VW warranty arguement

Joe_Horner

I can't believe that people accept that 13k miles from a set of disks is "wear & tear" - if that's normal then it's a sodding design flaw!

Tree hugger pads or not, if manufacturers are managing to convince the motoring public that that's an acceptable life then said motoring public needs to be taken out and shot for their own good beofre they forget to breathe in!

Funky_Bold_Ribena

Westmead_Fan wrote: »

until you get a car that has problems then trying to get some parts like common failure on a MX5 brake caliper over £200 + vat for a new one.

cars do drink oil, some more than others & are you sure on your last service your brakes were inspected properly with the wheels off & brakes cleaned because dealers don't usually do that without charging extra & if there was a problem that should have been found at the time.

one vehicle or garage don't represent all the others

This is our 4th Mazda. But thanks for your concern. We have a man that comes and does all our vehicles and we trust him implicitly.

Prothet_of_Doom

A bloke I know just took his honda jazz, to the dealer, because a window does not move, and they fixed it free, even though it's out of warranty.
The bloke he sits next to noticed a problem with him air con on a 3 month old VW, and he's had to leave the car on 3 separate occassions and did not get a replacement because they wanted £15 a day for the use of it.
When he got it back fixed he noticed that the dust covers on the air con pipes had not been fitted.

Enough said ?

fivetide

Friend had a VW Bora about seven years ago that used about a litre of oil a month, sometimes more and was told it "was within tolerances". Nothing wrong with it per say but slightly alarming consumption on a modern engine.

the only thing I would say regarding Mazda is a number of their cars through the mid nougthies had a bit of a rust issue. The Mazda 6 in particular would rust at 4 years old.

Westmead_Fan

the only thing I would say regarding Mazda is a number of their cars through the mid nougthies had a bit of a rust issue. The Mazda 6 in particular would rust at 4 years old.

also some models have abs unit problems but mazda don't like to admit it

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Joe_Horner wrote: »

I can't believe that people accept that 13k miles from a set of disks is "wear & tear" - if that's normal then it's a sodding design flaw!

Tree hugger pads or not, if manufacturers are managing to convince the motoring public that that's an acceptable life then said motoring public needs to be taken out and shot for their own good beofre they forget to breathe in!

I didn't say that I thought it was acceptable

But it is fairly "normal" depends on the way that they are used.
Since I have an auto, and I know far better than the manufacturer how to drive it, I brake to a stop, and hold the car on the footbrake, which is a good way to start depositing friction material in one spot.
Once this happens, it gets worse as the brakes are used.

I guess I've just filed it in the "Nothing lasts like it did in The Olden Days" drawer and moved on, I can buy & fit a set of discs & pads for about £80, and an hours work on a Saturday morning.

jase1

Westmead_Fan wrote: »

also some models have abs unit problems but mazda don't like to admit it

Yes, because of course VW openly encouraged people to come in to have their Teves MK60s checked out :rotfl:

cardinalbiggles

fivetide wrote: »

Friend had a VW Bora about seven years ago that used about a litre of oil a month, sometimes more and was told it "was within tolerances". Nothing wrong with it per say but slightly alarming consumption on a modern engine.

In 200k miles in my last 2 cars (both Fiat diesels) I have never had to put oil in between services (12k then 21k intervals)

If I had a car that was running through 1litre of oil and was not made before 1972 (or a Mazda RX) I would be worried, its just not normal for a modern engine to use oil like that.

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cardinalbiggles wrote: »

If I had a car that was running through 1litre of oil and was not made before 1972 (or a Mazda RX) I would be worried, its just not normal for a modern engine to use oil like that.

Is is normal for VWs (1800 I think), and BMW Mini Cooper. Both will empty the sump in around 5000-6000 miles if you don't top them up (no -one does, they wait till the oil light comes on)

Our Suzuki and Nissan never use a drop in between services.

Neither did the Corsa or 2litre Vectra we had before. (The 1600 vauxhalls drink oil)

TradePro

facade wrote: »

Is is normal for VWs (1800 I think), and BMW Mini Cooper. Both will empty the sump in around 5000-6000 miles if you don't top them up (no -one does, they wait till the oil light comes on)

Our Suzuki and Nissan never use a drop in between services.

Neither did the Corsa or 2litre Vectra we had before. (The 1600 vauxhalls drink oil)

Brilliant these German cars, aren't they...