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2008 Volkswagen GLI

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Specification	SE, SEL, Wolfsburg Edition 3VWRM71K-8	S 3VWJM71K-8	SE, SEL, Wolfsburg Edition 3VWRJ71K-8	GLI 3VWFJ81K-8	S 3VWHM31K-8	S 3VWJM81K-8	S · FWD 3VWJV71K-8	S 3VWJJ31K-8	SE, SEL, Wolfsburg Edition 3VWRZ71K-S	GLI 3VWFA81K-8	GLI 3VWBJ71K-8	2.5L 3VWGM71K-8	SE, SEL, Wolfsburg Edition 3VWRM81K-8	Trim not recorded 3VWTK69M-8	S 3VWJ271K-8	GLI 3VWDA71K-8	SE, SEL, Wolfsburg Edition 3VWRJ31K-8	SE, SEL, Wolfsburg Edition 3VWRA71K-8	SE, SEL, Wolfsburg Edition 3VWRJ81K-8	SE, SEL, Wolfsburg Edition 3VWRMF1K-8	SE, SEL, Wolfsburg Edition 3VWRZ71K-8	2.5L 3VWGM31K-8	S 3VWHM81K-8	SE, SEL, Wolfsburg Edition 3VWRM31K-8	GLI 3VWDJ31K-8	GLI 3VWFJ71K-8	Trim not recorded 3VWTK49M-8	2.5L 3VWGM81K-8	S 3VWHZ71K-8	SE, SEL, Wolfsburg Edition 3VWRZ81K-8	S 3VWHM71K-8	GLI 3VWFA71K-8	Trim not recorded 2869M71K-8	S 3VWJM31K-8	GLI 3VWBA71K-8	GLI 3VWDJ81K-8	Trim not recorded 3VWTK29M-8	GLI 3VWFJ31K-8	GLI 3VWDJ71K-8
Engine	2.5L 5-cyl	2.5L 5-cyl	2L 4-cyl	2L 4-cyl	2.5L 5-cyl	2.5L 5-cyl	Not recorded	2L 4-cyl	2.5L 5-cyl	2L 4-cyl	2L 4-cyl	Not recorded	2.5L 5-cyl	Not recorded	Not recorded	2L 4-cyl	2L 4-cyl	2L 4-cyl	2L 4-cyl	2.5L 5-cyl	2.5L 5-cyl	Not recorded	2.5L 5-cyl	2.5L 5-cyl	2L 4-cyl	2L 4-cyl	Not recorded	Not recorded	2.5L 5-cyl	2.5L 5-cyl	2.5L 5-cyl	2L 4-cyl	Not recorded	2.5L 5-cyl	2L 4-cyl	2L 4-cyl	Not recorded	2L 4-cyl	2L 4-cyl
Power	170 hp	170 hp	200 hp	200 hp	170 hp	170 hp	Not recorded	200 hp	170 hp	200 hp	200 hp	Not recorded	170 hp	Not recorded	Not recorded	200 hp	200 hp	200 hp	200 hp	170 hp	170 hp	Not recorded	170 hp	170 hp	200 hp	200 hp	Not recorded	Not recorded	170 hp	170 hp	170 hp	200 hp	Not recorded	170 hp	200 hp	200 hp	Not recorded	200 hp	200 hp
Drivetrain	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Front-wheel drive	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Fuel	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	GAS	Gasoline	GAS	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	GAS	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	GAS	GAS	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Not recorded	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	GAS	Gasoline	Gasoline
Body	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Not recorded	Sedan	Not recorded	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Not recorded	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Not recorded	Not recorded	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Not recorded	Sedan	Sedan	Sedan	Not recorded	Sedan	Sedan
Doors	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	Not recorded	4-door	Not recorded	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	Not recorded	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	Not recorded	Not recorded	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	Not recorded	4-door	4-door	4-door	Not recorded	4-door	4-door
Median asking price	$3,500	$4,994	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	$6,123	Not recorded	Not recorded	$4,800	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Price observations	20	11	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	7	Not recorded	Not recorded	27	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Price sample updated	Nov 1, 2026	Nov 1, 2026	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Nov 1, 2026	Not recorded	Not recorded	Nov 1, 2026	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded

Missing data does not mean a feature is absent. Prices are advertised asking prices for each pattern’s own sample, not completed sale prices or a trim-wide average.

