Should I take out an Extended Warranty?
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My EV next month will be 3 years old.
A two year extended warranty from the manufacturer is coming up at £1450 but is an insurance policy rather than a straightforward warranty.
I plan to keep the vehicle for at least two years.
It is my daily vehicle but I do have a spare.
I'm interested to hear from those EV owners with vehicles over 3 years old. What have you done? Thanks.
Not interested in any discussions about the battery pack since that is a separate heap of pain.
A two year extended warranty from the manufacturer is coming up at £1450 but is an insurance policy rather than a straightforward warranty.
I plan to keep the vehicle for at least two years.
It is my daily vehicle but I do have a spare.
I'm interested to hear from those EV owners with vehicles over 3 years old. What have you done? Thanks.
Not interested in any discussions about the battery pack since that is a separate heap of pain.
Sounds rather a lot TBH as the battery etc is covered anyway?
Not a lot else to go wrong!
According to the UK Battery Certificate for the EQA/EQB models (BEV high-voltage battery) the warranty period is 8 years or up to 100,000 miles (?160,000 km), whichever comes first.
The certificate also states that the battery must maintain at least 70% of its rated capacity during that period (for the UK EQA/EQB warranty)
Not a lot else to go wrong!
According to the UK Battery Certificate for the EQA/EQB models (BEV high-voltage battery) the warranty period is 8 years or up to 100,000 miles (?160,000 km), whichever comes first.
The certificate also states that the battery must maintain at least 70% of its rated capacity during that period (for the UK EQA/EQB warranty)
The battery and motor are probably still covered, most have 8 years.
For the rest of the car, that sounds a bit pricey. I’ll be in that position soon on a bmw and I have options, one of which is paying the first £x of any claim and that reduces the premium quite substantially and that’s what I’ll be doing. I only really worry about big ticket items failing, anything under say a grand at bmw I’ll just self insure and you can often find an independent garage can do it much cheaper.
For the rest of the car, that sounds a bit pricey. I’ll be in that position soon on a bmw and I have options, one of which is paying the first £x of any claim and that reduces the premium quite substantially and that’s what I’ll be doing. I only really worry about big ticket items failing, anything under say a grand at bmw I’ll just self insure and you can often find an independent garage can do it much cheaper.
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