Hi all, just wanted to let everyone know that we are now selling vehicles. After the countless experiences we have had with customers who have just bought a new Land Rover and have been told that their new warranty will cover everything, only for it not to, we are preparing our vehicles to give the new owners 12 months (and hopefully more) trouble free motoring.

All our vehicles are prepared with this in mind. For more details please visit our website www.greenovalgarage.co.uk or click on the banner above.

We would appreciate any comments to find out where and how we can improve.

Many thanks,
Brian
Green Oval

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morning brian, a 'bullet proof' warranty would be a very attractive selling point especially after you have gone through the vehicle with great detail.. ... - .- -.




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You make a fair point Stan. The wider issue is that the warranty companies are wise to the tricks of the less scrupulous dealers who might not fix a particular fault during vehicle preparation, instead preferring to leave it to the warranty company after the sale has taken place. We all know this is fraud but it doesn't seem to stop certain places from doing it.

So, a properly prepared vehicle where the dealer has a good relationship with the warranty company would be a real bonus. It removes the uncertainty and would definitely challenge the genuine LR warranty and "Approved Used" scheme.

One of the things which keeps me in the main dealer network is exactly this. If I buy an Approved Used vehicle with the genuine LR warranty then I have recourse to Land Rover. They can't argue with their own schemes and products. But, if a properly viable alternative were to exist I doubt I would feel the need to remain within the main dealer network. Let's be honest, these are expensive and sometimes problematic vehicles and buyers like to know their warranty can be relied on. Cars are mechanical things which go wrong, that's accepted. Warranties should be bullet proof and not full of weasel words & get-out clauses.

Match up the above with well prepared vehicles and that would be a winning combination.

Agreed sir

Morning Stan, I know what you mean but no one does one yet to my knowledge. We all know how these cars work and how something can fail suddenly without warning.
Do you mean that we would benefit from doing our own 'in house' warranty and cover everything? And if so how long? At the moment we offer a 3 month mechanical warranty covered by ourselves no third parties.
The idea of preparing the cars as we do is to hopefully avoid any problems but we don't have a crystal ball. From a business point of view by the time we have prepared the vehicle to our standards we are working on thin margins, we have to make the purchase price attractive enough to potential customers. It's a difficult juggling act to say the least!
Really appreciate the input and welcome any suggestions.
Cheers
Brian

mzplcg wrote:

You make a fair point Stan. The wider issue is that the warranty companies are wise to the tricks of the less scrupulous dealers who might not fix a particular fault during vehicle preparation, instead preferring to leave it to the warranty company after the sale has taken place. We all know this is fraud but it doesn't seem to stop certain places from doing it.

So, a properly prepared vehicle where the dealer has a good relationship with the warranty company would be a real bonus. It removes the uncertainty and would definitely challenge the genuine LR warranty and "Approved Used" scheme.

One of the things which keeps me in the main dealer network is exactly this. If I buy an Approved Used vehicle with the genuine LR warranty then I have recourse to Land Rover. They can't argue with their own schemes and products. But, if a properly viable alternative were to exist I doubt I would feel the need to remain within the main dealer network. Let's be honest, these are expensive and sometimes problematic vehicles and buyers like to know their warranty can be relied on. Cars are mechanical things which go wrong, that's accepted. Warranties should be bullet proof and not full of weasel words & get-out clauses.

Match up the above with well prepared vehicles and that would be a winning combination.

I'm looking the black OF you're selling on someone's behalf. I'd already spotted it elsewhere. Got - 2017 SDV8 Autobiography in Loire Blue
Had- 2008 TDV8 Vogue SE in Java black
Had - 2007 S/C in Stornoway Grey

Brian GOG wrote:

I wish I could write like that! We have found that the LR approved warranty doesn't cover as much as the 3 year one. Have you have any problems with them?

alanm_3 wrote:

I'm looking the black OF you're selling on someone's behalf. I'd already spotted it elsewhere.

I might well do that. I suspect he's lowered the price too  Got - 2017 SDV8 Autobiography in Loire Blue
Had- 2008 TDV8 Vogue SE in Java black
Had - 2007 S/C in Stornoway Grey

I meant to ask, that since you're selling on some one else's behalf, there will be no warranty offered? Got - 2017 SDV8 Autobiography in Loire Blue
Had- 2008 TDV8 Vogue SE in Java black
Had - 2007 S/C in Stornoway Grey

No warranty from me. Just advertising for him. Not sure where else it is advertised.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/adv...?logcode=p Got - 2017 SDV8 Autobiography in Loire Blue
Had- 2008 TDV8 Vogue SE in Java black
Had - 2007 S/C in Stornoway Grey