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Old 14th April 2014, 10:50   #946
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Are you absolutely positive about the amount? That's even cheaper than the Vento TSi's extended warranty!



This was my experience as well. They matched the quotes I got them from outside, they will get that done if you haggle well.



Congrats Abhinav! Don't keep us waiting too long then. And don't forget to take many pictures, there are not too many picture loaded Octavia reviews from users!

As for me, my guess is you took a 1.8 TSi Elegance
I am absolutely sure, I have the reciept of the same on which it is clearly mentioned that it is for extended warranty which is now valid for 4 years 80000 kms. They will give me the original papers along with the invoice which is pending.


I am not at home these days ( some personal issue - no family fight though, everything's great in that respect but still have to be out of house for some reason i cannot disclose.)s
The car is standing somewhere getting something done, all about that in the thread.

I am holding the thread for the pictures which will come when i go back home and the car reaches home.

Your guess is bang on 1.8 TSi Elegance.
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I am absolutely sure, I have the reciept of the same on which it is clearly mentioned that it is for extended warranty which is now valid for 4 years 80000 kms.
That's superb! (no pun intended) Makes the 1.8TSi ownership so much better when you know you don't need to worry about anything packing up for 4 years.

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The car is standing somewhere getting something done, all about that in the thread.
Hope all ends up just great for you on a personal front. As far as the car goes, I'm sure I echo everyone here when I say they look forward to the thread, whenever it does arrive!

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Your guess is bang on 1.8 TSi Elegance.
I knew I should have bet on it
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Congratulations Abhinav!! Welcome to the TSI club!

Maybe it's cheaper in the Octavia because they club it with the insurance which I guess is not the case for the Jetta, Graaja?

However, I had just talked to Giriraj gurgaon today (before getting updated on this thread) and they did not know about the extended warranty coming in. :(

Which dealer did you take it from Abhinav? Need to talk to Giriraj tomorrow again.
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Congratulations Abhinav!! Welcome to the TSI club!

Maybe it's cheaper in the Octavia because they club it with the insurance which I guess is not the case for the Jetta, Graaja?

However, I had just talked to Giriraj gurgaon today (before getting updated on this thread) and they did not know about the extended warranty coming in. :(

Which dealer did you take it from Abhinav? Need to talk to Giriraj tomorrow again.
Thanks Man

I still don't understand the difference considering the insurance is paid separately in case of Jetta also. A difference of 32xxx is not understandable for a similar priced car.

I took it from Farhenheit Skoda Moti Nagar. I will post the pic of the receipt here when I go to where the car is parked right now
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Maybe it's cheaper in the Octavia because they club it with the insurance which I guess is not the case for the Jetta, Graaja?

However, I had just talked to Giriraj gurgaon today (before getting updated on this thread) and they did not know about the extended warranty coming in. :(
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Thanks Man

I still don't understand the difference considering the insurance is paid separately in case of Jetta also. A difference of 32xxx is not understandable for a similar priced car.

I took it from Farhenheit Skoda Moti Nagar. I will post the pic of the receipt here when I go to where the car is parked right now
I remember, earlier in this thread, there was a mention that sometimes dealers also offer extended warranty. This is has nothing to do with Skoda, but it is something the dealer works out with the insurance provider, and hence the caveat that the extended warranty can be taken only if the insurance is taken from a particular company. In case of Jetta, there was no mention that I have to take the insurance from the dealer to avail the EW (other Jetta owners who have taken EW can confirm); I still took the insurance from the dealer.

You need to first check if this EW is being offered by the company or by the dealer. If it is by the company, there will be a proper warranty book with all the terms and conditions etc. Things would be clear when Abhinav is able to get the copy of the receipt. Manu, you could call Skoda customer care and enquire if the extended warranty has been officially announced.

As there is almost 3x difference between the EW of Octavia and Jetta which are similarly prices cars, and the EW of Octavia is cheaper than Vento TSi which has the same gearbox but costs almost half of Octavia, this definitely needs some clarity.
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In case of Jetta, there was no mention that I have to take the insurance from the dealer to avail the EW (other Jetta owners who have taken EW can confirm)

As there is almost 3x difference between the EW of Octavia and Jetta which are similarly prices cars, and the EW of Octavia is cheaper than Vento TSi which has the same gearbox but costs almost half of Octavia, this definitely needs some clarity.
Jetta's extended warranty does not have any riders. I have already taken extended warranty for my Jetta and I was not asked to take Insurance from the Dealer. However, my first year Insurance has come as a freebie from the Dealer as part of the package.

Jetta's extended warranty is directly from VW - Warranty from the manufacturer is any day more dependable. IMO, any other package from the dealer can not be an Apple-Apple comparison.

When we talk about riders like Insurance.. etc, we should factor-in our expenses for the entire 4 years, rather that calculating the difference only in the first year.

