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Did you renew the warranty at 3 yrs ?

Nope, I like to run fast and loose...
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Yes, OE VW warranty renewal
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Offline john_o

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3yrs on, time for MOT/Warranty : did you renew?
« on: September 17, 2010, 01:30:30 pm »
3 yrs WTF ! where did that go?  :signLOL:

Time to make a decision. To run without , get VW , or get a 3rd party warranty.
My car is a 57 plate ED30 manual with 43k miles to date, with book fully stamped.

Anyone not renewed and had a big bill??
my main concerns are AirCon/Clutch/Gearbox as they are high value jobs.
Cambelt replaced a few months ago (along with waterpump) under warranty so that out the way for 4 yrs

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Re: 3yrs on, time for MOT/Warranty : did you renew?
« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2010, 03:10:29 pm »
Got an extra 1year warranty on my 05 GTI when i got it last year(only came with 3 months) cost me a couple of hundred quid.Like you i worried about air con failure etc but after 12 months no major problems so didn't renew.
« Last Edit: September 18, 2010, 09:40:31 am by Gene Hunt »
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Re: 3yrs on, time for MOT/Warranty : did you renew?
« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2010, 11:41:06 pm »
I'd like to know about this too. Got another four months left before the warranty expires.  :scared:

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Re: 3yrs on, time for MOT/Warranty : did you renew?
« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2010, 08:37:03 am »
when my warranty ran out on mine i never renewed it or took out a 3rd party warranty,then i got the dreaded turbo failure that all 140 diesel suffer from..other than that no trouble at all

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Re: 3yrs on, time for MOT/Warranty : did you renew?
« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2010, 09:10:15 am »
i ran a b5 s4 bought 1998 new after 3yr warranty ran out ran without, no major probs after 11yrs. couple of lambda sensors and egt sensor discs and pads serviced it myself. hope my gti is as good

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Re: 3yrs on, time for MOT/Warranty : did you renew?
« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2010, 06:16:22 pm »
I didn't renew... Wish I had as 10 days later, the A/C compressor went bang, hot air pouring everywhere in July :grin: Yay woop woop for sods law.

Wish I had as the VW UCW is £400 and I spent £380 replacing the compressor  :jumpmove:  :chicken:
« Last Edit: September 18, 2010, 07:37:27 pm by rdfcpete »
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Re: 3yrs on, time for MOT/Warranty : did you renew?
« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2010, 06:55:38 pm »
im in limbo about this extended warrenty cars 3 but only done 13k miles  hope i wont need one ive got my eye on a private plate   W31R  DW   MY NAME IS DAVID WEIR whats yous guys think
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Re: 3yrs on, time for MOT/Warranty : did you renew?
« Reply #7 on: September 18, 2010, 07:33:22 pm »
im in limbo about this extended warrenty cars 3 but only done 13k miles  hope i wont need one ive got my eye on a private plate   W31R  DW   MY NAME IS DAVID WEIR whats yous guys think
what i mean is warrenty or plate?
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