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My 3 yr warranty runs out end of June, can anyone advise a good non-audi insurer?

Paddy

there are a number of topics on this matter but dont seem to come to a conclusion except to buy or not to buy the audi one.

Im in the same position as yourself except need one for when my current audi extended one runs out. Just cant stomach £1.6k.

I have been looking at Warrantywise - been offered 3 free extra additions (such as Multi Media System, Air Bag System, Air Conditioning System, Catalytic Convertor, Alloy Wheels, Tyre Insurance, MOT Failure Cover etc etc)

Who knows until someone takes the plunge!

mine runs out 2nd week of July. I've just had a new engine put in under warranty so I think I'm gonna take my chances, live on the edge and save £1600!!

psg001 wrote:mine runs out 2nd week of July. I've just had a new engine put in under warranty so I think I'm gonna take my chances, live on the edge and save £1600!!

You are the classic example of 'look what can happen' which makes me cautious in not having any coverage.

psg001 wrote: live on the edge

..and if there's room to move, you not living closer to the edge.

I extended warranty for my 4th year. but now it has expired I will put money into the RS4 slush fund, you know that big dark money pit...

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I do think that if the Audi warranty cost was, say £1,200, most people would just renew earning Audi dealers valuable work.

If we can get 50, or even 25 signatures, I believe we can approach Audi and put forward our representations (together with back-up from all the favourite Dealers).

The choice, as they say, is yours.

BMW & Porsche warranties are cheaper, and many will say a lot better cover.

Sounds good to me, but this would not be sorted in the next month. I contacted warranty direct today. Audi recomended them to me when I picked up my car today!! Got a quote for £750.00 with a £50 excess. Not seen full details of cover yet but sounds good!!

Paddy

Sims, wouldnt it be a good idea to approach the dealers and get them on board ?

click4warranty 'seems' good value

£489 for 12 months cover of their top policy with a £7000 claim limit including 4x4, ABS and air con coverage added on top.

However this only covers labour rates up to £37 per hour (equiv to Nationwide garage outside London) which aint so good. Enquiry pending...

scottie1979 wrote:

psg001 wrote:mine runs out 2nd week of July. I've just had a new engine put in under warranty so I think I'm gonna take my chances, live on the edge and save £1600!!

You are the classic example of 'look what can happen' which makes me cautious in not having any coverage.

what happened to me seems to have been a total freak incident so I wouldnt worry about your engine dying.

My salary is going up considerably come the summer so if anything does go tits up then I will be able to cover it anyway.

Sonny - I'm planning on investing in some anti-roll bars, some sports cats and an MRC remap in the next 12 months, then I might be able to keep up with you on track!!

aka_dk wrote:Sims, wouldnt it be a good idea to approach the dealers and get them on board ?

Excellent idea.. I shall speak to a couple I know. If we make a reasonable offer i.e £1,200, Audi are likely to accept

psg001 wrote: Sonny - I'm planning on investing in some anti-roll bars, some sports cats and an MRC remap in the next 12 months, then I might be able to keep up with you on track!!

All sounds good, but the single most important upgrade is investing in driver training. The benefit is instant, on all cars, and for ever

scottie1979 wrote:click4warranty 'seems' good value

£489 for 12 months cover of their top policy with a £7000 claim limit including 4x4, ABS and air con coverage added on top.

However this only covers labour rates up to £37 per hour (equiv to Nationwide garage outside London) which aint so good. Enquiry pending...

That's a useful safety net, and a not a lot of money. So why does Audi need to charge 4 times as much...

given the value of our cars, i think the audi warranty is the onyl real option.

stuff does fail, but if you have peace of mind, you can drive it how god intended and know that its covered.

its not that dear if you think about the cost of your car.

I agree with jonathonturner and priyan. Warranty cover for your RS 4 is subjective. I'm in my 4th year of ownership and havn't bothered twice. It ran for 3 years with no problems whatsoever so I didn't see the point in forking out for a warrany given that over the length of term any new faults would still be within a reasonable cost of ownership. Front shocks were replaced in year 4 but these are covered anyway by the DRC issue. Audi charge the same price for any of their cars over 3.0 litres so the high cost is nothing to do with it being an RS4.

The cars are built with expensive components so it's about risk and whether you want to spend the cash on an exhaust, wheels or other tuning stuff. If you bought one second hand and want the security then you might want the extra bit of cover but you're still saving £20K+ on what they were new!