Elise Warrenty

[PhillF]

If I purchase an Elise privately, can I buy some kind of warrenty for it?

Anyone reccommend any? What would it cost and what would be covered? Would there be an excess?

Thanks

Phil

[S Works]

Yeah, the AA parts and labour one is generally considered to be the best. £60-odd a year IIRC which covers upto 4 claims per year with a max of £500 per claim.

[PhillF]

That sounds perfect, thanks.

Am I right to assume that £500 per claim will cover the majority of issues with the 120bhp K Series engine?

What sort of issues would be more expensive than that and are they rare?

[james33]

Yep only major on the K is HGF and your 500 will see it right.

[PhillF]

Superb. It just gets better and better

Thanks for the info.

[Gareth135R]

I thought the AA cover, covers you up to £1k for parts and labour?

[S Works]

Last I heard it was £500 per claim. Check with the AA, you have to get membership too, but frankly I wouldn't have a car without RAC or AA membership... you can never know when the little shit is going to pack up on you and you need a lift home.

[S Works]

Phil, don't be put off what I wrote above. Get a good one and you'll likely as not never see an AA or RAC man. I just like to have membership for peace of mind.

welcome by the way, and hope you find one that's right for you. It's a love-affair in the waiting.

[PhillF]

Cheers. I'm a member of the RAC at the moment but I'll happily join the AA to get the warranty.

Had my first testdrive last week and fell in love. Off to look at a few more this weekend just to see what I should be getting for my money.

What are the advantages to buying from a dealer? They seem much more pricey, more so than the dealer/private margins on a lot of marques. I realize they'll be serviced etc but I can't see how that justifies the price differential.

Thanks

Phil

[S Works]

Very little it seems. There are some who are more reasonable than others, for instance, I think the Adrian Blyth markups aren't too bad, and they have a good rep. However, I've bought 2 S1's privately and just had them checked over by specialists before I've paid for peace of mind.

[PhillF]

I'd be minded to do the same.

How do you go about getting a specialist to give it the once over?

[S Works]

Call them and ask. Current owner takes car along, they check it and give you a (usually verbal) report. If you're happy then away you go, if not you have bargaining points to discuss with the owner.

[PhillF]

Great cheers.

Anyone reccommend a specialist in the North West, ideally Manchester area?

What will they normally charge?

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It did this, got a full report, they did change me 1hrs labour...more then worth it for the peace of mind!!!