extended waranty

[drewnsue25]

Hi i picked up my polo gti from dealer today and asked about the extended waranty and was told it has just gone from 3 years to 2 and doubled in price wtf does anyone know if it can be brought after you have brought the car he told me you cant get it after you leave the showroom seemed like bull to me .

[brad]

There's a huge thread somewhere - try the sticky in the MkV Golf area

You can buy any time during the warranty period. You can buy from any dealer.

Try some of the contacts in the thread that will sell at a discount.

[drewnsue25]

thanks looks like the polo gti oil issue has doubled the price and taken a year off extended warranty cant think of another reason other that its costing them heaps

[brad]

Where did you make your enquiries & was that the factory warranty underwritten by Alliance? Many of the dealers try & steer you into more profitable warranties from different providers.

[drewnsue25]

was vw tweedheads and was the vw warranty through alliance . just found out if u get it through alliance its 3 years vw is 2 now and i got a price of 1160 for 3 years in southport vw so think other guy was trying to rip me off

[Lock & Load]

I was told the extra 2 year warranty would be $2500 .

[The_Hawk]

I was asking around for my cars and was asked for purchase & build dates as well as current km... Starting to wonder if prices vary depending on *when* you purchase the warranty??

[JonW]

yes seems there is a discount if you buy before you take delivery, but who knows what can happen with 3 years of ownership as there is no money back if your car is totaled and im not 100% sure that all can be transferred to the new owner...

[brad]

I wish you guys would read the PDS rather than just making stuff up.

Fact: You can cash in the policy for the cost of an admin fee (there are some reasonable exclusions - read the PDS).
Fact: The policy is transferable to a new owner.

It's all in the PDS in B&W & plain English.

Also, the price has nothing to do with buying before or after take delivery. The dealer might make out there is but I'd guarantee if you are offered price X before purchase & you went back after purchase, the dealer can do the same price. The dealer WILL tell porkies to get a sale

Do yourself a favour & contact some of the dealers that will discount the policy. They are in the thread in the MKV section.

You were aware that you can buy from any dealer in AUS?

[JonW]

I will read that huge thread, but as a buyer one can only start from the info that they get told when ordering their car which is as current as possible since it was quoted just the other day.... and at that time the dealer didnt offer me a PDS just told me the price to try and make a sale i guess, they never offered me any brochure / paperwork.

So if you are saying all the extended warranties have the same rules and your 'facts' above hold true for all of these, and assuming what you say about price info above is correct then I wont worry about buying one of these right away.

Anyway, to make up a price as a 'pre-purchase discount' that is the same as the normal price to get 'suckers' to pay up front when they dont have to, is called gaining money by deception isnt it? If so then I dont understand how they can get away with it?