24,000 or 36,000 mile coverage...

["Joshua M. Marrow" <JMMarrow@sgh.com>]

One for the list-

I am a little confused.  My wife and I took our 1997 GLX in this morning for an oil change and to have a few misc. rattles and clunks checked out.  We were both under the impression that VW's full coverage warranty on the GLX lasted for 3yrs/36,000 miles.  Much to my surprise the service rep said it was 2/24,000.  I got the extended warranty until 75,000 miles but it is designed to cover major service, engine, and drive train problems.

So which is it, 24,000 or 36,000.  I have found this list to be one of the best objective sources of information around.  Let me know if you have any input.

Thanks,


Joshua Marrow
Structural Engineer
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Consulting Engineers
San Francisco, CA