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Offline tommy22

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front arch corrosion....
« on: August 20, 2015, 08:58:59 pm »
hi all i know this is a old problem my 07 gti with 49000 miles is rotting,vw will do one but the other was sprayed before i bought if from the dealers, as you can imagine they will only do one so court it is. does anyone have the link to the "good will" repairs. i can honestly say im so dissapointed in vw for their attitude and i dont think i want to ever bother with them again!
thanks for your advice

Offline Blackgtiman

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Re: front arch corrosion....
« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2015, 09:17:57 pm »
if the wing has been sprayed before its only fair that they reject the repair. its been messed with.

Offline tommy22

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Re: front arch corrosion....
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2015, 09:27:58 pm »
before i bought it from a dealer for 17 grand and when its a design flaw?i have owned the car 6 years and looked after it like a baby..thought as a owner you would be a as annoyed as me

Offline Gmaster

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Re: front arch corrosion....
« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2015, 09:46:09 pm »
Know how you feel mate, mine was rejected too as like yours been sprayed before.
But in my mind a so called quality brand like VW should not be rusting regardless .
I thought rust was a thing of the past, I had a 2006 vectra before the golf not one bit of rust anywhere!
Slightly disappointed with the mk5 build quality .. My mk4 was much better.
The mk5 seems to be a car you forgive because it drives so well .

Offline hlcst

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Re: front arch corrosion....
« Reply #4 on: August 20, 2015, 09:56:48 pm »
Same here rejected because of a previous repair on all 4 corners but I have no bad feelings towards vw, mainly because the bloke I spoke to apologised profusely about the fact that he couldn't get them done under warranty but like Gmaster said it drives so well I don't mind taking care of it

Offline tommy22

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Re: front arch corrosion....
« Reply #5 on: August 20, 2015, 09:58:55 pm »
That's my whole point, been fighting them for 3 months up at director level now and they are saying the same so I'm going to small claim court. A 8 year old car shouldn't be rotting away. I really love this car and feel really let down by the brand!ill let you know what happens!

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Re: front arch corrosion....
« Reply #6 on: August 20, 2015, 10:00:05 pm »
It's more the fact of the foam causing it anyway and 600 quid is a bit steep!

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Re: front arch corrosion....
« Reply #7 on: August 20, 2015, 10:14:12 pm »
It's more the fact of the foam causing it anyway and 600 quid is a bit steep!

Agreed £600 is steep and some (not all) of the people that work at VW are useless so I will always use the independent specialists I know and trust. But best of luck bud I'll be keeping an eye out on your progress

Offline SiofChester

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Re: front arch corrosion....
« Reply #8 on: September 19, 2015, 09:07:34 am »
How are they to know that you haven't had a small incident that cracked the paint, it was left over winter without paint, rusting. Then a back street garage did a quick bodge paint job and its rusting again now.

I can see why they wouldn't want to pay to fix it then!

I'd be spending the £50 for the small claims court towards a new wing and getting that's fitted and saving the hassle!!!