Extended Warranty (X-Post w/ 2.7T forum)
08-09-2005, 08:37 AM
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Extended Warranty (X-Post w/ 2.7T forum)
I am looking to purchase an A6 2.7T and debating the value of a CPO vehicle. Has anyone had any experience w/ extended warranty companies and chipped cars? I'm wondering if an extended warranty from a 3rd party is any more or less likely to honor a claim for a chipped car?
08-09-2005, 08:42 AM
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Re: Extended Warranty are a gamble...some will treat you right....most will take your $2,500 and go
many many horror stories about extended warrenty companies just closiung doors and leaviing people high and dry, and out a lot of money.
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08-09-2005, 09:16 AM
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Treat you right?? Who is treating who right when you want to cheat an insurance....
company by hiding a chip?? Unless there is something that I have missed, there is no such thing as a chipped warranty. You gotta pay to play...
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08-09-2005, 09:23 AM
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That happened to me w/ my current A4
I wasn't too pissed, because it happened on the second claim I had w/ them. Just after my factory warranty expired, the water pump failed, causing the timing belt to be ruined. The warranty company covered everything (not w/o a fight), pretty much paid for itself right then and there. About a year later, I had a fuel injector go bad. Audi said I couldn't just replace one, but had to replace all six due to a design change. That's when the dealer called me to tell me that the warranty company no longer existed.
08-09-2005, 09:27 AM
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I'm not trying to cheat anyone here.
We talk all the time about dealers that will and will not do things for their customers, VAG coding, warranty work, etc. All I was asking is, does anyone know of 3rd party warranty companies that are more understanding of chipping? From what I understand, by the law, the burden is on the warrranty company to prove that the modification caused a failure that wouldn't be covered. However, it seems that more often, the story seems to be, if it's chipped, that broke it. I'm just trying to weigh my options.
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08-09-2005, 09:38 AM
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I've not seen any aftermarket warranties that will cover mods. Just wanted to be clear that most
consider any mod, including chip, to be a non-covered item and thus the entire driveline warranty would be voided by using a chip. The problem is that the warranty company can estimate their likely outlay based on stock vehicles; with non-stock the sky is the limit and insurance companies like to be able to lock-in a profit margin. Didn't mean to insinuate you would try to pull a fast one - just wanted to make clear that it was bad if you tried to make a claim w/o divulging the chip.
