GeoSteve Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 Finally found the Allroad I want - at a small independent dealer. Seems in great condition, 25k miles, 30 months old. No warranty or guarantee offered except remainder of Audi warranty. HPI is OK, so I am happy there. My question is - and I'd be grateful for any insights - is that enough to buy with confidence, or is it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Doe Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 Hit them up for an extension to the warranty or atleast get them thinking they should supply it as part of that strange and forgotten custom formerly known as good customer service.... There are a myriad of independent warranty providers at their disposal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfer Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 You need a one year warrantee, Make them provide it or walk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizze Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 99% of independent dealers will supply 3 or maybe 6 months warranty. You have 6 months full Audi warranty with that car so they wouldn't really offer you a third party warranty as you can't start them in 6 months time anyway. If it is the right car at the right price then go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoSteve Posted June 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 Thanks for the advice. Whether I get 12 months third party warranty for free comes down to the haggling, then, over the last £250 or so - and I'm pretty sure I've got him down as low as he will go for me. I guess there's the question of accidental damage to the underside - which would not be entirely a surprise in an Allroad... Mmmm. Better bring a mirror and a torch to the next viewing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfer Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 [ QUOTE ] Thanks for the advice. Whether I get 12 months third party warranty for free comes down to the haggling, then, over the last £250 or so - and I'm pretty sure I've got him down as low as he will go for me. I guess there's the question of accidental damage to the underside - which would not be entirely a surprise in an Allroad... Mmmm. Better bring a mirror and a torch to the next viewing... [/ QUOTE ] Why not bring the AA if your that concerned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoSteve Posted June 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 yeah - probably over-cautious. At £130 or £160 for a longer test, the AA are v. pricey. Thanks a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 All dealers are covered under the sale of goods act for three months, so you can take it back to them if it's "not fit for purpose" and something breaks within 3 months. Check out www.warrantydirect.co.uk to buy a warranty for your new toy. The suspension ECU costs over £600 alone, so it'll only take one thing to go and it will have paid for itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoSteve Posted June 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 That's a couple of great tips - thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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edo Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 If it is still in manuifacturers warranty, extend with Audi - worth the piece of mind. Every third party warranty I have seen has been crap. Either way you have 6 months manufacturer warranty anyhow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a4andy Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 I agree with edowen. Ultimately the Audi warrenty is hard to beat - the downside of course is that it is expensive to renew. However you have 6 months in which to decide if you feel it is necessary to extend it; this should be more than enough time to decide if the car is sound or not. Before I bought my Audi I was dismissive of any sort of car warranty. Any time I tried to claim against it on my previous cars there always seemed to a reason why my particular issue was not covered. I soon discovered after buying my A4 (Audi approved so came with 12 month Audi warranty) that it was a bit of a lemon. I have owned a couple of 'lemons' before and it is a soul destroying experience; never knowing what will fail next, or how expensive it will be, or how to arrange alternative transport. I prepared myself for more of the same. It could not have been more different. Now I still question why a 3 year old car should fail 5 times and spend a total of 7 weeks off the road in the first 12 months I owned it. But the fact remains that on each occasion Audi Roadside Assist were with me within the hour, a replacement car was provided within 2.5 hours and my car was repaired without any quibble throughout. The repairs and loan car costs totalled over £3000 in those first 12 months but it didn't cost me a bean. Given this history I renewed the Audi warranty (so I guess I have had to pay, indirectly - but certainly not £3000) when it expired, but so far the car has given me no further cause for concern, so I may not renew next time. So, I would say, run it for 6 months until the warranty expires, by then you should be in a position to judge if it is worth going Audi, aftermarket or without. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edo Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 I tried Warranty works and warranty direct and excuses for not paying included; "we think it might have been a pre-exiting fault" "it isnt a total failure" So, if the problem is intermittent (most electrics), or they "think" it was pre-exisitng (the only way to prove it isnt is for them to check the car before you start the policy , which they dont), you get nothing. Most of them have a 1000 calim limit or so anyhow, plus an excess. If you dont want to pay for the manufacturer extended warranty, just put some money away each month. At the end of the day, the amount you are paying for the warranty is less than the average pay out - you just play the game of which side of that cost your car falls... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoSteve Posted June 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 The end to the story is this... Picked up the car saturday, mightily pleased, but by sunday morning was in a deep funk. Horrible noises started coming from the power steering, and had just noticed right indicator light on dash not working. Who knows what else lay lurking in this complex machine? Monday was a new dawn: The power steering noise disappeared with a topup of fluid from Audi in Perth, and a most extraordinarily helpful and genial engineer there, Iain, diagnosed the light problem as needing a whole new dash unit - but that was no problem if the car was still under warranty. So it's booked in for that, and the upgrade to the satnav unit. Phew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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