Can I expect a goodwill contribution on a five year old car?
A friend has an Audi A3 1.9tdi with full service history. She is second owner, it was an HSBC company car first.
The cylinder head has cracked with no overheating history. Would there be any point in trying to get Audi to contribute to costs? It's an 07-plate with more than 100,000 miles.
The cylinder head has cracked with no overheating history. Would there be any point in trying to get Audi to contribute to costs? It's an 07-plate with more than 100,000 miles.
Asked on 18 March 2012 by gixerlad
Answered by
Honest John
Worth asking, but it is quite a big ask. The car is 5 years old with over 100k miles. Might get a result if the car has always been Audi maintained. Won't if it hasn't been.
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