[Vwdiesel] Re: [Diesel Volkswagen Club] bought a new Golf TDI

[Anthony Kimmell]

> like my friend
> who bought one when he got a new Dodge Caravan and his transmission > went
out
> TWICE (first time at 40K miles, right after the 36 K mile warranty
> expired, then the rebuild failed 20 K miles later and they put a brand new
> one in that had been engineered the correct way.


LOL... was he surprised that he bought a Dodge and the tranny went out?  No
Dodge transmission in history has ever been engineered the correct way...
;-)

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Tony Kimmell
Bloomington, IL


----- Original Message -----
From: "Nate Wall" <nwall at opei.org>
To: <dieselvolkswagenclub at yahoogroups.com>; <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 7:55 AM
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Re: [Diesel Volkswagen Club] bought a new Golf TDI


> In general, automotive extended warranties are a VERY POOR value. Sales
> people make a whopping commission on these warranties, and push them HARD
for
> a sale!!!. They have a high incentive to sell these. You can also purchase
> them from a private company (usually for a lot less) at a later date. You
can
> also get a refund on the one you got through VW (actually its not through
VW,
> but an insurance company they push), so check out your paperwork very
well!
> Get a refund (just my opinion). If the dealers lost money, on average,
they
> would not be offered. Check out the Consumer's Reports automotive issue,
or
> any of the many auto buying guides at the library for a detailed
explanation.
> But occassionally you do get lucky w/ one of these warranties, like my
friend
> who bought one when he got a new Dodge Caravan and his transmission went
out
> TWICE (first time at 40K miles, right after the 36 K mile warranty
expired,
> then the rebuild failed 20 K miles later and they put a brand new one in
that
> had been engineered the correct way) and was covered by the extended
warranty
> both times
>
> With the 2002 Golf TDI, I could almost guarantee you will not use up
$1,500
> worth of covered "insurance" repairs. Nothing major like an engine, A/C,
or
> tranny should go out. Little things may happen, like what happened to my
Mom
> with her 2000 Jetta TDI, the MIL light came in at 17,000 miles and its not
> covered. (I thought it was because of the 100,000 mile mandated US EPA
> emissions warranty, BUT...Warranty booklet states the diagnosis and repair
> for emissions systems malfunction (MIL light on) is ONLY covered if the
> vehicle fails an emission inspection. In Virginia (where Mom lives),
diesel
> cars are exempt from emissions resting!, so its not covered.)  The dealer
> wants $150 to reset the light and diagnose the problem. Its most likely an
> under $300 problem, that won't harm the car to continue running it w/ the
> light on. For about $300, you can buy the software for laptop use to do it
> yourself.
>
> Fouzi wrote:
>
> > hi everyone,
> >
> > i'm brand new to this list. just like to let everyone know that i am
> > now the proud owner of a new 2002 Golf GLS TDI 5spd. I love the car.
> > I've done a lot of research about the TDI before purchasing the car,
> > so I knew what I wanted to get.
> >
> > now, my question is. how reliable is the car overall? the reason I ask
> > is because the smooth talking finance guy convinced me to purchase the
> > 7  year / 100k mile service agreement. All new VWs come with a
> > standard 4 year/ 60k mile limited warranty, but the service agreement
> > he sold me is bumper to bumper and covers the cost of repairs even
> > outside the scope of manufacturer defect. I paid a whopping $1500 for
> > this, and am curious to get some testimonials out there about owners
> > with similar cars as to whether or not I will even need this, or if
> > I'm just being suckered into paying 1500 more for a car. Feedback will
> > be much appreciated as I have 1 week to cancel it.
> >
> > thanks in advance, and I'm looking forward to participating in this
> > new group! (well new for me!)
> >
> > --
> > fouzi
> > '02 Golf GLS TDI 5spd
> > Black/Black
> >
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