Ken M
G’day everyone,
First post here – after some advice as we are buying a Cali!
We are currently Australian expats in the UK and will be here for another 2 years or so. We have been here for 6 months already and have been doing a fair amount of car camping (25 nights, 11 different camp sites both in the UK and France so far) but keen to take the comfort up a notch or two. We have a 10 day trip to Ireland planned for a fortnight’s time so looking at a quick purchase.
We are looking at an Ocean or late model SE and are not yet decided on new or used. I am well aware of the issues with the roof corrosion on both models and happy to accept it as a cost of ownership. Out current thinking is that we will most likely export it to Australia when we head back home in late 2019.
We accept that any residual warranty on a vehicle wouldn’t be covered once we got to Australia, but the issues associated with roof corrosion issues are a consideration. As VW do not import Calis into Australia there would be no knowledge or expertise that we would be able to tap into if works were required. To that point, I would appreciate thoughts about whether a newer T6 would be a better option over a T5 (that potentially has already had the rectification works completed). Or, will an older vehicle that has already been 'fixed' be less of a worry? Are the issues on the T6 a cheaper repair (my read of the forums is that it is only effecting the raising roof section and not the front panel)? How long are VW honoring corrosion warranties for on T5 - 3 or 6 years (I recall that I read somewhere that VW were withdrawing/reducing corrosion warranty to 3 years only)?
Finally, awesome forum. Lots of good info here. Hoping that we will be able to contribute over the coming months and years.
Ken
First post here – after some advice as we are buying a Cali!
We are currently Australian expats in the UK and will be here for another 2 years or so. We have been here for 6 months already and have been doing a fair amount of car camping (25 nights, 11 different camp sites both in the UK and France so far) but keen to take the comfort up a notch or two. We have a 10 day trip to Ireland planned for a fortnight’s time so looking at a quick purchase.
We are looking at an Ocean or late model SE and are not yet decided on new or used. I am well aware of the issues with the roof corrosion on both models and happy to accept it as a cost of ownership. Out current thinking is that we will most likely export it to Australia when we head back home in late 2019.
We accept that any residual warranty on a vehicle wouldn’t be covered once we got to Australia, but the issues associated with roof corrosion issues are a consideration. As VW do not import Calis into Australia there would be no knowledge or expertise that we would be able to tap into if works were required. To that point, I would appreciate thoughts about whether a newer T6 would be a better option over a T5 (that potentially has already had the rectification works completed). Or, will an older vehicle that has already been 'fixed' be less of a worry? Are the issues on the T6 a cheaper repair (my read of the forums is that it is only effecting the raising roof section and not the front panel)? How long are VW honoring corrosion warranties for on T5 - 3 or 6 years (I recall that I read somewhere that VW were withdrawing/reducing corrosion warranty to 3 years only)?
Finally, awesome forum. Lots of good info here. Hoping that we will be able to contribute over the coming months and years.
Ken
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