Extended Warranty

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mytouaregsteve

Discussion Starter · 3 mo ago

Greetings All,
I’ve seen earlier posts seeking opinions on purchasing an extended warranty, but nothing recent so soliciting input again. I have a 2016 Lux 3.6 VR6 (gas) with 58K miles. My existing VW Drive Easy Platinum warranty expired this week, so purchased another 48 mo/48K mi. Platinum plan for $4,460. I purchased this vehicle in 2017 w/14K mi. on the odometer, and it has had an easy life, being serviced faithfully by VW. Only non-scheduled maintenance was replacement of power steering rack + pump @ 47,953 miles, costing $2,249 (covered under warranty). Anticipated (possible ?) repairs over next 4 years include drive shaft housing, alternator, A/C compressor, radio/Nav, etc. The drive shaft housing may be covered under the existing 10 YR/100,000 mi. warranty under Drive Train, but VW Care couldn’t confirm this. Love the vehicle, and don’t see anything else on the market that interests me, but repairs are $. Appreciate any feedback from folks that have owned these vehicles longer than I. Thanks Steve

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SaVAGeSoot

· #5 · 3 mo ago

I personally can't imagine spending that kind of coin on warranties on such young\low use vehicles, especially ones that still have powertrain and\or AEM warranties on them...... if you have such little faith in your rigs, get something else... you clearly own lemons!

I'd suggest finding a good shop\mechanic who actually does diagnostics instead of these part chucking wrench monkeys you're dealing with.....

Steve, was your first warranty worth it? Did you get ROI on it?

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SaVAGeSoot

· #8 · 3 mo ago

I still don't understand. You down there have a 10/120 factory warranty. So even the initial warranty seems useless to me. As per prior statement, I also can't see why both those repairs would've failed so early and at the same time, etc.

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SaVAGeSoot

· #13 · 3 mo ago

@archills
Thus far, I've only been travelling to the Carrabien islands since immigrating from the communist E block as a young teen.... But I do plan to make my way to your side of the world eventually so I'll keep it in mind.

Back to the OP. It sounds like you barely drive/use your vehicle. Why not just skip these warranties and simply take it in for a good once over at a decent independent once a year while keeping up with scheduled maintenance?

All these high cost repairs/failures that got you all scared don't actually happen that much, and are not typical. Most are a result of lack of maintenance or poor shops misdiagnosing and just throwing parts at vehicles until they guess right.

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SaVAGeSoot

· #18 · 2 mo ago

You drove 40k in 7 years... your component failures will only be representative of driveway ornaments.
I'd be more worried about rust, things getting all seized up, rubbers and wires rotting away and or getting chewed up by rodents, or finding a family of critters living in your barely used vehicle.

Try driving more and worrying less.

How many times have you had your brake fluid flushed?

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