Sell your VW – from Polo to Touareg

That depends on the model, model year, mileage, engine, drive, trim level and condition – a Golf Trend with a manual gearbox is valued differently from a Golf R-Line with DSG. A reliable figure is therefore only possible with your data: in the form, you get an initial offer, and after the photos and the vehicle registration document, the firm one. The guide What determines a used car’s value explains how the individual factors work.

Yes. Just under half of all VWs in Switzerland are ten years old or older, so such cars are part of everyday life. We also buy VWs with high mileage, an expired MFK, accident damage, gearbox damage or engine damage. Describe the condition in the form as it is, and it will already be taken into account in the firm offer. Your VW doesn’t have to be roadworthy for this. We plan the handover with you once you have said yes to the offer.

Yes, but not on your own. If the contract is with AMAG Leasing, the car remains its property for the entire term according to its general leasing terms. Contracts subject to the Consumer Credit Act can be terminated in writing with at least 30 days’ notice to the end of any three-month leasing period; the installments are then recalculated retroactively according to the table in the contract. So what matters is whether our offer is above the amount the leasing company still demands. The page Sell a leased car describes the process.

Yes. In the warranty terms published by Volkswagen Schweiz, the warrantor expressly agrees to the new purchaser taking over the warranty agreement. The new purchaser can assert the rights to the extent that they exist at the time of the sale. The new-car warranty runs for two years from the first delivery or first registration and requires that the services were carried out as specified. So tell us the date of first registration and whether there is a Garantie+.

With an electric VW, almost everything revolves around it. Volkswagen gives a warranty on the high-voltage battery of eight years or 160’000 kilometers, whichever comes first. For the fully electric models, a usable energy content of less than 70 percent of the original value, measured by a service partner, counts as excessive loss. If it falls below this, the battery must be repaired so that, depending on age and mileage, at least 70 to 78 percent is reached again. This warranty also passes to the buyer. More on this in the guide Selling an electric car.

The exact designation, because different cars are behind it. R-Line is a trim level with a sporty look that is available with several engines. GTI, GTE and R are variants in their own right: the GTI as a sporty gasoline model, the GTE as a plug-in hybrid, the R as the most powerful model with 4MOTION all-wheel drive. Also note in the form whether the wheels, suspension or exhaust were modified afterwards and whether these modifications are entered in the vehicle registration document. If you still have the original parts, hand them over at the handover.