Even I feel that the difference can not be so much - cost will be hidden somewhere. If indeed the price is as quoted, it is time to celebrate for Octy owners!!
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I took it from Farhenheit Skoda Moti Nagar. I will post the pic of the receipt here when I go to where the car is parked right now
I just talked to Giriraj, they confirmed Skoda has not launched any Extended Warranty so far for the Octavia. So maybe this is something that Farhenheit gave you on their own (and not from Skoda directly)?
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Extended Warranty for Octavia now available (14xxx for Elegance 1.8 TSi A/T). Makes it 4 years/80000km whichever comes first.

Valid only if insurance taken from dealer.
₹ 14,xxx/- for the extended warranty for the Octavia 1.8 TSI does not sound right when you consider that the extended warranty for my Laura TSI MT costed about 18K, 3 years back, for a car costing about ₹13.5L Ex showroom at the time.

It should be in the 25K region minimum if you ask me. You may need to double check with the dealer on this.
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Extended warranty for new city is 11800 so no way octavia which costs almost double can be 14k. And that too from skoda who price everything exorbitantly. Something is missing here.
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I just talked to Giriraj, they confirmed Skoda has not launched any Extended Warranty so far for the Octavia. So maybe this is something that Farhenheit gave you on their own (and not from Skoda directly)?
Checked with Tafe access Bangalore, they too are unaware of any extended warranty.
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I will have this checked tomorrow itself. I had a talk with the guys there before my booking and they did mention that the extended warranty will most likely be through the insuring agent. I dont know how that will work though.
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Checked with Tafe access Bangalore, they too are unaware of any extended warranty.
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Extended warranty for new city is 11800 so no way octavia which costs almost double can be 14k. And that too from skoda who price everything exorbitantly. Something is missing here.
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₹ 14,xxx/- for the extended warranty for the Octavia 1.8 TSI does not sound right when you consider that the extended warranty for my Laura TSI MT costed about 18K, 3 years back, for a car costing about ₹13.5L Ex showroom at the time.

It should be in the 25K region minimum if you ask me. You may need to double check with the dealer on this.
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I just talked to Giriraj, they confirmed Skoda has not launched any Extended Warranty so far for the Octavia. So maybe this is something that Farhenheit gave you on their own (and not from Skoda directly)?
I confirmed the same from the dealer.

This indeed is from the insurance company, thus the clause of taking the insurance from the dealer themselves.

This is the reason it is cheaper than alternatives. They said that the company always overcharges for extended warranty.

Only thing not included in this extended warranty is the battery. Rest everything included as per the original warranty and other extended warranty plans.

This is definitely a winning formula in my opinion.

I will update the scanned copy of the details of the extended warranty as soon as i get my hands on it.
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I confirmed the same from the dealer.
This indeed is from the insurance company, thus the clause of taking the insurance from the dealer themselves.
This is definitely a winning formula in my opinion.
The 'Extended Warranty' from insurance companies would be definitely cheaper. We have similar extended warranties offered by almost all electronics retailers in tie-up with the insurance companies for Electronic products (refer my thread here). But this is the first time I am hearing it being offered for cars at the dealer level.

Did you check with the dealer what is the process for replacing a part under warranty? My guess is that since an insurance company is involved, one would have to raise a 'claim', they would add some delay in evaluating and approving the claim (similar to accident damage) and then the there could be additional delay from the dealer for part unavailability.

But if the dealer is assuring that they will take care of the 'insurance claim' process without additional delays, then it would turn out to be a good scheme. But I have my doubts on whether the dealer would be willing to do this.

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Only thing not included in this extended warranty is the battery. Rest everything included as per the original warranty and other extended warranty plans.

This is definitely a winning formula in my opinion.
If the terms and conditions are same as company provided extended warranty then definitely this is a much better deal.
Why this is not provided by all dealers? Tafe access Bangalore please wake up guys.
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The 'Extended Warranty' from insurance companies would be definitely cheaper. We have similar extended warranties offered by almost all electronics retailers in tie-up with the insurance companies for Electronic products (refer my thread here). But this is the first time I am hearing it being offered for cars at the dealer level.

Did you check with the dealer what is the process for replacing a part under warranty? My guess is that since an insurance company is involved, one would have to raise a 'claim', they would add some delay in evaluating and approving the claim (similar to accident damage) and then the there could be additional delay from the dealer for part unavailability.

But if the dealer is assuring that they will take care of the 'insurance claim' process without additional delays, then it would turn out to be a good scheme. But I have my doubts on whether the dealer would be willing to do this.
I haven't asked the dealer about the warranty claim process yet. I will keep this in my to-do list and update here. I hope this does not include going to the insurance company for warranty claims and gets settled at the dealer level only.

I haven't had a bad experience with this dealer in my 5 years of owning the 1st gen Skoda Octavia vRS, I hope it remains the same.


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If the terms and conditions are same as company provided extended warranty then definitely this is a much better deal.
Why this is not provided by all dealers? Tafe access Bangalore please wake up guys.
I hope they are the same. It should either be offered by Skoda themselves or atleast by the other dealers. I would suggest you to talk to your insurance people also once, they might know.

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