Following on from a previously posted thread.
Had engine issues. Cost to find the fault ...... £2400. Fault found. Cracked Piston and something with the rings.
It now needs a new engine. Total cost £13,000 !!!!!
So now I'm hoping Audi are going to provide a new engine, as otherwise I'll have to write the car off.
2 Questions to those who may know.
1) Would my insurance pay up on such an issue? Don't want to call them just yet, as awaiting Audi's response.
2) How would a new engine effect the value? I'm of the opinion it'll devalue the car, as it's got a brand new engine, but the rest of the car has done 32,000 miles. Selling privately or to a garage (not Audi) I would have to explain why it had a new engine. And would I be believed it was a fault and not how it had been treated / driven. As it could be assumed It'd been modified or tracked in it's life. Neither of which has happened.
Garage have put in a claim to Audi, and are confident Audi will stump up a new engine. But nothing in life is certain.
If it's going to knock thousands off the value of my car, I'm going to be stuck with it.
Opinions / thoughts?
Had engine issues. Cost to find the fault ...... £2400. Fault found. Cracked Piston and something with the rings.
It now needs a new engine. Total cost £13,000 !!!!!
So now I'm hoping Audi are going to provide a new engine, as otherwise I'll have to write the car off.
2 Questions to those who may know.
1) Would my insurance pay up on such an issue? Don't want to call them just yet, as awaiting Audi's response.
2) How would a new engine effect the value? I'm of the opinion it'll devalue the car, as it's got a brand new engine, but the rest of the car has done 32,000 miles. Selling privately or to a garage (not Audi) I would have to explain why it had a new engine. And would I be believed it was a fault and not how it had been treated / driven. As it could be assumed It'd been modified or tracked in it's life. Neither of which has happened.
Garage have put in a claim to Audi, and are confident Audi will stump up a new engine. But nothing in life is certain.
If it's going to knock thousands off the value of my car, I'm going to be stuck with it.
Opinions / thoughts?