is it good deal? 07 MY08 Passat.

[cydiv]

Hi guys,

I'm considering 07 MY08 Passat 125k TDI (49,000Km) at 28K driveaway.

it's just over factory warranty.

so I've asked about extend warranty and dealer recommend swann insurance at $1800. (3 years or 200,000km excess $100)


and it had 3 scheduled service once in a year. but log book show next service will commence in 6 months. is it normal?

what should I check before sign?


Thanks in advance.

[mebius9]

Hi guys,

I'm considering 07 MY08 Passat 125k TDI (49,000Km) at 28K driveaway.

it's just over factory warranty.

so I've asked about extend warranty and dealer recommend swann insurance at $1800. (3 years or 200,000km excess $100)


and it had 3 scheduled service once in a year. but log book show next service will commence in 6 months. is it normal?

what should I check before sign?


Thanks in advance.

Extended warranty can be had at around $1300 with careful negotiation.
forget about third party warranty especially when it costs more then the manufacturer's

[cydiv]

Extended warranty can be had at around $1300 with careful negotiation.
forget about third party warranty especially when it costs more then the manufacturer's

Good advice, Thanks mebius9

[richdave]

I asked at Berwin VW and they quoted $2.2K for 3 years and it is an extension of the FACTORY warranty - not a 3rd party INSURANCE like Swann insurance et al offer.

$28K seems a keen price IMO

[clubbie]

Third party warranty is not worth the paper it is written on. Major repairs have a rather small $$$ limit compared to what the real cost of the repair. For example $2.5k for transmission. Yet most VAG boxes if they fail cost upwards of $6k. The "warranty provider/insurer" can also refuse to pay for many and varied reasons.

The only reason dealerships sell them is they make good advertising and very good gm.

Diesel and DSG = possible costly repair.