VW Bug
Friend of of mine just bought a 2013 bug,i was sure it can be toad 4 down, but after going thru older post dosen't look like it can be, the bugs i have seen be towed four down must be a little older. ...
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willald wrote:
Scott (FIRE_UP),
I don't disagree with hardly any of what you said, except one point you are wrong about, that we need to clarify:..And, as far as "Remco" is concerned, well, number 1, they're not providing warranty for any issues related to any problems in drive trains, so, while they might make a lube pump for multiple vehicles, don't rely on them in case things go way south.
Remco most certainly DOES provide warranty for issues related to drive train. I have one of their lube pumps installed on our Kia Sedona van we tow flat. The warranty paperwork I got from Remco shows that they warranty the transmission for 40,000 miles (IIRC) from the time the pump is installed.
Like any other warranty, there is a bunch of 'fine print', disclaimers, etc. However, fact is they do warranty your transmission, should it fail after one of their lube pumps is installed.
This isn't directly related since it wasn't a transmission failure, but a few months ago we did get to test out Remco's warranty. The lube pump started leaking tranny fluid. RV dealer contacted Remco about it, they (Remco) acknowledged the problem, and promptly shipped the dealer a new (better designed) pump. Remco also paid the RV dealer's labor to remove old pump and install the new one. Didn't cost me one penny.
Will
Will,
Yes Sir, now that I remember, I do recall the "40,000 mile thing". But, if I also recall, our Grand had 50K on it and so, even if I were in favor of using those pumps, which I'm personally dead set against, their 40K thing would not have helped in making my decision. Lots of folks have used those pumps and, I suspect without too many failures. The trans in that Grand was/is about a $3500.00 trans so, I just can't bring myself to trust that pump. It's just me. Knowing my luck, it (the trans) would lock up, because of that pump failure, eighty million miles into nowhere and there I'd (we'd) be.
So, while a possible severe cost difference, a trade for a 4WD Grand would have been in the works if it had not been for seriously terrible gas mileage those get, (we know, we've owned two of them). So, we went with the factory authorized towable, Honda CR-V EXL.
Scott
