is it worth extending factory warranty on passat?

[dood]

My passat 118 tsi is 3 years old and I have until the end of this week to extend the factory warranty.
I have had the usual DSG issues and had the clutch changed twice, and also had the mechatronic recall done.

The car has been otherwise fine.
Is it recommended to take the extended warranty? The salesman told me that the clutch issues may not be covered outside of warranty if they recur, but I find this strange considering that it's a known fault. FWIW, my old golf 118tsi developed the fuel injector related piston crack and was fixed free of charge outside the warranty period because it was a known issue.

Are there other issues that passats are prone to that could surface in the future?
Do extended warranties enhance resale value of the car, or make it easier to sell?

[JB's Dub]

The Alianz 'factory' warranty is a pretty good thing. Its a pain for dealers to make claims but as far as the customer is concerned they work great! As for the passat, the main issues with the 118 tsi are the DSG and engine oil consumption. Yes, if you have a major drama and the car is out of warranty, with a good service history you can get things covered under good will warranty, but it's not guaranteed. The extended warranty will cover things like wheel bearings, electrics etc which is always a good thing. And I think would help resale value.

[Cplus]

In my experience, you would be mad to own a VW without factory warranty!

All well and good when you buy second hand - it's part of why the car costs half when it's 3yrs old.

The cost of the extended warranty at new (I paid $2k) is either going to save you (or at very least give comfort) during yrs 4&5 or will net you close to that extra when selling at 3yrs.

Another concept is to think of it this way

Scenario one
$60k car. Bought new. After exactly 3yrs, it is worth $27-33k or so. Higher end is one with 2-3yrs extended warranty.

Out of warranty from today and "something" goes wrong. Cost is $5k (and that's not hard)

That's a fair chunk you *could* have put towards a new car if you got rid of the old one a month earlier.

Scenario two
You buy the above car with 1month warranty left - you get it for $27k. You get a bill for $5k to fix something 2 months later.

Oh well, you've just paid $32k for a 3yr old $60k car.

[OilBurna]

Glad i got it on mine paid for injectors / new wiring harness before the recall, new rear led taillight, and body control module plus one weeks worth of labour whilst they tried to fix it now one year out if warranty and nothing else has gone wrong apart from normal wear and tear so was money well spent


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[brad]

As for the passat, the main issues with the 118 tsi are the DSG and engine oil consumption. .

118tsi in Passat is the 1.8L turbo. They are pretty good on oil & reasonably reliable except for the water pump which will cost around $1100 if the repairer insists on doing the housing as well as the pump itself.

As you correctly state, it also has the DSG7 which is a bit of a timebomb.

If your car is stock & you don't intend doing any mods then I'd say yes to the warranty if it's <$700pa

[team_v]

The DSG box warranty was extended out to 10 years wasn't it?
Also as brad pointed out the 118TSI in the passat is the 1.8T so it isn't going to have the issues of the 1.4 twincharger.

Given as much and if you haven't had any othe issues, i would say there is no reason to purchase the extneded warranty.
If you have taken it back for warranty issues other than the dsg box then i would say probably a good investment.

[brad]

The DSG box warranty was extended out to 10 years wasn't it?

I think only for vehicles made during a very narrow window when VWs were under the microscope early in 2013. There's certainly nothing to suggest it on VWs website - not even a reference to the vehicles from early 2013.

VW AU seem very secretive compared to other VW "distributors" in other parts of the world.

[2muchcoffeeman]

I think it's worthwhile if you can purchase at a reasonable price. A few small electrical issues with mine (tailgate/horn/convenience module ) would pretty much have covered it I'd expect.

[OilBurna]

Also don't forget know issue with steering column lock as well


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[dood]

Thanks for responses. I'm looking at about $2300 for 4 years and $1700 for 2 years.
Agree with piece of mind factor, but have to accept that it could be money wasted. If it improves chances of resale then that would be worth it as I'm unlikely to keep the car for more than another 2 to 3 years.

[Amalgam]

Thanks for responses. I'm looking at about $2300 for 4 years and $1700 for 2 years.
Agree with piece of mind factor, but have to accept that it could be money wasted. If it improves chances of resale then that would be worth it as I'm unlikely to keep the car for more than another 2 to 3 years.

Hi dood,

The VW extended warranty is an insurance policy underwritten by Allianz Insurance and that is what you are doing. You are hedging against the cost of expensive breakdowns.

Like my house, car and life insurance I buy the best insurance I need and 1 am relieved that I haven't claimed (esp life ) at renewal.

As others have said, the extended warranty will either make your car easier to sell or increase its value when it comes to a private sale.

just my $0.02 worth.

Also shop around, including interstate as some dealers are cheaper than others.

[Felixrising]

Hi,

I'm in the process of privately buying a MY10.5 R36 used. I am going to get a RACV comprehensive check done, which gives me 1 month warranty - of course, the question is whether the vehicle inspection centre that does the inspection knows enough about or has equipment to properly check an R36... (suggestions welcome on which RACV accredited vehicle inspection center is best)...

Is it worth getting used car warranty? The only one I found that I recognise is the RACV one, but that only comes when you have a car loan with them... derp - no thanks!. Any suggestions on this too???

Cheers!

[kleung]

I am going to get a RACV comprehensive check done, which gives me 1 month warranty

Be aware that the warranty has limitations on coverage. The maximum RACV will contribute to your repair costs is $1000 for pre-purchase inspections and $2000 for comprehensive inspections, and only applies to certain faults not identified by the inspection.

Is it worth getting used car warranty?

Possibly. Be aware that the only Allianz option available to you is the used car extended warranty policy, which has some pretty significant exclusions and limitations on coverage - for example, (from memory) the Allianz used car warranty insurance policy only covers up to $2000 per claim, so if you had a major failure, you may still end up being significantly out of pocket.

[wai]

Just remember it is an insurance policy you are buying, and make sure you read and understand the exclusions. If the vehicle is known to have major expensive problems, then the insurer is not going to make the policy cheap. They would go out of business.

[Felixrising]

Thanks. Good points. I guess I should be aware of excusions and checking the fine print - I work for an insurance company ..

I wasn't aware that the RACV check only covered up to $2k with exclusions... I will still go ahead with this as I'd like to get a full check inside and out that everything is working as expected...

The stuff I am worried about would likely cost in excess of the $2k... so sounds like used car warranty is not worth it... better to keep that money in the bank and hope nothing major breaks... don't really want the DSG packing it in anytime soon. The previous owner was fairly fastidious about his cars and didn't scrimp on maintenance.