Used Car of the Day: 2019 Volkswagen Alltrack SEL

Tim Healey
by Tim Healey

Yes, it's wagon time. Oh, and it's a manual!

This probably explains why it's likely to fetch a pretty penny on Bring a Trailer.


We typically don't go out of our way to feature BAT cars, but like with the recent eBay posts, we'll make an exception if it comes to us via our forums.

Like this 2019 Volkswagen Alltrack SEL with a six-speed manual transmission.

The car has almost 60K miles on it and is priced, for now, at $21,000.

It's Tornado Red and has some mods like Bilstein coilovers, an ECU tune, and a IS20 turbo. The car does have some minor cosmetic defects, according to the seller.

Go check it out.

[Images: Seller]

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Tim Healey
Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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  • RHD RHD on Dec 21, 2022

    It looks very clean, it's a manual wagon... but it's a modified $21,000 Volkswagen, and the original parts are about to hit the fan. Someone is in for a series of headaches (which is probably why it's for sale now at only 3 years of age).

    • Bevis Bevis on Dec 21, 2022

      Nah they would sell it now because they are still turning a profit. These were discounted at the end of their 2019 year as the model was discontinued in USA. Why not drive for 3 years and sell it at the same cost you bought it for when it's still an option. I got mine for 27k new at end of 2019 when a year earlier the car was selling for high 30s fully equipped.


  • MaintenanceCosts MaintenanceCosts on Dec 21, 2022

    This went for $32,500 plus auction fees. Just unreal.

    • Bevis Bevis on Dec 21, 2022

      It's a diy golf R wagon with a manual. Easy sell.


  • 2ACL Going left field. A definite for me is the MG ZT260 5MT, followed closely by a BA or BF FV6 Typhoon. I'm also still intrigued by the third-generation Renault Laguna V6 DCI coupe and the second-generation Citroen C5 V6 HDI despite their respective brand baggage. . .
  • SCE to AUX The ad seems honest enough, but that car is heading toward scrap value. It's worth $1500, and then you'll spend another $3000 to get it back in semi-decent shape. And then something else will fail on it. In 3 years this will be a Junkyard Find.
  • ScarecrowRepair Around about the time Ford had the slogan "Quality is Job Number 1", the computer company I worked at decided they needed a new slogan (10 years after a merger) and ask for employee ideas. We suggested "Quality is Job Number Zero" and they didn't appreciate it. Here, Honda, a lightly tested completely unused slogan for your new line, free(!) of charge(!).
  • Oberkanone Never again VW. Never. Unreliable, expensive parts, expensive maintenance. Porsche is the only German worth owning.
  • Varezhka Why is that man's head touching the ceiling of a car that's about "space"?
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