Had our van booked in for the ALL-IN check the other day.
VW van Centre Dartford (Beadles) - 8am
bit of a dilemma as there call booking system had double booked all the work for the day.
an hour later the Service advisor come over sat next to me to tell me the van had failed the test . . . !
when i asked why the answer made no sense.
he said the van had Non-standard wheels and suspension . . . !!! WTH !
i told the guy that the van was a 100% genuine Sportline model with the factory suspension and the factory wheel tyre sizes. ( although i had swapped the rims recently, but still used the same tyres)
He said the German mothership computer was showing the van as a base model T32 with standard suspension and 16" wheels . . . . !! ( as per the PR codes)
i assured the guy this was obviously wrong info, so he went back out to the workshop.
after another hour we seemed to be getting somewhere . . . .
they checked a second Sportline REG/VIN against the VW mothership and the same results come back.
as we know the Sportline is a UK model tweak . . . and the Sportline-ness is added in the UK after the factory build,
apparently. . . . the garage was telling me that the PR build codes are supposed to be changed when the van is in the UK.?
so when they done the ALL-IN check there was a difference.?
The service guy also pointed out a very good point about warranty claims . . . ie a snapped spring - the computer shows standard suspension, yet the van has -40mm elbracs fitted . . . . . so what happens then?
after another hour . . . . . we have a new outcome.
It passed.
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apparently the German mother ship has the factory build data.
the van gets fitted out in the UK and the PR are supposed to be changed - but arnt.
any warranty claims will be settled with VW CV UK and not VW CV Germany.
so they passed it . . . .
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Now onto the next problem . . . . . vans passed - but i cant have ALL-IN !!!!!!!!
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due to me having the factory extended warranty on the van for years 4 and 5, VW wont let me have the all-in as its a double warranty !!
i cant see why not myself as you would only make one claim on one policy . . . but they are firm - i cant have it.
not till year 5 anyway when the factory warranty runs out.
so after all that, its a total waist of time for me - at this point.
ill just have to stick with the factory warranty and the AA for callouts, then have to pay flat rate for service work.
#feelingdeflated
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@Pauly - when i gave you the VIN for the build sheet, im assuming it come back with a standard T32 build?, or just the base main parts?
.
the add . . .
the small print . .
VW van Centre Dartford (Beadles) - 8am
bit of a dilemma as there call booking system had double booked all the work for the day.
an hour later the Service advisor come over sat next to me to tell me the van had failed the test . . . !
when i asked why the answer made no sense.
he said the van had Non-standard wheels and suspension . . . !!! WTH !
i told the guy that the van was a 100% genuine Sportline model with the factory suspension and the factory wheel tyre sizes. ( although i had swapped the rims recently, but still used the same tyres)
He said the German mothership computer was showing the van as a base model T32 with standard suspension and 16" wheels . . . . !! ( as per the PR codes)
i assured the guy this was obviously wrong info, so he went back out to the workshop.
after another hour we seemed to be getting somewhere . . . .
they checked a second Sportline REG/VIN against the VW mothership and the same results come back.
as we know the Sportline is a UK model tweak . . . and the Sportline-ness is added in the UK after the factory build,
apparently. . . . the garage was telling me that the PR build codes are supposed to be changed when the van is in the UK.?
so when they done the ALL-IN check there was a difference.?
The service guy also pointed out a very good point about warranty claims . . . ie a snapped spring - the computer shows standard suspension, yet the van has -40mm elbracs fitted . . . . . so what happens then?
after another hour . . . . . we have a new outcome.
It passed.
.................................
....
.....
apparently the German mother ship has the factory build data.
the van gets fitted out in the UK and the PR are supposed to be changed - but arnt.
any warranty claims will be settled with VW CV UK and not VW CV Germany.
so they passed it . . . .
+++++
Now onto the next problem . . . . . vans passed - but i cant have ALL-IN !!!!!!!!
+++++++
due to me having the factory extended warranty on the van for years 4 and 5, VW wont let me have the all-in as its a double warranty !!
i cant see why not myself as you would only make one claim on one policy . . . but they are firm - i cant have it.
not till year 5 anyway when the factory warranty runs out.
so after all that, its a total waist of time for me - at this point.
ill just have to stick with the factory warranty and the AA for callouts, then have to pay flat rate for service work.
#feelingdeflated
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@Pauly - when i gave you the VIN for the build sheet, im assuming it come back with a standard T32 build?, or just the base main parts?
.
the add . . .
the small print . .