Mismatch of Ferrari Approved Warranty vs Hybrid Warranty
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In looking at pre-owned 296s at eight Ferrari dealers, one issue that has come up is the warranties. Obviously, buying a Ferrari Approved car it will come with a two-year warranty. However, that two-year Ferrari Approved warranty is separate from the hybrid lithium battery.
In the UK, the cars from new come with a five-year hybrid system warranty. So, an early 2022 registered car will see its hybrid battery warranty expire in early 2027.
As a result, some of the older cars are now at an age where their hybrid battery warranty will expire before the Ferrari Approved two-year warranty expires.
As an example, today you buy a Ferrari Approved 2022 296 that was registered new in July '22. The Ferrari Approved two-year warranty will run from Dec'25 to Dec'27. The hybrid battery warranty runs from July '22 to July '27. This leaves a period from August '27 to Dec '27 where you do not have a warranty on the car's hybrid lithium battery.
Many Ferrari dealers have explained that they will cover the cost of the stub period Aug '27 to Dec '27 for the hybrid warranty. However, there are some Ferrari dealers who have explained that they will not cover that stub period. Obviously, you are welcome to on your own go and purchase the Warranty Extension Hybrid for £11,600 plus VAT for 24 months.
The point is that some Ferrari dealers are selling Ferrari Approved cars where the hybrid battery warranty will expire in less than two years. Given how expensive the batteries are to replace (circa £30,000), it's good to pay attention to the dates and warranty schedules.
In the UK, the cars from new come with a five-year hybrid system warranty. So, an early 2022 registered car will see its hybrid battery warranty expire in early 2027.
As a result, some of the older cars are now at an age where their hybrid battery warranty will expire before the Ferrari Approved two-year warranty expires.
As an example, today you buy a Ferrari Approved 2022 296 that was registered new in July '22. The Ferrari Approved two-year warranty will run from Dec'25 to Dec'27. The hybrid battery warranty runs from July '22 to July '27. This leaves a period from August '27 to Dec '27 where you do not have a warranty on the car's hybrid lithium battery.
Many Ferrari dealers have explained that they will cover the cost of the stub period Aug '27 to Dec '27 for the hybrid warranty. However, there are some Ferrari dealers who have explained that they will not cover that stub period. Obviously, you are welcome to on your own go and purchase the Warranty Extension Hybrid for £11,600 plus VAT for 24 months.
The point is that some Ferrari dealers are selling Ferrari Approved cars where the hybrid battery warranty will expire in less than two years. Given how expensive the batteries are to replace (circa £30,000), it's good to pay attention to the dates and warranty schedules.
DMZ said:
A hybrid system warranty presumably covers more than the battery? It s the system I would worry about more so than the battery but no doubt worth worrying about all of it. It seems Ferrari is worrying about it too if the warranty extension costs so much.
Yes, you are correct. It covers the hybrid system, not just the lithium battery.A dealer who brought my 2023 296 back in to stock, was initially concerned that the hybrid warranty inflexible and £11k to extend, but then realised Ferrari permit its dealers to extend for shorter interim periods at a much lower cost.
Try Carrs Ferrari. My former car caused me zero issues, is a great spec and is up for £204k. (No personal interest as they brought outright).
bennno said:
A dealer who brought my 2023 296 back in to stock, was initially concerned that the hybrid warranty inflexible and £11k to extend, but then realised Ferrari permit its dealers to extend for shorter interim periods at a much lower cost.
Try Carrs Ferrari. My former car caused me zero issues, is a great spec and is up for £204k. (No personal interest as they brought outright).
Yes, you are correct. Ferrari Dealers can buy six months blocks of hybrid warranty from Ferrari. Some of them are willing to do this, others are not.Try Carrs Ferrari. My former car caused me zero issues, is a great spec and is up for £204k. (No personal interest as they brought outright).
I actually did speak to them about your car.
I think if you buy the warranty again they replace the battery “free of charge” at some point (7 years?)
I’m sure I remember reading that
Anyway, mines been great, it’s brilliant, and they’re silly value for money now
150k for a 488
200k for an F8
200-250k for a faster, newer, better handling, more fun to drive, with more warranty 296?
It’s the best value car around at 200k or so
I’m sure I remember reading that
Anyway, mines been great, it’s brilliant, and they’re silly value for money now
150k for a 488
200k for an F8
200-250k for a faster, newer, better handling, more fun to drive, with more warranty 296?
It’s the best value car around at 200k or so
LondonCarGuy said:
In looking at pre-owned 296s at eight Ferrari dealers, one issue that has come up is the warranties. Obviously, buying a Ferrari Approved car it will come with a two-year warranty. However, that two-year Ferrari Approved warranty is separate from the hybrid lithium battery.
In the UK, the cars from new come with a five-year hybrid system warranty. So, an early 2022 registered car will see its hybrid battery warranty expire in early 2027.
As a result, some of the older cars are now at an age where their hybrid battery warranty will expire before the Ferrari Approved two-year warranty expires.
As an example, today you buy a Ferrari Approved 2022 296 that was registered new in July '22. The Ferrari Approved two-year warranty will run from Dec'25 to Dec'27. The hybrid battery warranty runs from July '22 to July '27. This leaves a period from August '27 to Dec '27 where you do not have a warranty on the car's hybrid lithium battery.
Many Ferrari dealers have explained that they will cover the cost of the stub period Aug '27 to Dec '27 for the hybrid warranty. However, there are some Ferrari dealers who have explained that they will not cover that stub period. Obviously, you are welcome to on your own go and purchase the Warranty Extension Hybrid for £11,600 plus VAT for 24 months.
