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I’m picking up a three-year old Polo from a VW dealer soon.
The warranty spiel says “every used Volkswagen comes with the following: Minimum 12 months Volkswagen Warranty against mechanical failure”. This is fair enough, but the dealer needs to pay his bills too and offered me a further two-year warranty for about £350 a year.
For me, a warranty is like health insurance (although maybe not). There will be exclusions, and if you hopefully stay fit and well, you could be forgiven for thinking you’d wasted all that money.
That’s not my question, though. When the dealer offered me the two-year warranty, I asked him five times why I couldn’t just buy it at the end of the existing twelve-month warranty instead. He didn’t answer, so I went home to check this website.
www.volkswagen.co.uk/owners/plans-and-policies/ext...d
“If you have bought a New Volkswagen in the UK or a Volkswagen Approved Used Car you will be written to before your warranty expires and invited to purchase an Extended Warranty.”
This suggests I could buy an extended warranty in twelve months instead. Or maybe my circumstances will change or further research might suggest the warranty has more clauses than a santa convention.
My question is: Why would someone in my shoes buy an extended warranty now? Is it the same policy in 12 month’s time as now? It seems a bit biased in my favour. If the car is perfect over the next 12 months, why bother? If the car is an absolute lemon, an extended warranty might be just the ticket.
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