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Grouped by recorded trim, with engine and drive variants underneath. Open a variant to see every source pattern.

2008 GLI

2.5L

3 VIN patterns

Engine not recorded · GAS · Drive not recorded 3 patterns · View specs

3VWGM71K-8 → 2 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

3VWGM31K-8 → 5 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

3VWGM81K-8 → 2 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2008 GLI

GLI

11 VIN patterns

2L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 11 patterns · View specs

3VWFJ81K-8 → 9 VINs in our data

200 hp · Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

3VWFA81K-8 → 1 VINs in our data

200 hp · Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

3VWBJ71K-8 → 54 VINs in our data

200 hp · Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

3VWDA71K-8 → 12 VINs in our data

200 hp · Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

3VWDJ31K-8 → 1 VINs in our data

200 hp · Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

3VWFJ71K-8 → 73 VINs in our data

200 hp · Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

3VWFA71K-8 → 3 VINs in our data

200 hp · Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

3VWBA71K-8 → 8 VINs in our data

200 hp · Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

3VWDJ81K-8 → 2 VINs in our data

200 hp · Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

3VWFJ31K-8 → 1 VINs in our data

200 hp · Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

3VWDJ71K-8 → 119 VINs in our data

200 hp · Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

2008 GLI

S

10 VIN patterns

2.5L 5-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 7 patterns · View specs

3VWHM31K-8 → 1 VINs in our data

170 hp · Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

3VWJM81K-8 → 3 VINs in our data

170 hp · Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

3VWHM81K-8 → 2 VINs in our data

170 hp · Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

3VWJM71K-8 → 1,749 VINs in our data

170 hp · Sedan

$4,994 median asking price

11 price observations · Updated Nov 1, 2026

3VWHZ71K-8 → 34 VINs in our data

170 hp · Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

3VWHM71K-8 → 190 VINs in our data

170 hp · Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

3VWJM31K-8 → 17 VINs in our data

170 hp · Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

3VWJJ31K-8 → 1 VINs in our data

200 hp · Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

Engine not recorded · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

3VWJ271K-8 → 1 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

Engine not recorded · Gasoline · Front-wheel drive 1 pattern · View specs

3VWJV71K-8 → 1 VINs in our data

Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2008 GLI

SE, SEL, Wolfsburg Edition

11 VIN patterns

2.5L 5-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 7 patterns · View specs

3VWRZ71K-S → 1 VINs in our data

170 hp · Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

3VWRM81K-8 → 95 VINs in our data

170 hp · Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

3VWRMF1K-8 → 1 VINs in our data

170 hp · Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

3VWRZ71K-8 → 2,722 VINs in our data

170 hp · Sedan

$4,800 median asking price

27 price observations · Updated Nov 1, 2026

3VWRM31K-8 → 6 VINs in our data

170 hp · Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

3VWRZ81K-8 → 93 VINs in our data

170 hp · Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

3VWRM71K-8 → 4,550 VINs in our data

170 hp · Sedan

$3,500 median asking price

20 price observations · Updated Nov 1, 2026

2L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 4 patterns · View specs

3VWRJ31K-8 → 3 VINs in our data

200 hp · Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

3VWRA71K-8 → 372 VINs in our data

200 hp · Sedan

$6,123 median asking price

7 price observations · Updated Nov 1, 2026

3VWRJ81K-8 → 17 VINs in our data

200 hp · Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

3VWRJ71K-8 → 1,184 VINs in our data

200 hp · Sedan

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

2008 GLI

Trim not recorded

4 VIN patterns

Engine not recorded · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

2869M71K-8 → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

Engine not recorded · GAS · Drive not recorded 3 patterns · View specs

3VWTK69M-8 → 12 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

3VWTK49M-8 → 35 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

3VWTK29M-8 → 5 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

Source: manufacturer specifications decoded through NHTSA vPIC, alongside VIN and listing records in our dataset. Trim groups are for browsing; shared labels do not establish identical equipment. Confirm options on the specific vehicle.

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