Extended warranty

[triode12]

But would that be for a Mk5 or Mk6? I am sure that the Mk6 is more expensive is it not?

They should be the same. If anything, it should be cheaper since the MKVI is newer.
But give Rahid a call and find out what you can get it for. His details are in the thread.

[ian]

Like most here we paid $1438 for the 3 year new car extended warranty ,and i have the Mark 5 GT sports there doesn't seem to be any difference between models in the Golf range.

[Finance_Analyst]

I see. It is interesting that in QLD, no one was willing to go any lower than what I got. The main city dealers are well into the early to mid $2k - maybe more competition in Sydney?

Trying to crunch the numbers in my head then, it seems that at $1,400 for 3 yrs (or even $1,700 for what I paid), it is bloody good piece of mind - annualised at $500+ or so a year. Especially as the GTI has complex and expensive bits which can go wrong. I was looking at a Land Rover Freelander recently and for 2 yrs extended, it is $2700 and no deals to be done on them (also through Allianz). Even an Audi S3 is $4,190 for the same duration as a GTI (granted it has AWD and all...)

My point is, at $1,400-$1,700, I wonder how much the dealer and Allianz can make now - it is like insurance as some will have no (or minimal issues, some major etc) so I do see tangible value there. Unless they are very strict about what is covered/not covered......

[Corey_R]

I see. It is interesting that in QLD, no one was willing to go any lower than what I got. The main city dealers are well into the early to mid $2k - maybe more competition in Sydney?

I'm sure that you can buy your extended warranty from out-of-state dealers as well though. So as triode12 has said before, go to the Extended Warranty thread in the MKV forum, and get it from the current cheapest dealer.

[Mountainman]

It's a bit sad to see so many VW owners feel the need to purchase extended warranty for ownership after 3 years. It's certainly a poor reflection on either former experiences of long term VW ownership or the realization that there will be expensive problems after 3 years of driving.

I have traditionally done close to 50,000km annually in my cars and after 9 months and 35,000km in this Golf that looks set to continue. Other than early oil usage it has been basically trouble free to date and I have chosen not to purchase extended warranty but whether I keep this car past 3 years will depend on how it performs in the next 2 years. I intend to keep it till 300,000km as I have my last few cars and can only hope it is as reliable and trouble free as the Forester that has done 231,000km to date. The original brake pads were finally changed at the last service. Or am I expecting too much? I'm certainly more fortunate than my brother's 18 month old Jetta that has just had a $960- 45,000km service which had to include new rear rotors and brake pads and was followed shortly after with a complete failure of the DSG. Up to the moment it stopped on the freeway it had behaved perfectly. The record of problems I read on this forum leaves me feeling very uneasy.

[walbjj]

yeah, i was jsut about to ask, what r some issues that r common and expensive for the mk6 gti and from the previous mk5 gti. luckily i dont have dsg, partly cos i didnt like the system, but also from what i heard about potential issues

[dieterbohlen]

I'm certainly more fortunate than my brother's 18 month old Jetta that has just had a $960- 45,000km service which had to include new rear rotors and brake pads and was followed shortly after with a complete failure of the DSG. Up to the moment it stopped on the freeway it had behaved perfectly. The record of problems I read on this forum leaves me feeling very uneasy.

Forgive me my ignorance but I still don't understand what does VW warranty actually covers if you have to pay highly inflated ongoing service fees? What needs to break to be replaced by VW free of charge?

[Mountainman]

Forgive me my ignorance but I still don't understand what does VW warranty actually covers if you have to pay highly inflated ongoing service fees? What needs to break to be replaced by VW free of charge?

Your DSG? It seems that it is just waiting to happen. I have not been able to find any example of a high milage Golf ie. one that has done 200,000km + that has not had some problems but of course I'm aware that forums like these usually get more than their fair share of complaints and we just don't hear about the good stories.

Read your owner's manual - warranty coverage info is all there. I haven't researched what these extended warranties cover.