Is it fair?
How your deal compares to what this car actually sells for near you.
Typical price by year — tap a year to pick it
Same generation, different year: a 2016 typically runs $968 less; a 2018 about $1,054 more.
Colour = generation (same body and platform). Black tags mark facelift, new-tech and first or last years.
How did the dealer quote it?
2017 Volkswagen Golf, used · 7th generation
A fair price at 60,000 km is $13,454 to $17,010 (estimated), from 30 similar cars in Ontario this month (5 already sold).
Right in line with the market. You might get a few hundred off, but there is no big overcharge here.
Only 1 2017 Golf listed near 60,000 km, so this is estimated from the nearest listed mileage (75 to 100k km, 3 cars) using how 7th generation Golf prices fall with mileage.
Hi, I am interested in the 2017 Golf listed at $15,995. Comparable ones in Ontario have been selling between $13,454 and $17,010 at this mileage, typically around $15,232. Would you take $15,232? I can come in this week.
469 used Golfs (2012 and newer) in Ontario right now. Here are the 20 most recently listed, each checked against the fair range for its own year and mileage. 2 look like good deals.
Tags use the fair range for the region selected above. Hybrids and plug-ins tend to sit above the all-powertrain range until the powertrain filter is live. Prices as listed by the dealer; no photos, no dealer-paid placement.
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Before you negotiate
- Anything under $13,454 at this mileage is a good deal. Get the history report before you go.
- 5 of the 30 comparable cars sold in the last 30 days, so this range reflects real transactions, not just asking prices.
Confidence: low (estimated, 3 cars at the nearest mileage). Prices are per vehicle; the same car listed at several rooftops is counted once. Sold cars are kept in because a car that sold at a price is evidence about that price.