Audi Extended Warranty

NottinghamKnight

sebtomato said:

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.

So maybe you don't need the warranty.....

WaywardDriver

Like all insurance policies, statistically on average you lose otherwise the insurance company would go out of business.
Suppose 100 people bought the warranty at £300 = £30,000 for Audi. Of these 100 people, 80 had no claims, 15 had smallish claims of £500 and 5 large claims of £3000 = £22,500 giving Audi a profit of £7,500. Of course these figures are guesses but doubtless Audi has accurate statistics. So if you knew you were going to be one of the 5 with large claims, the warranty is worth it but on average not.
A similar argument applies to buildings insurance but while the risk is very low, the financial impact is huge. So it all comes down to a decision about risk and impact.

AdrianC

sebtomato said:

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.

Great.

So if you're in full control at all times, it's utterly pointless brochureware tickbox rubbish that you won't actually miss if it has a little lie-down.

neilmcl

sebtomato said:

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.

Then maybe you've answered you're own question then.

In my experience the dealer/manufacturer will be in touch soon to give you the option (and price) of extending the warranty then you'll be in a better position to see if it's worth the cost or not. Also, if you haven't already done so, you might want to ask the question on a dedicated Audi owner's forum.

sebtomato

AdrianC said:

sebtomato said:

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.

Great.

So if you're in full control at all times, it's utterly pointless brochureware tickbox rubbish that you won't actually miss if it has a little lie-down.

You really seem to struggle to understand the point of this thread, don't you?
Yes, it's utterly pointless brochureware tickbox rubbish. Or maybe just try it once in your life, instead of commenting on it without understanding it...

sebtomato

NottinghamKnight said:

sebtomato said:

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.

So maybe you don't need the warranty.....

I was commenting on past experience. Future performance may vary blabla. I have never had the current model and version for longer than 2.8 years...

missile

"sebtomato said:
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.


Then why would you even consider purchasing an extended warranty?

Homer_home

Has anybody ever got a repair done on a car for free by using the consumer rights act (after 3 years of owning a car)? Especially on parts which can go faulty because of the way the car is driven 

NottinghamKnight

Homer_home said:

Has anybody ever got a repair done on a car for free by using the consumer rights act (after 3 years of owning a car)? Especially on parts which can go faulty because of the way the car is driven 

No, but have had manufacturer/ dealer contributions. 

sebtomato

missile said:

"sebtomato said:
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.


Then why would you even consider purchasing an extended warranty?

Because none of my cars so far have been as advanced as the current one, when it comes to technology.
My view is that more technology = more expensive repairs (requiring specialist equipment and expensive parts).
As they say for financial products, past experience may not be repeated in the future...