Hi guys,

After seeing this thread: http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/225033-5-year-warranty-worth-the-extra/page__pid__2647342#entry2647342

Seems Skoda are now offering an extended 5year warranty for £525 on the Octavias. Anyone know how much the Fabia one is?

And what are people's thoughts on it and what it covers? Cheers!

Is it really a Skoda warranty or just a dealer add on?

Got to wonder why VAG are only doing 3 yrs when the likes of Toyota are giving 5 yrs as standard. Is the VAG product so inferior?

The price and T&T are in the Owners Section of the Skoda UK website.

Iirc, it is £300 for the Fabia 5 Year Warranty. The small print states it can only be taken out at time of ordering your vehicle, but if you don't ask, you don't get.

Fin

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The price and T&T are in the Owners Section of the Skoda UK website.

Iirc, it is £300 for the Fabia 5 Year Warranty. The small print states it can only be taken out at time of ordering your vehicle, but if you don't ask, you don't get.

Fin

Seems strange you can't top it up during the 3 year warranty, I would have gone for the extra warranty

Thank you Fin!

http://www.skoda.co.uk/GBR/owners/warranty/extended-warranty/Pages/ExtendedWarranty.aspx

Thank you Fin!

http://www.skoda.co.uk/GBR/owners/warranty/extended-warranty/Pages/ExtendedWarranty.aspx

Makes more sense if you are planning on doing a big mileage!

Is it really a Skoda warranty or just a dealer add on?

Got to wonder why VAG are only doing 3 yrs when the likes of Toyota are giving 5 yrs as standard. Is the VAG product so inferior?

toyota offered 5 year warranty to try to rescue the damage caused by the brake failures, it was a marketing ploy to try to win back customer confidence imo and offset some of the damaged image.

edit: the 5 year warranty came out just after the brake failures..they launched a major ad campaign to try to rescue/ reduce the damage to the brand image

Edited 16 January, 201214 yr by fabia55

So, how do you explain Hyundais 5 year warranty and KIAs 7? Its a disgrace that VAG offer such short warranties when they keep banging on about how much better their cars are. The truth would be that 5 year warranties on all of VAGs stuff would cost them a fortune!

So, how do you explain Hyundais 5 year warranty and KIAs 7? Its a disgrace that VAG offer such short warranties when they keep banging on about how much better their cars are. The truth would be that 5 year warranties on all of VAGs stuff would cost them a fortune!

the korean car companies offering 5 or 7 year warranty (albeit not on every part of the car) as a marketing tool and make people think their cars are as good as european car's reliability, they need to offer extra something..this something is spec and the extra warranty for the price to try to win customers off eu or japanease car buyers, it's obviously worked to some extent. i doubt their sales will be as high if their cars are similar price and specced as non-korean cars.

the trade off is high depreciation...it's like paying the extra on a skoda but obviously it's going to be higher depreciation.

skoda/vw can offer a 5 year warranty but the rrp will have to be higher to compensate. someone at vag probably has done the maths..

Edited 16 January, 201214 yr by fabia55

Toyotas 5 yr warranty was in place prior to the brake issue. But yes it is a marketing ploy, so is offering extras as standard, low finance rates, etc...

VAG would incur extra expenses with an extended warranty but it is likely to be offset by additional income from servicing and getting more customers due to a better warranty. Audi and VW make a big point about quality so why not put their money where their mouth is. Maybe Skoda wouldn't do it as they are a lower priced option.

Toyotas 5 yr warranty was in place prior to the brake issue. But yes it is a marketing ploy, so is offering extras as standard, low finance rates, etc...

VAG would incur extra expenses with an extended warranty but it is likely to be offset by additional income from servicing and getting more customers due to a better warranty. Audi and VW make a big point about quality so why not put their money where their mouth is. Maybe Skoda wouldn't do it as they are a lower priced option.

i think they promoted it more after the brake issue.