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Edited 8 March, 20188 yr by AwaoffSki

On 3/7/2018 at 18:04, RickW said:

My parents Yeti is soon to be three years old meaning it will need an MOT and the  manufacturers warranty will end.

 

Its on a PCP and they have decided to keep the car as it's only done 8000 miles and they are in their eighties ( in other words they are used to it and happy with it).

 

Has anyone here  bought a Skoda extended warranty? Is it worth it?

I had a quote to extend the Skoda warranty on my (admittedly high mileage)  2014 TDi 4x4  Yeti and it came to £750

 

I took this to indicate the warranty provider (Skoda) were betting my car would suffer fairly costly failures, after the initial 3 year warranty expired.

 

I eventually elected to step outside the main dealer network for servicing and decided against an extended warranty of any kind. 

 

Given your parents Yeti is considerably less complex (2WD / not a diesel) and low mileage I suspect the quotation for extending the warranty will be considerably cheaper than I was quoted. On this basis I'd probably opt to extend the manufacturers warranty and continue with main-dealer servicing, in order to maximize the opportunity for good-will gestures from VAG.

 

I did opt to extend the Skoda breakdown cover, as it appeared to offer good value (at ~£90) for full / European cover.

 

As mentioned above - if it's a DSG definitely keep it warranted as these can fail in a costly manner after a few years,

Cost of Diagnosis , especially for warranty claims,  can be as much or more than the repair and doesnt seem to be covered by warranties. 

If you have significant savings I’d be inclined to ‘self insure’ and pocket the ‘profit’.

Lots to think about before a decision. They're leaving it to me to decide as I advised them to get the Yeti in the first place which they love.

 

It's a sight to behold my 82 year old mum zooming off in a bright red Yeti whereas my 84 year old dad can be overly cautious.

Does it have to be a Škoda extended warranty? 

 

Due to the MANY failures and defects I suffered during the first 3 years of ownership I took out an extended warranty with Warranty Wise - cannot recall why I didn't take a Škoda one, but probably down to price and exclusions. 

 

The one claim I have made was more than the price of the warranty. On two visits to two dealers I had mentioned an unusual noise coming from the engine bay, and a gassy smell entering the cabin. Both said there was nothing to worry about. 

 

Eventually called the extended warranty company who sent out  an independent engineer who diagnosed a leaking EGR Cooler. 

 

He also picked up the leaky rear differential, even though at least one dealer had passed it as fine "nothing to worry about ', when I pointed out it had been noted as such during its MoT. 

 

EWC covered that too. 

I bought the warranty from warranty wise when the yeti was approaching 3 years old. A bit more expensive than Skoda's but included all parts and gave breakdown cover too. best investment ever. Clutch failed damaging gearbox - would have been seriously expensive. Dealt with seamlessly by warranty. Last year oil seen leaking from transmission - new transfer box fitted at well over £2000.00. Not quite seamless this time as warranty wanted to be sure not caused by previous repairs - but nonetheless really saved me. Clutch went at 35k miles so if ver low milesgaes involved it is a more difficult choice

Grumpy

I'll look into warranty wise, thanks