[SilverSurferEos]

Hi all, I'm picking up my Eos on Monday night, and I'm debating on taking the exteneed warranty. The standard warranty on the 09's is 3 years/36k miles. The extened warranty is 6 years/80k (or 85k) miles. The cost is $1400 and change. I'm leaning towards taking it.....I'm always afraid that the minute the regular warranty runs out, I'll need a new tranny and engine block.....murphy's Law and all that! Anyone have any advice?

 

[jeffkaz]

I don't know how it works in the States, but over here, you can take out the extended warrenty at any stage. The dealer advised me not to worry until the original 3 years is almost up. Lets face it, who knows if you'll still have the car in 3 years, so why pay for warrenty that you may never use.

 

[longrider1951]

SilverSurfer, I'm also on LI and just picked up my EOS 6/1. I'm also debating the extended warranty. I resisted at the time of sale and pickup because I think you can get a better deal after the sale when the dealer will have to convince you to buy.

I know the dealers have a pretty good mark up on the warranty so you should be able to bargain.

 

[SilverSurferEos]

Thanks Longrider......A little too late....I picked up the car tonight and pulled the trigger on the warranty. I actually feel pretty good about it when all is said and done.....it was $1400 and gives me 6 years/85k miles, and is transferable and partially refundable (pro-rated) if I sell or total the car. I say go for it!

 

[rcboater]

I shopped around a bit before hand-- you don't have to buy the extended warranty from the dealer. Turns out the price the dealer offered was a little bit higher than from the online source, but came with the addtional benefit that if you don't fiole a claim, they'll refund the purchase price at the end.

I normally never buy extended warranties, but the complicated roof mechanism and average reliabilty scores in Consumer Reports tipped me in favor of it.

If I end up needing it, I'll be glad I bought it. If I don't need it, I will have given VW an interest free loan... but one much, much smaller than the one they gave me!

 

[Pippin]

So, I'm shopping around now since we just bought the a VW Eos 2007 3.2V6. I'm wondering who had major work done on this model to know whether to keep the dealer extended warranty, switch, or cancel...

 

[kipperjet]

The problem with the VW official extended warranty here, as I read it, is that it locks you into main dealer servicing. As I am not at all impressed with them, and I have a local VW non-franchised expert nearby I will probably not get the warranty when the time comes, or am I not reading the rules properly?

 

[dct82me]

I shopped around a bit before hand-- you don't have to buy the extended warranty from the dealer. Turns out the price the dealer offered was a little bit higher than from the online source, but came with the addtional benefit that if you don't fiole a claim, they'll refund the purchase price at the end.

I normally never buy extended warranties, but the complicated roof mechanism and average reliabilty scores in Consumer Reports tipped me in favor of it.

My '08 Eos is in the shop as we speak (traction control light and steering wheel light would come on sporadically. Service dept says it's a sensor that they're both connected to. Waiting for the part, so that it can get installed). Anyhow, I purchased my car in Sept '07, so the 3-yr mark comes up next month. I had the transmission replaced within the first year b/c my car was having the jerking/DSG issues that have been expressed on the forums, so after replacing the mechatronic unit (sp?) and that not resolving it, they decided to replace the transmission. Since then, I haven't had any issues. My car's paid off, and I do love it enough to keep it for the long haul, so now I need to look at an extended warranty. I've never purchased an extended warranty on an automobile either. When I inquired where I get it serviced, they advised I wait until I got closer to the end of the manufacturer's warranty. I have 20,000 mi on it. It's a second car, so I don't drive it that much. My main concern is the mechanics of the roof too. Luckily, I haven't had any leak issues.

So what other sources should I look to for an extended warranty, other than the dealer? My mom said that the extended warranty she looked at through our credit union for her Honda Odyssey years ago applied the years from the date of sale to that extended warranty -- in other words, it really wasn't an "extended" warranty. I think that is ridiculous!

Any information would be greatly appreciated.