VW Extended Warranty

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Wed 22 Jun 2005 19:51
VW Extended Warranty - John of Rotherham
My car, a Bora TDI PD 150 sport is coming up to 3 years of age, so I am looking at my options.

I could perhaps get an extended warranty, once VW sorts them out, but worry that it might be money down the drain.

If I go to the bookies I can get a good idea of the chances of getting my money back. poker and roulette the same. but what is the return rate per 100 pounds spent on extended warranties? is it in the public domain? I understand they won't pay for "wear and tear", but who decides this? surely the system relies on the goodwill of the operators, who in order to make money must be giving out less than they are taking.

I feel it might be best to not get the warranty and use a VW specialist garage. the other option is to replace my car with a new one with a new warranty.

My gut feeling is that since my car has been quite healthy and has done only 37,000 miles cheapest to keep, and go without warranty.

has anyone looked into this or faced a similar decision?

thanks

John
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Thu 23 Jun 2005 01:09
VW Extended Warranty - Stuartli
Extended warranties are usually a complete waste of time, whether it's for a car, a TV set or whatever.

Even if you do have to pay out for unexpected repairs occasionally, the overall cost is normally less than the accummulated cost of the extended warranty.

Use your specialist VW outlet for your Bora (I have the 1.6 16v SE model) and forget the warranty.

Just remember, for example, that a very large slice of Dixons' annual profits are down to staff pushing unnecessary warranties to customers as hard as possible. Some of them cost more than the actual product that's been bought.

Most people forget that there will be at least a 12 month manufacturer's warranty and, especially with electronic goods, anything that is going to go wrong will go wrong very early on.
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