Extended warranty..?

[LRich]

One more thing- David advised that there is no refund available should the car be written off. I'm going to request he send me the PDS for a thorough read and will then post my findings

[bigfoot]

What are people's thoughts on extended warranty? Is it worth it?

depends on how long you are going to keep the car i.e. if you are going to sell it in 3 years there is no point paying for 5 year warranty.

if at the end of 3 years you decide to keep it, you can extend it then

[pologti18t]

depends on how long you are going to keep the car i.e. if you are going to sell it in 3 years there is no point paying for 5 year warranty.

if at the end of 3 years you decide to keep it, you can extend it then

Exactly... if you think that your Polo is likely to dump its gearbox within 5 yrs of ownership why the hell would you buy one?
The fact is that extended warranties usually have quite a few caveats on them (like regular servicing at a VW service centre for instance) that could make their cost even more than the 1200-1500 initial outlay.

[Sword_Dude]

Exactly... if you think that your Polo is likely to dump its gearbox within 5 yrs of ownership why the hell would you buy one?
The fact is that extended warranties usually have quite a few caveats on them (like regular servicing at a VW service centre for instance) that could make their cost even more than the 1200-1500 initial outlay.

You should find that there are 2 extended warranties one is a dealer warranty (usually cheaper) that requires all servicing to be done by the dealer but there is also a factory extended warranty that only requires servicing to be done by a qualified mechanic.

The 1st one is not much chop but if you can get the other warranty at a decent price (and you intend to hang on to the car for a while) it might be a good deal.

[PeterHBne]

You should find that there are 2 extended warranties one is a dealer warranty (usually cheaper) that requires all servicing to be done by the dealer but there is also a factory extended warranty that only requires servicing to be done by a qualified mechanic.

The 1st one is not much chop but if you can get the other warranty at a decent price (and you intend to hang on to the car for a while) it might be a good deal.

There is a thread on this in the 9n Pog & MkV Golf sections. I signed up at the 3 year mark. Cost about $1100. There is a specific dealer who does the best deal on price. And you can have it serviced by your choice of mechanic.

But yeah - buy it down the track, not now. By then, also, you will know if this model is prone to expensive problems.

[omb]

One more thing- David advised that there is no refund available should the car be written off. I'm going to request he send me the PDS for a thorough read and will then post my findings

Make sure you check that as I have today received my refund chq for Allianz on our written off Tiguan.
Had the car for 3 months and got the full $2590 back.