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Re: Warranty expires should I.....
« Reply #10 on: 08 August 2008, 19:33 »
TT I am indebted to you, many thanks. I HATE my main stealer with a passion, bloody useless. I will go independent, besides they wanted £53 for an MOT, pretty sure I can get it cheaper.

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Re: Warranty expires should I.....
« Reply #11 on: 09 August 2008, 18:36 »
I feel rather smug now....  :smug:

Quote from: 2007GTI on 05 August 2008, 13:26
no offense boys and girls, but a MOT at a VW dealer isnt going to pick up many problems that would be fixed under warranty.

An MOT is for the road worthiness of the car.  Even if the steering rack makes a noise, as long as its road legal, they wont care.  Unless you are good mates with the tester, an early MOT isnt going to be that beneficial, unless you know of problems and want a second opinion.
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Re: Warranty expires should I.....
« Reply #12 on: 09 August 2008, 19:02 »
Quote from: 2007GTI on 05 August 2008, 13:26
no offense boys and girls, but a MOT at a VW dealer isnt going to pick up many problems that would be fixed under warranty.

An MOT is for the road worthiness of the car.  Even if the steering rack makes a noise, as long as its road legal, they wont care.  Unless you are good mates with the tester, an early MOT isnt going to be that beneficial, unless you know of problems and want a second opinion.

I really wouldn't bother paying out £400, especially to a third party company, keep it and save it in case you need it for any work.

....Fortunately I am good enough mates with the mechanic who usually works on my car and is the MOT tester. Plus it cost me nothing because I was on the full maintenance prepaid plan (3 sets of free tyres too) :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:
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Re: Warranty expires should I.....
« Reply #13 on: 09 August 2008, 20:25 »
Quote from: RedRobin on 09 August 2008, 19:02
Quote from: 2007GTI on 05 August 2008, 13:26
no offense boys and girls, but a MOT at a VW dealer isnt going to pick up many problems that would be fixed under warranty.

An MOT is for the road worthiness of the car.  Even if the steering rack makes a noise, as long as its road legal, they wont care.  Unless you are good mates with the tester, an early MOT isnt going to be that beneficial, unless you know of problems and want a second opinion.

I really wouldn't bother paying out £400, especially to a third party company, keep it and save it in case you need it for any work.

....Fortunately I am good enough mates with the mechanic who usually works on my car and is the MOT tester. Plus it cost me nothing because I was on the full maintenance prepaid plan (3 sets of free tyres too) :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

OK, RR, that is the exception, rather than the norm, if you are "good mates" with the MoT tester at the stealership.  However, I still don't agree with letting ANY franchised dealer carry out an MoT.

For the sake of £45, any decent independent MoT tester will not only test the mandated items, but will also offer a very valuble independent opinion on the overall condition of the car.  And should you have any niggling concerns, and extra £10 or £20 to top up his tea and buscuits fund will certainly be better than ANY so called franchised dealer "tech/mech/spanner w@nker"!!  :smug:
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Re: Warranty expires should I.....
« Reply #14 on: 09 August 2008, 21:55 »
Why not just buy a new car?  :laugh:

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Re: Warranty expires should I.....
« Reply #15 on: 09 August 2008, 23:44 »
Quote from: mr magoo on 09 August 2008, 21:55
Why not just buy a new car?  :laugh:

(joke)

....Although you joke, loads of people change their car every 3 years so they are always within warranty and have no need for MOT.
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Re: Warranty expires should I.....
« Reply #16 on: 10 August 2008, 08:39 »
Thats me, that is..

This will be the first MOT I have had on a car since I was 19 and my Mk2 Escort!

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Re: Warranty expires should I.....
« Reply #17 on: 10 August 2008, 11:16 »
Quote from: No Golf Clubs at all on 10 August 2008, 08:39
Thats me, that is..

This will be the first MOT I have had on a car since I was 19 and my Mk2 Escort!

....So does that mean that you like your GTI so much that you intend keeping it a little longer? Until the Mk6 GTI comes out, or the GTI-R?
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Re: Warranty expires should I.....
« Reply #18 on: 10 August 2008, 14:32 »
I may keep her a while longer yes, however just had a call about a swap for an R32!  watch this space.....:)

Ultimately funds will dictate, so I will probably keep her, she is a cracking car.
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Re: Warranty expires should I.....
« Reply #19 on: 10 August 2008, 14:34 »
....Your spec is similar to mine. A Stage1 remap would make you want to keep her even longer! But perhaps not - It's a slippery slope!
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