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Originally Posted by itwasntme
Quote below (highlights mine): When does the Extended Warranty period Begins & Ends?
The Extended Warranty period begins from the date of expiry of new car Manufacturer's warranty period and extends up to 2 years or 1,00,000 km, whichever occurs earlier. This Extended warranty is automatically transferred without cost if the ownership of the vehicle changes within the warranty period. Ownership change needs to be brought to the notice of the dealership. |
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Originally Posted by rutvij Extended Warranty charges vary with the passage of time. You get it at the cheapest when you buy it at the time of purchase of car. They have different slabs depending upon the time when you buy it. |
Thanks a lot itwastnme and rutvij.
I had called up the Skoda dealer in Bangalore (Tafe access St.Marks Road). Below is the information that I got.
1. The extended warranty can be got till the end of 2 years from the delivery date of the vehicle. The amount is independent of when you take the extended warranty. The current amount is around 44K.
2. Skoda keep revising this amount on a periodic basis. Last it was revised was around 4 months back and it was around 38k before that.
3. I specifically asked if the amount varies if I take it say around 9 months later since you guys mentioned about the slabs, he answered in the negative and that there are no slab rates. It just varies whenever skoda revise the rates.
4. Regarding transfer of the EW. He says that you can do it at anytime free of cost. They issue the EW basis the information on the RC. It takes around 2 weeks for the EW to be delivered to your address.
5. If you already have an EW and you want to transfer it, you should show the updated RC Copy and get the EW updated in the new owners name. However, your EW certificate will still mention the original owners name and you will be issued a ownership change acknowledgement book(not sure what this is). Not sure what this book is, but, as long as it serves the purpose, it should be sufficient and all other terms and conditions remain intact as the original EW.
I am thinking I'll go and get the EW immediately after I get the car on Friday (24th Feb). Will apply for a ownership change of the EW when I get the RC card with my ownership details on it. Just don't want to take the risk of taking the EW only post ownership change. (You never know when Skoda can change policies even its only a matter of 2 or 3 weeks)
Also, to update, I am buying a Octavia white 1.8 TSI DSG. I have gone through this thread pretty thoroughly and I kinda understand what I am getting into.
1. Huge DSG failure risk and a 2 week downtime to repair it what I see and read. I am Ok with this as long as they repair it under warranty and it does not cost me a bomb. I also read on the forum that there are a few cases where Skoda have repaired / replaced the gearbox in goodwill even if the vehicle is not under warraty - I am banking on this post 4 years!
2. The sunroof rattle is another issue i read which is common and hopefully it would be fixed as well. I have driven the car that I am taking for around 3 hours across all kinds of roads and I didn't notice any rattle in the sunroof for now thankfully.
3. I am also aware of the funny mileage figures that I might get in this car in heavy traffic and also its oil drinking capabilities. I have already ordered for Castrol Edge 5W40 Oil on Amazon to keep it on the boot for this purpose.
I have got this car checked and evaluated by 'wheels wisdom' guys in Bangalore. They took the car to Tafe and got it checked. They did a pretty decent job and they have given me a detailed report which mentions no major issues with the car. The only problem is one of the front sensors on the car is a little dislocated (not fixed flush on the bumper) and it keeps buzzing most of the time and it gets irritating. I need to get this fixed. Hopefully it should be an easy fix.
I am getting a 1 year old Octavia TSI DSG which is run around 17k Kms for around 60% of the current onroad price (67% of the onroad purchase price) for the car in Bangalore (Not considering the current discounts). I thought it was fantastic value for money and a good deal.
This is the Elegance variant. So, the owner did not get the paddle shifters on it. He has put the flat bottom steering wheel with paddles as well and it is coming as a part of the package

I have asked him to give me the original steering wheel as well.
Super excited and looking forward to owning this car. Will post some pictures once i get it. Will look forward to all your help going forward. This is the first German car in the family and hopefully it holds up well. Cheers.