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Shopping for a New VW on Our Website

We've added so many intuitive new features to our redesigned website, we thought we would tell you about some of our favorites.

You may have noticed a few things look a little different around here! We recently launched a completely redesigned website, and much like when you rearrange your furniture at home, it might take a little getting used to. We know you’re going to get so much more out of this new site, and we just wanted to be sure to point out a few of the key new features we’ve added to make the car shopping process a lot easier. You can start Shopping for a New VW on our Website today.

Right from our home page all our models are now displayed in the modern online shopping style of which we’ve all become accustomed, allowing you to easily and immediately browse through everything we offer. We believe there’s no reason why shopping for a car should feel any different than shopping for anything else, so we made our site to reflect that. Whether you’re shopping from your computer, your tablet, or your phone, we made the process about as easy as it is to shop for a new pair of shoes.

Clicking on any of the models displayed on the homepage will take you directly to the inventory we currently have on hand, so you can compare the individual vehicles we have right here on our lot or in our showroom. Pricing and every available feature that is specific to that particular model is right there in great detail. Right from the individual model inventory pages you can calculate your monthly payments, make an offer on that specific car, value your current trade-in, and so much more.

Our new car inventory is now easier to browse, as well. A focus on intuitive ease of use guided the design of our new inventory pages, with you in mind. If you’ve made it to our site, you are in shopping mode and you want answers to questions about specific cars. You want to virtually walk our lot and narrow down your choices, and we believe we’ve made that possible now. More than ever before, our new inventory page allows customers to narrow down every car on our lot based on any number of parameters, from make and model all the way down to engine type, transmission configuration, and exterior color.

Our website still has a Volkswagen Showroom, but the new and improved showroom is simplified and focused on the basics so you can get pick the models that speak to you. From the VW Showroom, you can get down to business by comparing features and trim levels, checking out photos, and going a little more in depth with your research. It’s a one-stop-shop for the car buyer who wants to know exactly what they’re getting.

When redesigning our site, we decided to address the fact that not everyone likes to show up unannounced to dealerships. Moreover, we appreciate that sometimes you only have a very limited amount of time to pop in for a test drive. So we developed a very simple form on our site for anyone to schedule a test drive. If a specific model catches your eye, let us know and we will have it gassed up and waiting for you to take it out for a spin the moment you arrive.

Even if Volkswagen is proving not to be the best match for you, we are part of a much larger network of dealers. For decades we have been helping people find the exact vehicle that is right for them, VW or not. So if you’re looking for a specific vehicle that you have yet to be able to track down, you can let us know online with our new, easy Car Finder tool.

We did our best to transform our site into a real shopping tool for you. We wanted this site to be useful and simple. We wanted it to make sense and help you. We think it does a pretty good job in doing that. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us directly. And if you hadn’t yet noticed, we made that easier, too!

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