car warranty due - R32OC

kevvor32 · 20th August 2009, 04:51 PM

as above my car warranty is due soon. ive been looking at click4warranty as they offer a 36 month policy with claim limit of £7000 per claim, its the 5 star policy and costs £511, just wondering what you chaps think of this?..

R32Dom · 20th August 2009, 05:31 PM

is that £511 for 3 years!!?! Christ BMW charge double that for just a year, expected VW to be at least that for the year too...

kevvor32 · 20th August 2009, 05:35 PM

yeah mate 3 year cover

TwoCollieForThirty · 20th August 2009, 05:56 PM

I paid £1000 for VW's top level of cover warranty for 1 year.

This is unlimited miles - unlimited claims cost - full family Breakdwn cover - unlimited parts and labour costs - 24 hour assisntance - European cover.

To start with i thought i had paid to much but its paid for itself already, they dont ask questions they just go ahead and replace it.

£500 for 3 years sounds like a steal mate. What does it include/not include?

kevvor32 · 20th August 2009, 06:06 PM

i assume that its dearer as you have vw garage, click4warranty use nationwide.. heres what the 5 star policy covers.

Click4Warranty Products

kevvor32 · 20th August 2009, 06:10 PM

in fact you can "click to view the complete list" at the bottom of the said section..

richard_nottm · 20th August 2009, 06:18 PM

Might be tempted by that sort of price for 3 years. Mine expires in Jan 2010. Couldnt justify £500 per year but 3 years is good.

richard_nottm · 06:27 PM

4wd is extra. ie £7k - 36 months - £615

5k cover drops it to £615...good site that!

Warranty is transferable too.

richard_nottm · 20th August 2009, 06:32 PM

This may be a massive flaw. Its the DSG id like to cover!

"Unfortunately as an SMG gearbox is not a standard automatic or manual gearbox, it is precluded from the protection of our Click4Warranty policies."

Smithy1 · 20th August 2009, 06:34 PM

i was quoted 360 for VW one year but price goes up for DSG which this was, normal retail was 400 from vw so not bad discount.

You have to be careful because they could quite easily go bust and you loose your cover and money unless you pay per month?

Thanks for info tho i will check them out as warrenty is a must for DSG owners in my opinion.

I was at stealers today with suspect DSG lag into second so they have reset the mech and DSG which took one hour for the car to reboot!!!!!
I was told if this doesnt fix issue over the weekend they will replace the Full DSG and the mech and something else as well on a 2k miles car and total cost is around 7k, no warrenty would be a nightmare......

Smithy1 · 20th August 2009, 06:37 PM

Well if it dont cover DSG its pointless in my opinion.......
Its the DSG and haldex you need covered because anything else is cheap to replace.

kevvor32 · 20th August 2009, 06:38 PM

ouch.. not so good for dsg owners then. mind you if your getting all that for that price it could still be an option unless there are known probs with the dsg. mk4 owner so dont know much about the dsg im afraid..

richard_nottm · 20th August 2009, 06:39 PM

VW recently quoted me £399 for the year but he said its apparently done through the AA. Good point about going bust. Like the idea of a monthly DD as you mention it!

Its the DSG that unnerves me too. Could i get VW to health check the DSG when it goes in for a service pre warranty expiriy?

kevvor32 · 20th August 2009, 06:51 PM

hi rich.. so apart from the dsg issues, whats your opinion on these policies. cheers kevvo

Smithy1 · 20th August 2009, 06:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by richard_nottm

VW recently quoted me £399 for the year but he said its apparently done through the AA. Good point about going bust. Like the idea of a monthly DD as you mention it!

Its the DSG that unnerves me too. Could i get VW to health check the DSG when it goes in for a service pre warranty expiriy?

The DSG has a fantastic diagnostic system linked to the ecu and from a 2min plug into vag-com they decided mine was faulty so i would imagine this is a VERY good idea richard_nottm

richard_nottm · 20th August 2009, 07:01 PM

Policy looks ok i reckon. Obviously its hard to tell unless you actually claim.

My main expensive unknown is the DSG so its not for me but looks good for a manual. Ive emailed them to verify the DSG issue.

Smithy - Good news on the DSG diagnostics. I will get that checked over when its due in.

Smithy1 · 20th August 2009, 08:07 PM

richard_nottm Just pop into stealer next time you have a spare hour...
Is your DSG in manual 100% smooth up and down shift?

richard_nottm · 20th August 2009, 08:59 PM

It seems pretty smooth....but ive got nothing to compare against.....im not aware of a problem...but would be nice to get it checked before the warranty runs out for peace of mind

James (caxton01) · 20th August 2009, 09:01 PM

Hi Richard

Just a thought get someone with vag-com to look at the car to see if any errors pop up and then get a print off and get it sorted before the warranty expires

Thats what I did ,lol

happy days !

Simples

xjkx · 20th August 2009, 09:20 PM

im calling the stealers tomorrow to ask for new mechatronic as i had issues and they said to call, and they'll swap it out. fingers x'ed.

now my warratny runs out in october, so is the new mechatronic covered under a separate parts warranty?

Smithy1 · 20th August 2009, 11:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xjkx

im calling the stealers tomorrow to ask for new mechatronic as i had issues and they said to call, and they'll swap it out. fingers x'ed.

now my warratny runs out in october, so is the new mechatronic covered under a separate parts warranty?

Yes and No lol

Probably a one month warrenty

Thats why this post is quite important because these parts need to be covered and if somebody with a keen eye can find such a package this would help alot of peeps on this forum.

xjks hope this fixes your issues and stealer told me same.

xjkx · 21st August 2009, 09:41 AM

cheers - i'll call up today, and keep you posted. i'll ask the warranty questions too.

richard_nottm · 21st August 2009, 10:43 AM

DSG definately not covered.

"
Dear Richard,

Thank you for your enquiry regarding the components covered by our Click4Warranty Mechanical Breakdown Insurance.

Unfortunately, our underwriters have now confirmed that the DSG Gearbox is not a listed component under the terms of our warranty cover and therefore any claim relating to this part will not be authorised."

Smithy1 · 21st August 2009, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by richard_nottm

DSG definately not covered.

"
Dear Richard,

Thank you for your enquiry regarding the components covered by our Click4Warranty Mechanical Breakdown Insurance.

Unfortunately, our underwriters have now confirmed that the DSG Gearbox is not a listed component under the terms of our warranty cover and therefore any claim relating to this part will not be authorised."

Thanks for info, shame realy they seemed very good on paper.
Hopefully somebody will find a cover plan that includes DSG and Haldex and post it here

richard_nottm · 21st August 2009, 12:44 PM

yes, for c£500/36 months id be happy to commit.