Extend VW Warranty

[NZ_GolfR]

Received an email from Volkswagen NZ last week with the following:



Since mine was in the first shipment in NZ my warranty runs out in January so am tempted. This offer is valid until the end of July.

Am thinking I will keep the car for at least another year and if I do change before the additional 2 years is up this warranty is transferable so would make it appealing to potential new owners.

What do you guys think?


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[Guest001]

Its cheap if its a dealer warranty and not worth the paper if its an allianz or other insurance "Warranty"

How come on 3 years Ive got 5 with my TIguan

[Grugly]

Its cheap if its a dealer warranty and not worth the paper if its an allianz or other insurance "Warranty"

How come on 3 years Ive got 5 with my TIguan

Standard warranty prior to 2019 was 3 years.

A promotion was run at the end of last year that offered 5 years on my18 stock if bought and delivered by the end of the year.

They then made it permanent in 2019.

In Australia at least. oP is in NZ though

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[Guest001]

Standard warranty prior to 2019 was 3 years.

oP is in NZ though

I did see that Thats why i asked. Yes I know whats what in AUS

[NZ_GolfR]

I did see that Thats why i asked. Yes I know whats what in AUS

Mine is the original MY17 build so only came with 3 year warranty. In NZ they have only just this changed to 5 year warranty as standard on VW new cars.

Here is the rest of the info on the email:



It seems to be a dealer warranty backed by the factory with no excess on any claims.

Nice to see them offer something like this to existing customers, normally you just get shafted unless you upgrade and buy a new car again.


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[PDMJO]

Wouldn't be something I'd personally go for.

As the owner of an MY18.5, I'm itching for the 3 year warranty to be up so I can mod the car without worrying about which warranties I'd be voiding in the process.

Maybe someone else can speak to the reliability of VW cars during the 3-5 year period. Not sure if this is typically when any issues would surface? Or if after 1 year you're in the clear until the 5+ mark?

[Dan_3MPS]

I'd probably grab that for the price, especially if transferrable. Hope VW Australia has a similar promotion when the time comes.

Still remember my Mk6 having water pump and PCV let go at year 4 and 5...a 5 year warranty would have covered both.

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[iDiesel]

I'd grab in Aus just so when I go to resell I can compete with others Allspaces which majority will be with 5 year warranty.

There was about 3-4 months from release of the Allspaces that they can out with 3 year warranty. Everything after that has been 5 years.