MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: john_o on September 17, 2010, 01:30:30 pm

Title: 3yrs on, time for MOT/Warranty : did you renew?
Post by: john_o on September 17, 2010, 01:30:30 pm

3 yrs WTF ! where did that go?  :signLOL:

Time to make a decision. To run without , get VW , or get a 3rd party warranty.
My car is a 57 plate ED30 manual with 43k miles to date, with book fully stamped.

Anyone not renewed and had a big bill??
my main concerns are AirCon/Clutch/Gearbox as they are high value jobs.
Cambelt replaced a few months ago (along with waterpump) under warranty so that out the way for 4 yrs

thanks
John

Title: Re: 3yrs on, time for MOT/Warranty : did you renew?
Post by: Gene Hunt on September 17, 2010, 03:10:29 pm

Got an extra 1year warranty on my 05 GTI when i got it last year(only came with 3 months) cost me a couple of hundred quid.Like you i worried about air con failure etc but after 12 months no major problems so didn't renew.

Title: Re: 3yrs on, time for MOT/Warranty : did you renew?
Post by: stealthwolf on September 17, 2010, 11:41:06 pm

I'd like to know about this too. Got another four months left before the warranty expires.  :scared:

Title: Re: 3yrs on, time for MOT/Warranty : did you renew?
Post by: Andy on September 18, 2010, 08:37:03 am

when my warranty ran out on mine i never renewed it or took out a 3rd party warranty,then i got the dreaded turbo failure that all 140 diesel suffer from..other than that no trouble at all

Title: Re: 3yrs on, time for MOT/Warranty : did you renew?
Post by: titchy on September 18, 2010, 09:10:15 am

i ran a b5 s4 bought 1998 new after 3yr warranty ran out ran without, no major probs after 11yrs. couple of lambda sensors and egt sensor discs and pads serviced it myself. hope my gti is as good

Title: Re: 3yrs on, time for MOT/Warranty : did you renew?
Post by: rdfcpete on September 18, 2010, 06:16:22 pm

I didn't renew... Wish I had as 10 days later, the A/C compressor went bang, hot air pouring everywhere in July :grin: Yay woop woop for sods law.

Wish I had as the VW UCW is £400 and I spent £380 replacing the compressor  :jumpmove:  :chicken:

Title: Re: 3yrs on, time for MOT/Warranty : did you renew?
Post by: divweir on September 18, 2010, 06:55:38 pm

im in limbo about this extended warrenty cars 3 but only done 13k miles  hope i wont need one ive got my eye on a private plate   W31R  DW   MY NAME IS DAVID WEIR whats yous guys think

Title: Re: 3yrs on, time for MOT/Warranty : did you renew?
Post by: divweir on September 18, 2010, 07:33:22 pm

Quote from: divweir on September 18, 2010, 06:55:38 pm

im in limbo about this extended warrenty cars 3 but only done 13k miles  hope i wont need one ive got my eye on a private plate   W31R  DW   MY NAME IS DAVID WEIR whats yous guys think

what i mean is warrenty or plate?