A6 / S6 (C5 Platform) Discussion Discussion forum for the C5 Audi A6 and S6 produced from 1998-2004

Audi CPO + 3rd Party Warranty Question

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 12-18-2005, 08:32 PM
  #1  
AudiWorld Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
heymoe's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 991
Received 175 Likes on 99 Posts
Default Audi CPO + 3rd Party Warranty Question

I have a little over 2 months or another 6k miles left of the full Audi warranty before the CPO warranty kicks in. Being that the CPO warranty is not the same as the full 4year/50k warranty, I was wonder if anyone knows if any 3rd party warranty company provides a "If the CPO warranty does not pay for it we will." coverage. I know you can pick up a more or less full coverage 3rd party warranty for around $2200 but was thinking that since I have the CPO warranty I could get a 3rd party "over flow" warranty that would be cheaper and still end up with a more or less full coverage warranty between the two.

Or maybe I'm just crazy and this would end up being more trouble then its worth. Any thoughts or comments on this will be much appreciated?

Thanks.
Old 12-19-2005, 06:14 AM
  #2  
New Member
 
coop19's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 343
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Re: Audi CPO + 3rd Party Warranty Question

Personally without knowing what the CPO does not cover I would think that you would be just a bit over kill with 2 warranties. Thinking of the "major stuff" that would go wrong I would think CPO would cover them. What is left might be less than another warranty to carry. But I have no idea what CPO does/not cover. Hope that helps?
Old 12-19-2005, 08:48 AM
  #3  
CEB
AudiWorld Super User
 
CEB's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 4,681
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default CPO......

appears to cover most major (i.e. expensive) systems. While the exact terms of the CPO warranty are moving targets (what is covered today may not be coveredtomorrow), it is safe to say that it covers most systems that do not require periodic replacement/inspection (ie timing belt, brake pads, CV boots/control arms) unless the part fails well prior to a scheduled inspection/replacement. A prime example is a timing belt. On my '02 model, the manual requires replacement at 105k miles. If it suffers a catastrophic failure at 70k miles then it would be covered.

A supplemental warranty is worthless because it is next to impossible to find a warranty that covers "wear" items. Further, it is unlikely that you would have $2k worth of repairs outside of your CPO warranty - a set of CV boots, control arms and related "stuff" probably sets you back $600-800 at a good indy shop.
Old 12-22-2005, 09:37 AM
  #4  
AudiWorld Super User
 
mustbeaudi's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 4,108
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default You can't come justify the cost of this extra insurance, but there are plans

that cover like bumper-to-bumper excluding powertrain ("wrap" plans) that avoid duplication for some brands that issue long factory powertrain coverage. It's still too much. Try Warrantech, they offer such a plan. I can tell you that plan's cost for your car - I don't sell it - if you email me.
greatnewcar-at-yahoo-dot-com
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
rmbrownii
Q7 MK 1 Discussion
3
02-16-2010 08:37 AM
moosekevin
A4 (B8 Platform) Discussion
9
05-27-2009 05:52 PM
kocour
A4 Cabriolet (B6 Platform) Discussion
0
11-23-2005 08:49 PM
iclimb513
A4 (B6 Platform) Discussion
7
09-23-2005 12:40 PM
Waveform
A4 (B5 Platform) Discussion
1
11-22-2001 05:30 AM



Quick Reply: Audi CPO + 3rd Party Warranty Question



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 06:05 PM.