{"id":48762,"date":"2017-03-19T13:59:01","date_gmt":"2017-03-19T06:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/discovering-holes-in-my-skoda-yeti-and-in-my-729-mapfre-warranty\/"},"modified":"2017-03-19T14:15:19","modified_gmt":"2017-03-19T07:15:19","slug":"discovering-holes-in-my-skoda-yeti-and-in-my-729-mapfre-warranty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/discovering-holes-in-my-skoda-yeti-and-in-my-729-mapfre-warranty\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovering holes in my Skoda Yeti\u2026 and in my \u00a3729 Mapfre warranty"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nI faced a \u00a36,500 repair bill but it wouldn\u2019t accept my local garage\u2019s reportI bought a 2010 Skoda Yeti 4×4, with 31,680 miles on the clock, for \u00a312,000 in March 2014. It came with a three-year warranty from Available Cars in Castle Donington costing \u00a3729, which was provided by Mapfre Abraxas.In early January I noticed an oil patch on the drive. Despite seeing no further sign of any problems, I took the car to a local garage for further investigation. To my horror I was told the clutch pressure plate had broken and made a hole in the gearbox casing. I was quoted \u00a36,500 for a repair. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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