Car issues, engine failure.

[Nasher]

Gutted for you - It’s easy to say this though^ you could’ve had the same issue with a BMW or Audi. Years ago, the engine on my second car(A3) went at 60k miles and that had full dealer history.

Not at the rate these go pop though. It's like an inedibility. They sold these crappy engines in some pretty expensive cars too.

 

[Hades]

Gutted for you - It’s easy to say this though^ you could’ve had the same issue with a BMW or Audi. Years ago, the engine on my second car(A3) went at 60k miles and that had full dealer history.

Yes I had similar on my mk6 Golf GTI.

 

[inflames]

Gutted for you - It’s easy to say this though^ you could’ve had the same issue with a BMW or Audi. Years ago, the engine on my second car(A3) went at 60k miles and that had full dealer history.

No matter how much research you do, you do your, due diligence and check all the history etc. it’s a car lottery at the end of the day.

 

[inflames]

Ah man hope they get it sorted

My Kodiaq was bought new from Skoda, warrantied thru Skoda, Service plan with Skoda, Extended Warranty with Skoda, MOT and recovery thru Skoda... see where I'm going here?
Car Broke down coming upto about 5 weeks ago now and I was taken Skoda in the vehicle by the Skoda Recovery bloke.

Misfire made EPC come on, car was stopped and not started again, towed to Skoda and left with them.
I was told a few days later that the parts had been ordered and my car would be ready for me coming back from Holiday.
I harassed them on 1 July as we were coming back on 3rd July, car not fixed and no courtesy car.

Apparantly they've already pulled the engine apart, and drained it down completely.
Due to the amount of petrol in the oil they've told warranty I need:

Coil packs, Spark plugs, replacement injector, and whatever ancillaries therein, labour for pulling everything apart and putting back together, full service.

Warranty team appear to be turning their nose up at this, apparantly Manufacturers warranty and the Manufacturers Extended Warranty teams are separate and a law unto themselves lol

I'm away to Edinburgh airport for a flight to malts start of Aug, if I don't have my car back their Hire car is coming with me and being parked up for 2 weeks lol

Hope ye fare better than me @inflames

Sorry to hear this, hopefully they get it all sorted for you soon.

 

[~Divine~Wind~]

They better haha!

I'm a little antsy about the fact if they fix it the next trip is pretty much from Newcastle to Edinburgh airport.
If it breaks down again (would be third time) on the way there then that's a lot of money wasted on a Holiday
The longer they have it the more inclined I am to bail on it tbh