2000 NB turbo overheating (water pump?) with 85K miles on it.
Just had it towed in. Pretty sure the overheating will be covered by the
100,000 mile drivetrain warranty, but should the tow charge also be covered?

Rex in Fort Worth

Towing will not be covered by VW...


"Rex B" <NOSPAMrex (AT) REMOVEtxol (DOT) net> wrote

On 18 Feb 2004 11:16:52 -0500, nospam (AT) zero (DOT) com (Peter Parker) wrote:

It was the water pump. I figured that, since it was also making mechanical
noises and apparently losing coolant.

Even worse, the bastards are denying warranty because we orignally bought it as
a lease, then took the buyout option at lease end. They contend that makes us
the 2nd owner (D&M Leasing was the first), Legally, that's true, but it's been
our car from the first.

lessons learned:

#1 Never buy another VW product

#2 Never lease a car. I knew better, but this was my wife's deal.
Rex in Fort Worth

Or buy a new VW with a VW lease and the problems solved! Sometimes cars just
cost money no matter who you buy it from. One has to consider the VW
warranty is better than most cars out there.

On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 18:06:42 -0500, "Woodchuck" <stv_euroski (AT) yahoo (DOT) comXXX>
wrote:

It's as good as the company offering it.
When they resort to technicalities to dodge a claim, I'm not impressed.
Hell will freeze over before I buy another VW or another OE part for the 2 I
have.

Rex in Fort Worth

On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 21:05:51 GMT, NOSPAMrex (AT) REMOVEtxol (DOT) net (Rex B) wrote:


My wife wrote a letter to the CEO of VOA, explaining the circumstances and
demanding they honor the warranty. The CEOs secretary called today and said
they would update their computer to show the warranty valid. Metro should have
that information tomorrow to process the claim.
All's well that ends well. I guess I'll take a look at that Passat TDI
after all

Rex in Fort Worth