Buying first Passat

[tigger73]

Statutory warranty should absolutely apply.

It may not in this case as Iran lives in another country so may not have the same legal recourse as in Australia.



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[Guest001]

It may not in this case as Iran lives in another country so may not have the same legal recourse as in Australia
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????His profile says otherwise

[tigger73]

????His profile says otherwise

Newbies post says he's from Brazil - http://www.vwwatercooled.com/forums/...ht=#post953415

[Guest001]

Newbies post says he's from Brazil - http://www.vwwatercooled.com/forums/...ht=#post953415

Can only go by this


About iran

Location:
Australia

Occupation:
Solicitor

Country Flag:
Australia

So what is true As he spelt Brazillian incorrectly

[kleung]

Looks like he has to me

He has bought the car already yes, but he's here asking about what he should do about his (potentially) broken transmission, as opposed to looking for advice about whether or not to buy the vehicle.

Iran is also presumably a different person to the original poster Northkit, who is looking for buying advice. Perhaps you have the two confused?

As he spelt Brazillian incorrectly

He hasn't, actually - there are two valid spellings of Brazil - both are correct and both can be used interchangeably. In fact if anything, 'Brasil' is probably more correct than 'Brazil'.

[iran]

Hey guys,

Firstly, please accept my appologies for making this thread a bit off and for not been here the last days, but I have some good news that might help others.

I should have looked here before making a decision to buy this car. However, I had no much choice with 9.5k budget and a Holden Astra with 250,000km to trade in (or disposal).

That's right. Passat was and continues to be under seller 90 days warranty (I bought on 27 July this year). Before I decided to tow to VW, I got their consent. I also called VW customer helpline and VW was very positive towards granting a goodwill warranty. So I took the chances.

Thanks Hillbilly!

Tigger73 I was living in Brazil until 2014, then I moved to Australia (sorry for the misspelling, I guess only in Portuguese the correct form is "s", ie Brasil, American, UK and Australian English use "z").

In Brazil, the statutory warranty is exactly the same in Australia (90 days from seller been a lincensed dealer and no warranty from private sales).

But moving to what may help others...

I towed Passat to Sydney City VW on Tuesday, they diagnosed an internal fault within selector fork for reverse gear. They sought assistance from VW on Wednesday (I also called and gave them a background of the fault and the vehicle history). They approved the goodwill warranty at the same day, authorising Sydney City to replace not only the selector fork, but also the mechatronics!!! The service and the parts were absolutely free from charges!!! Then I authorised Sydney City to proceed with the 105,000km service as well. Yesterday in the evening I pick it up.

That's why despite all things that VW may did wrong, such as using DQ-200 on high torque engines, they have goodwill to fix it or at least I believe so. I learned back in Brazil similar stories, which doesn't necessarily apply in the same way for others manufactures.

Thank you all for spending time reading my 'little drama' hahahaha!

By the way, I have VCDS and anyone that needs it is more than welcome (I live in Little Bay, near to La Perouse and Maroubra).

[Eaglehawk]

Awesome news!