Why is there no bridge warranty for Gen 1 3.0L?

Does anyone know why is there no bridge warranty for Gen one 3.0L? I know I can do a buyback, but want to drive the car for another year before giving it back.



*QUESTION HAS BEEN ANSWERED, THANKS!*

Because you have a remedy immediately (the buyback). The (presumed, under the circumstances) purpose of the bridge warranty is to protect owners of the Gen2 TDIs who didn't (and still don't, in some cases) have any remedy available for several months.

Free Adblue & oil change for once. That's it.

Why? Go ask the PSC lawyers.

Why should you get one? You want VWAG to pay your costs of ownership and then to also buy back your car at an inflated price? From the EPA’s point of view, the dirty car should be gotten off the road, the sooner the better. If you delay, there should be some risk to you.

DanB36 said:

Because you have a remedy immediately (the buyback). The (presumed, under the circumstances) purpose of the bridge warranty is to protect owners of the Gen2 TDIs who didn't (and still don't, in some cases) have any remedy available for several months.

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Thats what I thought, but just wanted to confirm. Thanks!

Mythdoc said:

Why should you get one? You want VWAG to pay your costs of ownership and then to also buy back your car at an inflated price? From the EPA’s point of view, the dirty car should be gotten off the road, the sooner the better. If you delay, there should be some risk to you.

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Because I am milking this settlement for every penny that I can, thats why.


My question has been answered. Thanks everyone!

VW keeps stringing us along with the potential for a "reduced emissions modification".
Thus, not everybody's in a hurry to opt for the buyback.

The remedy (buyback) is nevertheless available to you. If you choose to not exercise it immediately then the risk associated with that choice is on you. This is the encouragement to get the vehicles off the road, which is the EPA's intent.

Gen 2 never had the buyback option, the plan was always to fix them, but the fix was not available immediately, so those owners did not have an immediate remedy.

yeah, I get it. I just wish VW would offer a definitive statement on a potential fix for the gen one. I'm probably just going to keep mine up until the HPFP warranty expires at 120k miles, unless a fix gets approved that extends that warranty.

Bridges have a starting point and an ending point. There is no approved repair, nor is it likely that there will be one. VW would be insane to offer a Full warranty on a group of vehicles that could be nearing 9 model years old.

psd1 said:

VW would be insane to offer a Full warranty on a group of vehicles that could be nearing 9 model years old.

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true, but so is buying back a car for $40k and scrapping it.

scrubber said:

VW keeps stringing us along with the potential for a "reduced emissions modification".
Thus, not everybody's in a hurry to opt for the buyback.

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This. For one, I'm content to be strung along for now.

If they don't come up with a mod for the Gen 1 3.0s, my plan is to wait until the end is near, take the buyback if no mod becomes available, and upgrade a few model years with money in the bank. Love my '11 T-Reg Exec... only things I want to gain are Area View ('14+ Execs) and maybe cooled seats ('15+).