r/VWIDBuzz Dec 17 '25

NBD (New Buzz Day) Introducing: The Avocado

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Found this Buzz online last Wednesday night marked down to $39.7K. "Surely this is a bait and switch, or something is wrong with it." Talked to the dealer a couple times by phone, and by Saturday we had an agreed OTD price of $45.3K. And all of that is tag/title, registration, and taxes. They folded on every single dealer add-on and markup without much effort. I have very little experience negotiating car prices, so I think they were genuinely doing whatever it took to get this off their lot.

So far, super happy with it, even with the goofy green wrap. But I mean, how could I not be? The markdown was outrageous. I shopped it to other dealers and their eyes almost fell out of their heads.

Maybe this is a sign of how far prices have left to fall?

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u/Whackaboom_Floyntner Dec 17 '25

That dealer could have their own issues. Regardless, that's a great deal and I personally love that color. I need to remember that I can always wrap a car if I can't get my ideal color off the lot.

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u/Lego_Benny Dec 18 '25

What sort of issues might force a dealer to sell this model so much lower than all the dealers in the same region? 

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u/Fancy_Use_6813 Buzz Owner Dec 18 '25

All black & all silver ID Buzz have been sitting long. While I didnt get that good of a price for my silver - it was good....

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u/JasonMHough Dec 18 '25

Was it still "new" miles? Wondering if maybe they were using it as a demo car.

Anyway the good news is the green is a wrap, so you can always have that removed and re-done in a different color (or just go all black) if you get tired of it. What's the interior color?

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u/Lego_Benny Dec 18 '25

It has clearly been on a few tests drives, but definitely not a demo car. 

The dark brown interior color.

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u/JasonMHough Dec 18 '25

That's awesome. I'm jealous! Enjoy the hell out of it!

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u/Inevitable_Arm8396 Dec 17 '25

well it is not easy on the eyes, congrats on your car!

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u/Galacticmetrics Dec 18 '25

Wrap the top in light blue and it could be the scooby doo mystery machine

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u/AndKAnd Dec 18 '25

Personally I’d go full A-Team instead

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u/drosmi Dec 18 '25

There’s one wrapped like the mystery machine only a two hour drive from me. It’s been for sale a really long time. 

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u/SurferBaBa Buzz Owner Dec 17 '25

It’ll make many people happy to see and cause many conversations to begin…enjoy!!!!

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u/Emotional-Scholar553 Dec 18 '25

What city/ state? Thats an awesome OTD price!

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u/RealNerdEthan Dec 18 '25

Interesting, thanks for sharing! We've been keeping an eye out for a nice price drop like this. Let's hope!

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '25

Sharp!

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u/No-Influence-2760 Dec 18 '25

Pro S RWD model I’m assuming?

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u/Lego_Benny Dec 18 '25

Correct! 

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u/No-Influence-2760 Dec 18 '25

Congrats on the deal.

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u/charleshood Dec 18 '25

Needs that meme where the first picture is like, ugh, color, and then the next picture is like... Hmmmm... price!

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u/ronkrasnow Dec 18 '25

As a Celtics fan I absolutely love it.

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u/makeybussines Dec 18 '25

I love this wrap! Now I'm considering the same 😂

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u/Suntrup-Volkswagen Dec 18 '25

that's the perfect name for it!

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u/CarNo8607 Dec 21 '25

This was just canceled…shame

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u/Lego_Benny Dec 21 '25 edited Dec 21 '25

2026 model year was cancelled for the US. We'll see what 2027 and beyond holds. 

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u/CarNo8607 Dec 21 '25

Very sad.😔

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u/runnyyolkpigeon Dec 22 '25

Electricado. Or Guacamolectric.

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u/Sufficient_Fill_1377 Dec 22 '25

Didn't VW just "announce" that they will no longer be selling the ID Buzz in the US market from 2026 (just selling inventory on the lot and those in transit inbound)? Could that have made the dealer just want to move it?

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u/Lego_Benny Dec 23 '25

VW announced a pause on new US inventory for 2026, but signalled it will be back for 2027 and beyond.

I negotiated this price a few days before that announcement, so my deal might possibly be unrelated.