Subaru Forester or Volkswagen Jetta Diesel

[Chip NoVaMac]

The indy mechanics may be a problem. I know that I could take it to Pep Boys and have someone there look at it and I know of a Subaru dealership that said they are willing to do it. My concern is that Pep Boys is well Pep Boys and that the Subaru dealership is gonna bust my chops and tell me the car is a mess since I am not buying it from them. I know how these places can be and I have blatantly been taken for a ride by a couple of the places on a couple of occasions.(A dealership told me my Cherokee needed $700 in brake work when all that I was bringing in the car for was an oil change) I took it somewhere else that said all I needed was pads in the REAR.(50-75 bucks)

I understand the concerns and feelings. No perfect answer. I have had a shop that I have used and trusted over many years. Relationships mean much.

To be blunt, dealerships are not the best value, yet at the same point their "over repairing" can mean a better recourse down the road. For they tend to err on the side of bringing the vehicle to specs, and other shops tend to address only what work is needed.

So as a recap my two questions are what should I look for as making the 500 warranty worth it and two any suggestions on what kind of check-up and/or where I should get it done at?)

IMO most extended warranties are in favor of those that offer it, at east when it comes to cars. The list of what would be covered requires a lawyer IMO to understand the exclusions.

 

[Counterfit]

OMFG, do any of the 20 or so people who posted in this thread in the past two days giving the guy advice about whether to buy a VW or Subaru realise that the original post is over a year old and the guy probably already bought whatver he was going to buy?

Hey, I replied to iDM.

Remember, this is a far east car, it should hold up MUCH better than an american over time.

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[saabmp3]

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Ok ok, you got me there. But you have to agree, on average, they're good cars. I can make a point for the americans for showing off Jeeps. Those engines can go forever, but that doesn't mean all american cars are good.

There are two ways of doing a clutch test. The first, best, but a little obnoxious on a car you don't own, is to pull up to a stationary object, say, the dealership itself. Put the car in 3rd gear and put the RPM's up to about 4k. Slowly let out the clutch and hope it stalls. Obviously is the engine keeps running, the clutch is shot. You can however get a slight idea of how much life is left depending on how soon the car dies. If it goes right away, the the clutch has good grip and should give you decent life. The longer it runs, the less life is left in it.

The more othordoxed way to do this is to forgo driving into a building, but firmly affixing the parking break.

Ben