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    Quote Originally Posted by DrWHO View Post
    A new engine is the best you can hope for. .

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    Not entirely correct. If the dealership is given sufficient opportunity to rectify a fault & can't make progress there are precedents of a replacement vehicle or a refund/buyback. At least one Polo owner on this forum & another guy I know with a Volvo which was initially replaced & then the replacement vehicle was bought back.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DrWHO View Post
    I looked at extended warranty earlier this year. $2500 - $3300 depending on 2 or 3 years and which company. The exclusions list was longer than inclusions and the prices have gone up since. I doubt I could get $20k as a trade in for my car even though it is immaculate inside and out (no one has ever sat on the back seat!). Probably not get $20k private sale (haven't looked into it).

    I decided to hold my breath until Christmas and get a new car.
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    Quote Originally Posted by brad View Post
    Not entirely correct. If the dealership is given sufficient opportunity to rectify a fault & can't make progress there are precedents of a replacement vehicle or a refund/buyback. At least one Polo owner on this forum & another guy I know with a Volvo which was initially replaced & then the replacement vehicle was bought back.
    That is indeed interesting - wonder how the guys did it. The gearbox on my car was replaced after 6,000klm and is no better know. VW did jack about it after that - refused to replace the car or take it back.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cavill View Post
    Pass on the wagon, but, the sedan looks interesting...worth a test drive.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DrWHO View Post
    Pass on the wagon, but, the sedan looks interesting...worth a test drive.
    What? Wagon's the go for sure

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cavill View Post
    That is indeed interesting - wonder how the guys did it. The gearbox on my car was replaced after 6,000klm and is no better know. VW did jack about it after that - refused to replace the car or take it back.
    persistance, negotiation, documentation.

    My mate with the Volvo had his car back to the workshop 6 times in 12 months & it was off the road for about 12 weeks all up. On one occasion it broke down with 1 hour of him picking it up from 3 weeks in the WS.

    Your rights are all on the ACCCs web site but people rarely bother to work through the process as it is still biased towards the supplier.
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    Thanks for sharing - followed the process to a t 2 years ago went to tribunal and was turned away for member said he did not want to set a precedent. He was also of the opinion that the matter was trivial and did not warrant a refund.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cavill View Post
    Thanks for sharing - followed the process to a t 2 years ago went to tribunal and was turned away for member said he did not want to set a precedent. He was also of the opinion that the matter was trivial and did not warrant a refund.
    No tribunals involved in the cases I'm aware of.

    If you are talking about an MTA tribunal then the consumer doesn't stand a chance. It's an association set up by the motoring industry to police the motoring industry.
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    Absolutely my last comment.

    Dealer replaced 4 pistons. Picked up car yesterday evening.

    Engine revving unusually high at idle.

    This morning car will not start - VW road service came to have a loom and could not get it started.

    Car back at dealer and am on shanks pony.

    Interestingly for me VW road service tried to tell me that no record of my car rego or vin exists under my name - I have owned it since new. Perhaps VW do not want them to keep a log of the multiple times it has been towed back to the dealer or had issues.

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