New car warranty - Rip Off!!

[Multi-store]

SO i bought a new car in 09 for around £15k, straight off the forecourt, 3 years warranty.

Why the F does it cost £250 for a service!!!

All they do is change the oil and check a few bits? i don't really see the need for this!

Anyway my actual question is regarding my brakes, are these normally covered under warranty? ie if they are due for a change will they be changed free of charge like when something electric fails (as it did in the past)?

 

[cjd]

A warranty normally excludes normal wear and tear and stuff like wiper blades, brake linings and tyres. If you plan keeping the car another few years, Kwik Fit are good for brakes, they give you free replacemants for life. (they obviously expect most people to sell their car before the last set needs replacing.)

 

[MrCloser]

SO i bought a new car in 09 for around £15k, straight off the forecourt, 3 years warranty.

Why the F does it cost £250 for a service!!!

All they do is change the oil and check a few bits? i don't really see the need for this!

Anyway my actual question is regarding my brakes, are these normally covered under warranty? ie if they are due for a change will they be changed free of charge like when something electric fails (as it did in the past)?

If you really know better than the vehicle's manufacturer then don't get it serviced !

Going to a non main dealer is quite a bit cheaper, and a fully stamped up service history book is well worth having when it comes to resell it. skimping on cambelts and fluid changes is false economy.

Modern cars can be seriously expensive to fix, there are some new cars with known design faults and sometimes it is possible to get an out of warranty repair done subsidised by the manufaturer if it has been serviced.

Service intervals are stretched to the max on modern cars, if this were an old car worth little more than scrap value the answer would be very different.

 

[Jimmyboy]

Going to a non main dealer is quite a bit cheaper, and a fully stamped up service history book is well worth having when it comes to resell it. skimping on cambelts and fluid changes is false economy.

I'm not convinced by the fully main dealer stamped idea. Completely agree if selling privately but when trading in I've never once had the book checked by the garage.

 

If you really know better than the vehicle's manufacturer then don't get it serviced !

Modern cars need air,water,fuel and the oil and filter ,cam belt (if you are dumb enought to have bought one with a cam belt ) changed at the appropiate time.

Having an interest in a garage I can assure you servicing is a nice little earner.

In 54 years of driving I have never had a car serviced apart from the items above, leave well alone till it needs attention.

Last car went for 5 years without a problem till the battery died.:|

Earl

 

[Esk247]

Last car went for 5 years without a problem till the battery died.:|

Earl

but Morris Minors don't have CD players and air con Earl

remember folks...check all your oil and fluid levels AFTER they've serviced the car. it has been known for them to 'forget' to do the oil and just leave it.

TWICE i've had a car in for servicing, at a cost of over £500, to drive it home and find the oil at half way and no fluid in the washer bottle two different garages too.

as for Warranties, hmm, they're not really worth the paper they're written on but they do cover manufacturer faults and anti-corrosion <<<< bet nobody is taking there car for a corrosion check at the correct intervals. Warranty void.

it's always worth having the book stamped up, i never buy a car without full stamps because at least then things like cambelts, rollers and filters are covered by the manufacturer.