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iainalpine:
Guys hello. I have reached that time in the cars life where i have had to get the MOT carried out which also means the warranty is about to run out. I have looked into the VW extended warranty cover and to me it looks not to bad. But the cost of this is £442! Now as a few of you no, like yourselfs i have modded the car in certain areas. So things like the suspension, exhaust and soon to be brakes are uprated so warranty will not cover them. In my mind im trying to figure out is it worth all that money to get cover for a DSG box and engine?
Im starting to think yes, but was wondering what others have done when they have got to this point.
Thoughts and ideas would be great guys.

Iain

Edition30:
Im not at that stage but with putting the extra pressure on the engine and gearbox I would go for it for piece of mind. Better than paying £2.5k for a new DSG gearbox.

What mileage is the car on?

iainalpine:
just turned 36000 miles.

Im kinda thinking along those lines. Lots of cash if the box or engine does go wrong

Iain

JVS:
£442 could be very cheap when you consider the risk.

My October '06 GTI with only 20k on the clock has had four separate failures (that I know about) before it's third birthday.

Trouble is, it's an import so only two years warranty. The dealer I bought it from a month ago gave me six months' insurance backed warranty, so most of my costs have been covered.

But I wish I was in your position

Jim

iainalpine:
Good point there Jim. think i will be taking it.

Iain

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