Shouldn't the breakdown policy have covered the cost of repairs!
smac,
Nov 19, 7:13pm
Yep, and would have. She WAS getting screwed around, but rather than escalate that through the repairer/dealer, she chose to drive on.then finally went elsewhere for repair. That's where she went wrong. She simply should have stayed on their case until they gave her a working car.
What is a "Link" warranty!I've never heard of it, and google doesn't help.It costs $ to "lawyer up", but I think if she'd got better advice and handled it properly, the dealer would have been screwed.She stuffed up.
supernova2,
Nov 19, 9:52pm
What requirement is there when a breakdown warranty is involved to take the car back where you bought it!Most warranty matters can be dealth withy by any approved workshop.
If the warranty is a "normal" one should not the claim be against the warranty rather than the dealer!
mm12345,
Nov 19, 10:39pm
Yes.But what is the nature of the "Link" warranty.It surprises me that it's not really mentioned in the tribunal report. Sound like this warranty was a scheme run by the dealer themselves, offering little or no protection over what the buyer would have been afforded by consumer protection laws anyway, so a waste of $1800, much like the "extended warranty" scams being run by the major appliance chains.
trdbzr,
Nov 19, 11:09pm
A dog-shit-gearbox causing expensive problems . she must be imagining the whole problem
pauliewaulie,
Nov 19, 11:12pm
Link warranty was an aftermarket mechanical warranty sold through Motor vehicle traders. They were part of a bigger insurance group that went into receivership i believe. So i suggest that Link warranty probably not worth the booklet it was printed in!
taurus61,
Nov 20, 2:48am
Or could it be you are imagining 2005 A4's had DSG
supernova2,
Nov 20, 3:16am
Hmmso would that make the dealer liable for a refund of premium as "goods not fit for purpose"!Interesting concept.
kevymtnz,
Nov 20, 3:41am
strange cose my case was accepted similer case brought car notice it used alot of fuel and after a few days had a miss passing 3,000rpm from 5 days to the next 2 weeks returned and rang the guy 3x then at week 4 put it through a daignostic to find airflow sensor faulty part $300 + labour =$450 refused to pay when to DT and accepted within 1st reading- ------ i think in her case time was to long more than anything
smac,
Nov 20, 3:50am
Nothing similar about those two cases.
jkm,
Nov 20, 3:56am
But they both involve cars.
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