i bought my superb elegance 1.9tdi PD130 in jan 2008 - and paid for extended warranty. i had a problem last October with the interior lights failing - the dealer said it was a common problem due to the pollen filter box. they sorted it out and did not charge me. this year i took the car back with a parking sensor fault (intermittent) which they were due to fix this week under the extended warranty. however, i have since found that the front foot-well carpets(L+R) were wet (soaking after the last few days of torrential rain) - they've now told me that this was due to a grommet in the battery compartment which they have replaced and they will get the valet folk to vax the carpets. however, i'm not entirely happy that they haven't taken the carpets right out to dry thoroughly (and also checked for water damage to electrics etc) - they say this(water ingress) is not covered by warranty and i will have to pay to get that done (ie - carpets out - around £300). am i right to think its important to get it all dried properly? should they do this under warranty? any thoughts/replies would be most appreciated!!

I'd stick at it with the warranty, but if it gets to the stage where you might have to shell out your hard-earned, I'd just put newspaper between the carpets and the mats and replace it on a daily basis until it doesn't get damp anymore. The carpets are synthetic, so anything absorbent will wick the moisture away pretty effectively. As for water damage to electrics, you'd know about it...

But stick at it with the warranty first...