I'm in communication with my dealer, who doesn't seem to have all the answers yet, to see if the math makes sense for a trade in my case.
Are you just worried about the potential resale price of your car, and want to get out now? Honestly curious, as one would think trading in a 2015 model would be a huge depreciation hit.
Not worried about resale, and love the car as it is. I'm just curious to see if I have a "business case" here depending on how VW treats its dealers with TDI trade-ins. I paid 3300$ under msrp in July and only put 3500km so far on the car. Back in July, a Jetta Highline (TSI auto) had 2k$ in incentives and 2k$ in dealer cashback, and I was quoted 24k$ + tx out the door. Now with 6250$ in total incentives, unknown dealer cashback, unknown rebate for skipping the 0% and unknown trade-in conditions, a 2015 Jetta Highline should be priced, at most, at 21,750$ + tx without the dealer dipping in any marging. With a new car priced lower than the trade, there would be no sales tax to pay. The math is interesting, and worth considering.
A trade-up to a 2016 Golf CL+conv. pkg would add nav, stereo upgrade and keyless entry vs my car, but I'd lose the TDI of course.