same three 1st Edition ID.4s for some time now. I would like to see what a Pro looks like but I believe that a lot of folks ( including myself) are turned off by the white steering wheel, etc.

 

[ChristophW]

My VW dealer has been sitting on the same three 1st Edition ID.4s for some time now. I would like to see what a Pro looks like but I believe that a lot of folks ( including myself) are turned off by the white steering wheel, etc.

Funny, this weekend I cleaned my white steering wheel (it's actually a very light grey) for the first time after nearly three months of ownership. Looks exactly the same before and after, and no smudges on the microfiber cloth I used either. For the record, I am not a fastidious hand washer, even in these late pandemic times, and my tan wheel in a Volvo some 15 years ago did get very ugly in no time.

 

[jdaytonps54]

I read that dealers are receiving AWD Pros for test rides; since the First Editions are sold-out, it seems like there's no point in dealers keeping FEs for test rides anymore, so they're probably all "for sale" at this point.

I live in Minnesota. It's not major-snow-country, but when I've described the different ID.4 models to non-EV'ers, the RWD FE pretty much gets zero interest. I suspect that most Minnesotans would value ANY all-wheel Pro above the RWD FE.

My guess is that in my market, an FE at the dealer would have to be priced somewhere between the $40k Pro and the $43,675 AWD Pro. I wonder what the local dealers will do? Mark them down to $42k? Or maybe trade them to a dealer in a warm state (maybe trade for a couple Routans, which still sell here in MN, but are like Kryptonite elsewhere).

I've read elsewhere (not sure where at this point) and a dealer's rep confirmed that VW is taking back the FE demos at some point, dealers will not be selling them...

 

[surprisingrice]

I guess they're not demos, but I see several new FE's locally, and they're all listed at MSRP ($45,425). So long as there are no AWDs, those may yet sell at $45k. But the window is closing.

 

[Nai3t]

When a rep says "VW's taking them back" it's not to put them in a museum or scrap them. They'll sell them where they have the greatest value.

I guess they're not demos, but I see several new FE's locally, and they're all listed at MSRP ($45,425). So long as there are no AWDs, those may yet sell at $45k. But the window is closing.

Considering there are markets where dealers are asking $2000 to $5000, a "gently used" 500-drivers demo may still fetch MSRP. (Kinda depends if dealers are really making any traction with those insane markups.)