Well my Furby VRS SE is 3 years old in June this year. Been offered a full no quibble warranty from Warranty Direct for £300, it even covers wear and tear items like suspension bushes. £50 excess so obviously that's their get out of jail card for silly things like wiper blades and bulbs and cheap repairs.

I do a lot of DIY stuff on older cars (especially my beloved Moggy Traveller) and have a good selection of tools, and can tackle most jobs, even on some modern cars. Thing is, some bits for a Fabia are one hell of a price. Like £400 for a single PD injector

Plus we all know the price of bits like steering rack, ABS units, PAS pump etc etc.

Now I know if I take the deal, I won't need it That's just the general Murphys Law of motor mechanics. I love the car, and really want to keep it till it falls to bits.

So what to do?

You'll have to decide this one yourself.

All I'll offer is that my car is now 4 years old, and in the last year I have spent comfortably over the £300 you've been quoted on repairs.

On the last few cars we've had the Skoda Approved Used Car Warranty has been excellent. On my last Fabia it covered two wheel bearings. On my MX-5 it covered a wheel bearing, alternator and an airbag control module. On my current vRS its just covered the recirc flap motor, and the balance of the manufacturers warranty covered four new alloys, new badges, a broken back seat release and a couple of worn bushes. All work done by our local dealer with no problems or arguments - just sorted free of charge as it should be, with the car cleaned and a courtesy car provided.

On the other hand, an AutoProtect warranty bought with my husbands A6 has been less successful. Coil pack refused "that's a service item sir" (even though it doesn't appear on any service schedule) and rear wiper motor refused "that's a wear and tear item sir" (even though it is specifically listed in the policy booklet as being covered). Totally cr@p warranty not worth the paper it was written on.

Given our experience I'd say if you have the chance to extend the Skoda warranty then do it. Never had any dealings with Warranty Direct, but if they're anything llike AutoProtect I'd save my money

Get to read the warranty small print first

First it did not cost me any cash, as I was given the warranty free (Worth £300) when I bought the car

On reading the small print I was covered for absolutely NOTHING)

I will not type it all out again, as I have previously on here

Though it states no MOVING parts, no door hinges, electrical or lights, no wheel bearings fair wear and tear on brakes, tyres wheels etc etc

READ THE SMALL PRINT FIRST

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Been thinking about this again, and I think your best bet is to go to the garage where you would use the warranty and ask the service manager about their experience with the warranty company.

My car is 5yr old and I have been with Warranty Direct now for 2 years and I have payed around £280 after haggling. This is to mainly cover the turbo but the cover also covers all the parts apart from usual wear and tear parts. Peace of mind was the reason I went with WD.

We had a Golf in today, simple problem, the drivers door wouldn't latch closedt. The owner will be getting an invoice for over £150, most of which is for the part. With lots of variations in part numbers even getting the correct used part to the job is more difficult than it used to be.

Did some checking into Warranty Direct, all looks good. No stupid small print, they will even cover parts not normally covered, if that part is damaged during the failure of a part that is covered. e.g. Cat due to turbo failure. No doubt their price will increase year on year as the car gets older, but still think it may be a good option for now.

Edited 3 March, 201016 yr by MoggyTech