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stephen A
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As my California is 3 years old on June 7 I received an invitation to extend the warranty but decided to wait untii the MOT arranged for 31st May before making a decision. Being presented with a repair bill in excess of £1000 not covered by the warranty I decided not to extend the warranty.
The main issue was the need to replace the steering suspension lower control arm as the rear bushes had split through excessive wear (having done less than 24000 miles). This is regarded by VW to be "fair wear and tear" or due to my poor driving so is not covered by warranty presumably under the small print as "worn and perishable items" .
In addition one of the letters from the word "MOTION' had dropped off - again it is not covered - so if bodywork falls off your cali this is not covered under the warranty small print as "all bodywork components excluded"
So I am afraid VW can put their extended warranty where the sun does not shine and I can keep the premium to put towards the next expensive repair I shall have on my California Ocean.
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The main issue was the need to replace the steering suspension lower control arm as the rear bushes had split through excessive wear (having done less than 24000 miles). This is regarded by VW to be "fair wear and tear" or due to my poor driving so is not covered by warranty presumably under the small print as "worn and perishable items" .
In addition one of the letters from the word "MOTION' had dropped off - again it is not covered - so if bodywork falls off your cali this is not covered under the warranty small print as "all bodywork components excluded"
So I am afraid VW can put their extended warranty where the sun does not shine and I can keep the premium to put towards the next expensive repair I shall have on my California Ocean.
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