Audi Extended Warranty

AdrianC

sebtomato said:

AdrianC said:

sebtomato said:
However, it has a lot of expensive parts that could go wrong, like self driving capability

It doesn't have "self-driving capability". No car sold to the public yet does. Some have clever cruise control that is WAY oversold, often to lethal effect.

Yes, the car pretty much drives itself once on the motorway. Stays in lane and can stop and start.

...but takes zero account of other vehicles, bar basic adaptive cruise.

You MUST be in full control of it at all times.

My point is that when people start believing "self-driving capability", the start to delegate authority to the car, and remove their own attention. Believing the marketing is the start of a horrible slippery slope, which leads up to the kind of idiots you see asleep behind the wheel "because the car can drive itself".

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sebtomato said:

From the information I have found (short of being able yet to get a proper quote from Audi), it would seem that the Audi extended warranty is cheaper than third party ones, with fewer exclusions.
Yes, I was indeed thinking about the Sale of Goods act. Surely, some components would be expected to last more than 3 years (warranty period) unless there was an accident or lack of maintenance. For instance, an S-tronic automatic gearbox can only go wrong by itself as opposed to due to driving (assuming oil changes are made at set intervals etc.).

You would think so, but again it doesn't work like that. Next door had one of the big Mercs and towed his caravan with it. The transmission failed in short order. Merc wouldn't pay- because he had been towing, with a dealer supplied & fitted towbar, and within the plated weight of the car, and this had caused extra wear & tear

Just get the Audi warranty, and keep getting it serviced at Audi for maximum cover.

It is like most optional insurance- if you can afford to pay for what it covers, don't insure it.

Grumpy_chap

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Next door had one of the big Mercs and towed his caravan with it. The transmission failed in short order. Merc wouldn't pay- because he had been towing, with a dealer supplied & fitted towbar, and within the plated weight of the car, and this had caused extra wear & tear  

A Range Rover would be a better choice of car for towing than the S Class.😐

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Grumpy_chap said:

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Next door had one of the big Mercs and towed his caravan with it. The transmission failed in short order. Merc wouldn't pay- because he had been towing, with a dealer supplied & fitted towbar, and within the plated weight of the car, and this had caused extra wear & tear  

A Range Rover would be a better choice of car for towing than the S Class.😐

He paid to fix the Merc (I think the dealer made a contribution), then swapped it on a Jaguar, which seems to have happily done the job he expected the Merc to do for quite a few years now.

sebtomato

NottinghamKnight said:

It may be useful but you need to find out the cost first as that will be a significant factor. You seem to think that buying something expensive gives you extra rights but almost the reverse is often the case, sellers opinions are often if an individual can afford something expensive then they can afford the additional costs in running, maintaining and repairing it in future. Warranty providers are often reluctant to pay out, including manufacturers and especially for larger and more expensive works, as we so often see on these forums.

Nope, I don't think an expensive warranty would be better than a cheap one. However, if Audi was to quote an expensive warranty extension for the car's 4th year, it would be some indication that they expect some faults to happen. I am sure they have plenty of stats of failures on all their models, and this must feed into the calculation/policy price.

sebtomato

AdrianC said:

sebtomato said:

AdrianC said:

sebtomato said:
However, it has a lot of expensive parts that could go wrong, like self driving capability

It doesn't have "self-driving capability". No car sold to the public yet does. Some have clever cruise control that is WAY oversold, often to lethal effect.

Yes, the car pretty much drives itself once on the motorway. Stays in lane and can stop and start.

...but takes zero account of other vehicles, bar basic adaptive cruise.

You MUST be in full control of it at all times.

My point is that when people start believing "self-driving capability", the start to delegate authority to the car, and remove their own attention. Believing the marketing is the start of a horrible slippery slope, which leads up to the kind of idiots you see asleep behind the wheel "because the car can drive itself".

When did I say I was not in control all the time? 
FYI, the car does take into account other vehicles in the same lane, and can even see further than I do in some situation (e.g. fog).
And no, I am not "an idiot" because I rely on the self driving capability on the car when I am cruising on the motorway.
Not sure what's your point, if you have actually ever used such technology, and the relevance to this thread at all. 
I said the car has some self driving capability that could be expensive to fix, due to the various sensors etc. (compared to a car without self-driving capability that wouldn't have so many sensors, radars and cameras). It's also not the kind of things that can be fixed cheaply by a local garage.

neilmcl

sebtomato said:

NottinghamKnight said:

It may be useful but you need to find out the cost first as that will be a significant factor. You seem to think that buying something expensive gives you extra rights but almost the reverse is often the case, sellers opinions are often if an individual can afford something expensive then they can afford the additional costs in running, maintaining and repairing it in future. Warranty providers are often reluctant to pay out, including manufacturers and especially for larger and more expensive works, as we so often see on these forums.

