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Offline Rachael

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Re: Losing Faith in VW
« Reply #120 on: January 10, 2013, 11:50:01 am »
If my memory serves me correctly the timing chain isn't made by bmw so they refuse to fix it under warranty, and because it's at the rear of the engine it's a complicated job if it snaps. A few grands worth I was told.

Either way, like I said, if it was that much of an issue there wouldn't b so many    :smiley:
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Offline tony_danza

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Re: Losing Faith in VW
« Reply #121 on: January 10, 2013, 11:57:45 am »
Utter rubbish, who told you that?

75% of the components on your car won't be made by VW themselves, they contract it out to 3rd parties. Same with BMW.

They fix your car, then go and kick the arse of the 3rd party for the money.
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Re: Losing Faith in VW
« Reply #122 on: January 10, 2013, 11:59:45 am »
Haha a bmw specialist in Stourbridge.

Apparently not such a specialist  :signLOL:
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Re: Losing Faith in VW
« Reply #123 on: January 10, 2013, 12:01:18 pm »
Quote from: Deako on January 09, 2013, 10:53:57 am
Well, the BMW won!!!!  :laugh: Took it for a test drive this morning. Needs a couple of bits of bodywork fixing, hope they do an ok job of it. Just a scrape on the N/S sill and the lower parts of both sides on the rear bumper are a bit scuffed, probably from stone chips tbh. But for the price its just insane value.

good call! with the current BMW prices it's a bragain for what you're getting really as discussed at this forum! VAG will go down if they continue this pricing policy as VW and BMW are two diffrent classes of vehicles and VW should always be cheaper!

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Re: Losing Faith in VW
« Reply #124 on: January 10, 2013, 12:05:07 pm »
Quote from: Rachael on January 10, 2013, 11:59:45 am
Haha a bmw specialist in Stourbridge.

Apparently not such a specialist  :signLOL:

Specialising in scaremongering and inflating repair bills, no doubt...
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Re: Losing Faith in VW
« Reply #125 on: January 10, 2013, 01:39:28 pm »
I can't understand why though

Surely he should have been pushing me to buy one? If he was so certain something would inevitably go wrong it would benefit him if I purchased one!
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Re: Losing Faith in VW
« Reply #126 on: January 10, 2013, 01:41:33 pm »
Some people are just by default glass half empty doom mongerers. I wouldn't try and look too deeply into it.  :grin:
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Re: Losing Faith in VW
« Reply #127 on: January 10, 2013, 03:24:00 pm »
I'll be getting the comprehensive mondial BMW warranty and my car has full BMW MDSH. So it would be impossible for them to refute a claim. :)

Like i said, if it happens, it happens. At least it will be covered. Luckily on the model year, its just chains/tensioners/sprockets that would need replacing with uprated items. On earlier engines, its crank and all sorts of gubbins!!!
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