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RRVSE Member Since: 18 Apr 2009 Location: Bury Posts: 597 |
My car is 3yrs old next month so will be out of warranty (wish it had one of the 5yr VIP ones!!). Main dealers own warranties seem to range from £850 - £1000 per annum. I noticed the £1000 warranty does not cover the likes of the TV/DVD/CD etc ( I had the DVD changer replaced under warranty the day after I bought the car at just over a year old ) which are some of the items I would have wanted to see on the covered items list.
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17th Aug 2009 2:55pm |
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RRUK Site Supporter Member Since: 08 Jun 2007 Location: UK Posts: 6366 |
Has been discussed before here:....
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17th Aug 2009 3:37pm |
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RRVSE Member Since: 18 Apr 2009 Location: Bury Posts: 597 |
Cheers for that. Iknew I was going to do something before I raised the topic and that was to use the website search button! Oops.
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17th Aug 2009 11:59pm |
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RRUK Site Supporter Member Since: 08 Jun 2007 Location: UK Posts: 6366 |
IMHO the LR extended warranty is worthless, there's more they don't cover than do. I decided to save the £1100 and notionally put it towards any repairs. Discovery 4 HSE
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18th Aug 2009 1:20pm |
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ken Member Since: 22 Aug 2008 Location: On another forum Posts: 936 |
Tesco seem to offer quite a good one |
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19th Aug 2009 9:24am |
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RRVSE Member Since: 18 Apr 2009 Location: Bury Posts: 597 |
Hi Ken,
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25th Aug 2009 1:59am |
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RRVSE Member Since: 18 Apr 2009 Location: Bury Posts: 597 |
Hi again. Strange thing, put my car reg into Tesco system this time round and it worked fine, the only thing I altered was the value of the car (as I noticed their warranty pays up to a max of the value of the car, thought I'd put a more realistic value on it). I now have 'Tescos Finest' (premium) warranty (they do these like their food - value / standard / finest) for £419 and covers basically all my non wear n tear mechanical parts (excludes pipes/hoses/mountings etc) and seems to be worth the outlay. Also covers me for MOT failures an e.g. given by girl on phone was wiper blades which aren't covered by the warranty , except when MOT related. I'm still working out the specifics of the MOT part of the warranty though.
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19th Sep 2009 3:43pm |
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dan_uk_1984 Member Since: 12 Nov 2008 Location: Bude, Cornwall Posts: 4014 |
I would wait until you have to make a claim before you sing their praises.
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19th Sep 2009 4:35pm |
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RRUK Site Supporter Member Since: 08 Jun 2007 Location: UK Posts: 6366 |
When I read through the Land Rover extended warranty agreement the main thing thst stood out that they just didn't cover at all was all the AV stereo stuff, and if it DID go wrong you can bet that it wouldn't be cheap at all to fix.
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19th Sep 2009 7:26pm |
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RRVSE Member Since: 18 Apr 2009 Location: Bury Posts: 597 |
We'll have to see. I also noticed that the entertainment unit etc was not covered on any warranty from any source, but still decided on a warranty simply for the mechanical side alone. I've had them in the past and they've been Ok, the most memorable being a claim for a coil pack on my other car that came in at a staggering £1490 (3 coil packs + interface unit) at the time (1996) and the warranty company paid a max of £1000 per item. They forked out the £1000 and I secured a 20% trade discount off the GM dealer so had to put £200 towards it in the end. The warranty company were renouned for arguing every claim but I got the money out of them. Steve
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20th Sep 2009 7:57am |
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RRVSE Member Since: 18 Apr 2009 Location: Bury Posts: 597 |
Hi folks, put my first claim in last week when my suspension failed. Guessed it would be the usual valve on the compressor and it was. I initially thought of doing it myself but thought what's the point so took it in the garage and the Tesco warranty people happily OK'd it and paid the parts and labour bill. I'm guessing that as it's the same people as LR UK use , then they are more familiar with what is and isn't a warranty claim and so are quick to OK them etc. Steve
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19th Oct 2009 5:06pm |
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RRVSE Member Since: 18 Apr 2009 Location: Bury Posts: 597 |
Hi Dave, see what you mean. Checked on web and looks like they may have ceased new warranties around a week ago. I can't find the reason why though. Thanks for the info. I was only recommending it to my mate this evening for his Merc!!! Steve
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6th Nov 2009 11:26pm |
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