Please advise me on the life xpectancy of a crankshaft in a vw Golf, purchased new less than 3 years ago. Warranty was for 3 years or less than 60000 miles. Car had completed 72000 miles hence out of warranty but been regularly services at VW and a reputable garage.

Is it 'or' less than 60,000 or 'and' less than 60,000 ?

My reading of that wording would be that because you have had the car less than 3 years it is covered. Added to that benefit : if it was older than 3 years but had done less than 60,000 it should be covered. To be excluded would require the car to be BOTH over 3 years old and over 60,000 miles.

So if you are covered two ways by the use of 'or' it comes under the warrantly.

Hope this thought is reasonably clear.

I think the biggest problem for the OP, as to how much, or even if, VW will contribute, will be the servicing. They have stated that servicing was carried out 'at VW and a reputable garage'.

That's not clear. Is it all VW main agent servicing ? Is it part VW, part indie servicing ?

VW's own website has the details in full. The terminology used is clear :

www.volkswagen.co.uk/owners/plans-and-policies/fac...s

This warranty will terminate on the anniversary of the third year from the date of original registration or at 60,000 miles, whichever is soonest.

One other thing : the OP states that this is a 1.9 litre golf, and it's 3 years old. The Golf Mk 6 (2009-2013) was never produced in a 1.9 litre engine, as far as I'm aware. Though I'd be happy to be corrected if I'm wrong.

One other thing : the OP states that this is a 1.9 litre golf, and it's 3 years old. The Golf Mk 6 (2009-2013) was never produced in a 1.9 litre engine, as far as I'm aware. Though I'd be happy to be corrected if I'm wrong.

Just done a bit of research. The 1.9 TDI was dropped in 2008 when the Golf Mk 5 was still in production. No doubt a few could have been sold in 2009 but its difficult to believe that one remained unsold until 2011, 2 years into Golf Mk 6 sales.