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Date:         Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:44:22 -0800
Reply-To:     David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: NVC Re: Stevens Creek Volkswagen in Santa Clara
Comments: To: Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@YAHOO.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <574729.60932.qm@web52111.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
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Stevens Creek VW told me that the remanufactured axles will be used. This is what the parts guy said and was confirmed by the service rep. They emphasized that they are VW remanufactured axles. They are from VW in Germany. Guess what, I believed that they will use remanufactured axles. But I don't believe a word that they are from Germany. Their words don't have any credibility whatsoever. This kind of refurb practice is exactly why they lose customers one after another all the time. The more they lose customers the more scam they will need to employ to live on. The culture of the VW dealership in California is formed this way and they lose new car buyers to Japanese competitors like a collapsed dam that it is simply impossible to reverse the flow of water afterwards.

My 10 year 100k Mile power train warranty is factory warranty, not extended warranty. So far every dealership I called declined to honor the warranty. It's not worth it to fight it if I only get refurb'ed axles even if I do get them to fix the axles.

Believe it or not, I do not have a single friend who does not buy Japanese cars. The only exception is my wife's cousine who leases a MB S-560. He is a doctor. He leases a new one every two years for tax purposes. Other than that none of my friends own a VW or any European cars. Some of my co- workers own BMWs and MBs. No one has VWs. What a lessen I learned.

David

--- Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@YAHOO.COM> wrote:

> Customarily...new parts are used only when under the factory warranty. Under the EXTENDED > warranty, reman parts may be used. This is in the fine print and this is the hook that the > dealer uses. The DEALER, not the factory, warrants the EXTENDED portion. FYI. > Michael 91GL'Gringo' > > Allan Streib <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU> wrote: > David Kao > writes: > > > A warranty is not really meant a warranty. It means if you are able > > to fight you will get it. I do not want to fight it any more. > > You're right, a warranty is not meant to be a warranty: it's meant to > entice people to buy the car. Like advertising, rebates, or > discounted "employee pricing" sales, a warranty has a certain average > cost to the company -- it's all about selling cars. > > > I don't think I will have any adva > ntage by getting a pair of > > remanufactured axles. > > You're certain they will use reman parts for warranty work? I'd > expect new factory parts, but you'll have to read the fine print. > Remanufactured parts are not necessarily bad, either. Are they from > Germany? They may be OK. Are they from China or India? Less > certain. > > Allan > -- > 1991 Vanagon GL > > > > Thanks, Michael Sullivan >

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