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Offline C3 WDE

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« Reply #30 on: 09 July 2020, 10:01 »
Seen a car online im interested in, all the options etc but have asked when the DSG was serviced as I know this is important... They have come back and told me this hasn't been done yet and the vehicle is on 44k miles... Would this be normal as I was under the impression this was to be done at 40k? I appreciate each mile counts when it comes to something mechanical such as a DSG but if it was serviced before I potentially purchased it, would it be safe to say its good or would it be a case of AVOID AVOID AVOID?
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Offline Watts

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« Reply #31 on: 09 July 2020, 10:26 »
Is the car within the 3 year warranty? When did it hit the 40k miles? VW are not penalising warranty claims where service work was unable to be carried out due to workshops being closed. If it is out of warranty then if it was to go bang then I think you would struggle to get them to cover it anyway but if it should've been serviced before the lockdown then that isn't going to help. I haven't seen much in the way of issues with the DSG so I wouldn't entirely discount the car, if it otherwise seems good and is what you want perhaps use that as a bit of a bargaining tool. But I would check that the other servicing has been done to schedule. Sounds like the previous owner didn't want to spend out for it just before selling...
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Offline SRGTD

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« Reply #32 on: 09 July 2020, 10:36 »
Quote from: Watts on 09 July 2020, 10:26
Is the car within the 3 year warranty? When did it hit the 40k miles? VW are not penalising warranty claims where service work was unable to be carried out due to workshops being closed. If it is out of warranty then if it was to go bang then I think you would struggle to get them to cover it anyway but if it should've been serviced before the lockdown then that isn't going to help. I haven't seen much in the way of issues with the DSG so I wouldn't entirely discount the car, if it otherwise seems good and is what you want perhaps use that as a bit of a bargaining tool. But I would check that the other servicing has been done to schedule. Sounds like the previous owner didn't want to spend out for it just before selling...

It might also be worth checking what tyres are on the car. If it’s got a set of cheap ‘ditchfinders’ fitted, then that could be a sign of the previous owner skimping on maintenance.
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2020 Polo GTI Plus; Pure White, DSG (because they all are)
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2016 Polo GTI; Blue Silk
2011 mk6 Golf GTD; Carbon Grey
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Offline barrym381

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« Reply #33 on: 09 July 2020, 10:59 »
Quote from: SRGTD on 09 July 2020, 10:36
Quote from: Watts on 09 July 2020, 10:26
Is the car within the 3 year warranty? When did it hit the 40k miles? VW are not penalising warranty claims where service work was unable to be carried out due to workshops being closed. If it is out of warranty then if it was to go bang then I think you would struggle to get them to cover it anyway but if it should've been serviced before the lockdown then that isn't going to help. I haven't seen much in the way of issues with the DSG so I wouldn't entirely discount the car, if it otherwise seems good and is what you want perhaps use that as a bit of a bargaining tool. But I would check that the other servicing has been done to schedule. Sounds like the previous owner didn't want to spend out for it just before selling...

It might also be worth checking what tyres are on the car. If it’s got a set of cheap ‘ditchfinders’ fitted, then that could be a sign of the previous owner skimping on maintenance.


Or an owner that doesn’t know the difference in tyres
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Offline Phil245

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« Reply #34 on: 09 July 2020, 11:20 »
Or an owner that doesn’t know the difference in tyres

The price tends to be the giveaway clue.... :whistle:
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Offline barrym381

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« Reply #35 on: 09 July 2020, 11:50 »
Quote from: Phil245 on 09 July 2020, 11:20
Or an owner that doesn’t know the difference in tyres

The price tends to be the giveaway clue.... :whistle:

Really try telling most owners that  :grin:
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Offline monkeyhanger

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« Reply #36 on: 09 July 2020, 12:30 »
Quote from: C3 WDE on 09 July 2020, 10:01
Seen a car online im interested in, all the options etc but have asked when the DSG was serviced as I know this is important... They have come back and told me this hasn't been done yet and the vehicle is on 44k miles... Would this be normal as I was under the impression this was to be done at 40k? I appreciate each mile counts when it comes to something mechanical such as a DSG but if it was serviced before I potentially purchased it, would it be safe to say its good or would it be a case of AVOID AVOID AVOID?

Being 10% over the threshold isn't going to be hugely detrimental, but it should've been done before now. If I was interested in the car, i'd want it done at the dealer's cost before I picked up the car.
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