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crayzee
post Jun 29 2017, 11:54 AM

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QUOTE(ipohmali70 @ Jun 29 2017, 09:52 AM)
I bought mine new.  Tore up the "warranty" upon receipt of the car.  You should see the dealers face.  I didnt even use the "free" servicing.

It's meaningless when its filled with so many conditions.

"Warranties" are designed to tie you to the SC and make you a cash cow to the company, so that they can skim (some say scam) as much as possible from you during "warranty" period.

Even if you follow the conditions, sometimes they will still not honor their "warranty".

A couple of years back a VW owner had the shock of his life when he was quoted 50k+ by the sc just for one measly wire harness, which had failed after being apparently gnawed by rats. 

To the owner's consternation, this kind of damage is not covered by their "warranty".

Caveat emptor!
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Gnawed by rat not 1under manufacturer warranty le biggrin.gif that's on own accountability. Fakap happens. Usually those warranties are related to manufacturing defects, premature defects on regular usage. E.g wiring harness melt, gearbox premature failure, ac compressor spoil, etc. If upgrade 15inch rims to 18inch later suspension nyek nyek due to larger rims and harsher ride is definitely not covered by warranty. It is out of spec, and the damping rate tuned for comfort cant handle harsher ride. SC can say many things to void your warranty while consumer always find a way to modify their car to a certain extent without voiding the warranty biggrin.gif

This post has been edited by crayzee: Jun 29 2017, 11:55 AM

 

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