I purchased my 2011 octavia vrs fl 2.0 TSI (64,000 miles) from my local Evans Halshaw in March 2016. Having just had a land rover, I decided to go for the service plan and warranty. When I got home and read through the list of what's not covered I wondered if I'd just thrown money away! I had 9 months of trouble free driving until, just before Christmas, I finished a 100 mile motorway journey and the car went into limp mode and the engine management light came on. I called the number for my recovery plan and the AA came out, couldn't diagnose the fault and so escorted me to EH where I left the car. After Christmas, I got a call to say that piston rings had cracked poss due to a faulty injector and had damaged the engine. Now really bricking it, I asked them to keep in contact about prices for a reconditioned engine and was told not to worry too much. Anyway... I have just received my car back with a brand new factory engine, injectors and turbo all 100% covered by the warranty. This has not cost me a penny, they've even washed the car and found £2.50 under my seat. After reading all of the horror stories online about warranties not being worth the paper they're printed on, I felt I had to post this somewhere to say that, sometimes, they're worth their weight in gold!
