I've spent a decent amount of time looking around the site as I haven't been a member (not owned a TDI) for many years. I haven't found an exact situation as mine but hoping the community can assist.
My COVID return to office plans (have been working from home for 1.5 years) have been announced by my employer and as part of my particular situation, I am being relocated to an office that is an additional 16 miles (one way) from my home - The longer commute warrants a vehicle with better mileage and reliability (current vehicle is 04 Audi A4 1.8T CVT with 172K miles.)
There is currently a Buy Back 2015 Jetta for sale that has the following history:
2/23/2015 - In service date (14 miles)
3/16/2016 - Buy back completed (9357 miles)
9/18/2017 - Initial Emissions Repairs completed; Vehicle sold at auction (9358 miles)
6/2021 - 2nd owner traded in/sold to dealership (53~K)
The inspection I had done on the vehicle only showed one glaring issue and that was a P20E9 code which I'm reading is a "common" problem with the emissions fix and "should" be covered under the warranty. If I purchase the vehicle, I will be requiring that to be addressed prior to the purchase.
To that end, I was trying to confirm the extended emissions warranty for this car - The info issued by VW says it should be the greater of the 11yr/162K miles OR 5yrs/60K miles FROM THE DATE OF COMPLETION FOR PHASE II.
If I'm reading this right, the car still needs Phase II to be completed and if so, I would then have till 2026/162K miles correct? Should I have the Phase II completed before purchasing or just get the P20E9 addressed first and then the Phase II done after I purchase? Any advantage to one way or the other? If not, I'd appreciate anything I may be missing about this vehicle - Again, is in excellent physical condition and is the main reason I'm considering this car (and the lower mileage even given the overall situation with the dieselgate vehicles.)
My COVID return to office plans (have been working from home for 1.5 years) have been announced by my employer and as part of my particular situation, I am being relocated to an office that is an additional 16 miles (one way) from my home - The longer commute warrants a vehicle with better mileage and reliability (current vehicle is 04 Audi A4 1.8T CVT with 172K miles.)
There is currently a Buy Back 2015 Jetta for sale that has the following history:
2/23/2015 - In service date (14 miles)
3/16/2016 - Buy back completed (9357 miles)
9/18/2017 - Initial Emissions Repairs completed; Vehicle sold at auction (9358 miles)
6/2021 - 2nd owner traded in/sold to dealership (53~K)
The inspection I had done on the vehicle only showed one glaring issue and that was a P20E9 code which I'm reading is a "common" problem with the emissions fix and "should" be covered under the warranty. If I purchase the vehicle, I will be requiring that to be addressed prior to the purchase.
To that end, I was trying to confirm the extended emissions warranty for this car - The info issued by VW says it should be the greater of the 11yr/162K miles OR 5yrs/60K miles FROM THE DATE OF COMPLETION FOR PHASE II.
If I'm reading this right, the car still needs Phase II to be completed and if so, I would then have till 2026/162K miles correct? Should I have the Phase II completed before purchasing or just get the P20E9 addressed first and then the Phase II done after I purchase? Any advantage to one way or the other? If not, I'd appreciate anything I may be missing about this vehicle - Again, is in excellent physical condition and is the main reason I'm considering this car (and the lower mileage even given the overall situation with the dieselgate vehicles.)