Nope, I don't think an expensive warranty would be better than a cheap one. However, if Audi was to quote an expensive warranty extension for the car's 4th year, it would be some indication that they expect some faults to happen. I am sure they have plenty of stats of failures on all their models, and this must feed into the calculation/policy price.

Why not put you details in and find out exactly what the extended warranty cost is likely to be - https://www.insurewithaudi.co.uk/extended-warranty

sebtomato

neilmcl said:

sebtomato said:

NottinghamKnight said:

It may be useful but you need to find out the cost first as that will be a significant factor. You seem to think that buying something expensive gives you extra rights but almost the reverse is often the case, sellers opinions are often if an individual can afford something expensive then they can afford the additional costs in running, maintaining and repairing it in future. Warranty providers are often reluctant to pay out, including manufacturers and especially for larger and more expensive works, as we so often see on these forums.

Nope, I don't think an expensive warranty would be better than a cheap one. However, if Audi was to quote an expensive warranty extension for the car's 4th year, it would be some indication that they expect some faults to happen. I am sure they have plenty of stats of failures on all their models, and this must feed into the calculation/policy price.

Why not put you details in and find out exactly what the extended warranty cost is likely to be - https://www.insurewithaudi.co.uk/extended-warranty

Because the online tool only works when warranty is expiring within 30 days, so I will need to wait for another 1.5 months.
Apparently, the price given also tends to decrease as the deadline (end of warranty) comes closer...

NottinghamKnight

sebtomato said:

NottinghamKnight said:

It may be useful but you need to find out the cost first as that will be a significant factor. You seem to think that buying something expensive gives you extra rights but almost the reverse is often the case, sellers opinions are often if an individual can afford something expensive then they can afford the additional costs in running, maintaining and repairing it in future. Warranty providers are often reluctant to pay out, including manufacturers and especially for larger and more expensive works, as we so often see on these forums.

Nope, I don't think an expensive warranty would be better than a cheap one. However, if Audi was to quote an expensive warranty extension for the car's 4th year, it would be some indication that they expect some faults to happen. I am sure they have plenty of stats of failures on all their models, and this must feed into the calculation/policy price.

I wasn't actually referring to the warranty, more to the original purchase of the Audi. Premium brands seem to anecdotally offer less goodwill and flexibility to offer repair or replacement than lower priced ones, because I presume their customers find them reassuringly expensive and can afford the bills, or the manufacturer at least believes so.. Also the reliability surveys often seem to have the premium german marques near the bottom of the tables, if you are paying big bucks you might expect reliability to be a given but that wouldn't appear to be so, though to be fair land/ range rover, jaguar etc are also in that area. 

sebtomato

NottinghamKnight said:

sebtomato said:

NottinghamKnight said:

It may be useful but you need to find out the cost first as that will be a significant factor. You seem to think that buying something expensive gives you extra rights but almost the reverse is often the case, sellers opinions are often if an individual can afford something expensive then they can afford the additional costs in running, maintaining and repairing it in future. Warranty providers are often reluctant to pay out, including manufacturers and especially for larger and more expensive works, as we so often see on these forums.

Nope, I don't think an expensive warranty would be better than a cheap one. However, if Audi was to quote an expensive warranty extension for the car's 4th year, it would be some indication that they expect some faults to happen. I am sure they have plenty of stats of failures on all their models, and this must feed into the calculation/policy price.

I wasn't actually referring to the warranty, more to the original purchase of the Audi. Premium brands seem to anecdotally offer less goodwill and flexibility to offer repair or replacement than lower priced ones, because I presume their customers find them reassuringly expensive and can afford the bills, or the manufacturer at least believes so.. Also the reliability surveys often seem to have the premium german marques near the bottom of the tables, if you are paying big bucks you might expect reliability to be a given but that wouldn't appear to be so, though to be fair land/ range rover, jaguar etc are also in that area. 

I have had 4 Audis over the last 16 years (all with DSG/S-tronic), and never really had any serious issues or the cars not starting or breaking down (but then they were never any older than 4.5 years old). Therefore, as far as I am concerned, very reliable cars.