The point is that some Ferrari dealers are selling Ferrari Approved cars where the hybrid battery warranty will expire in less than two years. Given how expensive the batteries are to replace (circa £30,000), it's good to pay attention to the dates and warranty schedules.
Are you 100% UK cars come with 5yr hybrid warranty? My dealer (Colchester) are saying just for 4 years In the UK, the cars from new come with a five-year hybrid system warranty. So, an early 2022 registered car will see its hybrid battery warranty expire in early 2027.
As a result, some of the older cars are now at an age where their hybrid battery warranty will expire before the Ferrari Approved two-year warranty expires.
As an example, today you buy a Ferrari Approved 2022 296 that was registered new in July '22. The Ferrari Approved two-year warranty will run from Dec'25 to Dec'27. The hybrid battery warranty runs from July '22 to July '27. This leaves a period from August '27 to Dec '27 where you do not have a warranty on the car's hybrid lithium battery.
Many Ferrari dealers have explained that they will cover the cost of the stub period Aug '27 to Dec '27 for the hybrid warranty. However, there are some Ferrari dealers who have explained that they will not cover that stub period. Obviously, you are welcome to on your own go and purchase the Warranty Extension Hybrid for £11,600 plus VAT for 24 months.
The point is that some Ferrari dealers are selling Ferrari Approved cars where the hybrid battery warranty will expire in less than two years. Given how expensive the batteries are to replace (circa £30,000), it's good to pay attention to the dates and warranty schedules.
5050 said:
Are you 100% UK cars come with 5yr hybrid warranty? My dealer (Colchester) are saying just for 4 years
Ferrari UK cars come with five years from new for the hybrid warranty. This is the picture from the Ferrari UK website. Unfortunately, a few of the Ferrari salespeople do not know about Ferrari warranties.5050 said:
Are you 100% UK cars come with 5yr hybrid warranty? My dealer (Colchester) are saying just for 4 years
The dealers are really, really sloppy about these details. It is up to owners like me and others on this forum to do their bloody job for them. The confusion is this:In Europe 296s come with 3 years mechanical warranty, 5 years KERS warranty and 7 years service plan.
In the UK 296s come with 4 years mechanical warranty, 5 years KERS warranty and 7 years service plan. However the graphic used on the Ferrari UK website uses the slide from the European slide deck showing 3 years rather than 4 years for mechanical. Doh! If you read the text below you will see 4 years mechanical and 5 years KERS.
I imagine that the Colchester dealer was quoting the UK mechanical warranty and not answering your question about the KERS warranty.
XMA Simon said:
The dealers are really, really sloppy about these details. It is up to owners like me and others on this forum to do their bloody job for them. The confusion is this:
In Europe 296s come with 3 years mechanical warranty, 5 years KERS warranty and 7 years service plan.
In the UK 296s come with 4 years mechanical warranty, 5 years KERS warranty and 7 years service plan. However the graphic used on the Ferrari UK website uses the slide from the European slide deck showing 3 years rather than 4 years for mechanical. Doh! If you read the text below you will see 4 years mechanical and 5 years KERS.
I imagine that the Colchester dealer was quoting the UK mechanical warranty and not answering your question about the KERS warranty.
So true!In Europe 296s come with 3 years mechanical warranty, 5 years KERS warranty and 7 years service plan.
In the UK 296s come with 4 years mechanical warranty, 5 years KERS warranty and 7 years service plan. However the graphic used on the Ferrari UK website uses the slide from the European slide deck showing 3 years rather than 4 years for mechanical. Doh! If you read the text below you will see 4 years mechanical and 5 years KERS.
I imagine that the Colchester dealer was quoting the UK mechanical warranty and not answering your question about the KERS warranty.
Just to get my head around the 296 warranty...
Lets say you buy the 2022 £185k main dealer car and you were looking at keeping it for 5 years.
The car would come with 1 year of Hybrid warranty left, you would then have 4 years at £7k pa ?
For the non hybrid bits you then have an additional warranty with a similar cost to the V8 cars ?
(£4,200 a year including inspection?)
I assume you get a 2 year used car warranty, would you then have 3 years at £4200 pa ?
So in the 5 years of owning the car would you have £28,000 + £12,600 in warranty costs?
Lets say you buy the 2022 £185k main dealer car and you were looking at keeping it for 5 years.
The car would come with 1 year of Hybrid warranty left, you would then have 4 years at £7k pa ?
For the non hybrid bits you then have an additional warranty with a similar cost to the V8 cars ?
(£4,200 a year including inspection?)
I assume you get a 2 year used car warranty, would you then have 3 years at £4200 pa ?
So in the 5 years of owning the car would you have £28,000 + £12,600 in warranty costs?
6208 said:
Just to get my head around the 296 warranty...
Lets say you buy the 2022 £185k main dealer car and you were looking at keeping it for 5 years.
The car would come with 1 year of Hybrid warranty left, you would then have 4 years at £7k pa ?
For the non hybrid bits you then have an additional warranty with a similar cost to the V8 cars ?
(£4,200 a year including inspection?)
I assume you get a 2 year used car warranty, would you then have 3 years at £4200 pa ?
So in the 5 years of owning the car would you have £28,000 + £12,600 in warranty costs?
If you buy a 2022 Ferrari Approved 296, then you will have just one year left of the hybrid warranty (unless the dealer or previous owner added to that). However, you will get a two-year Ferrari Approved warranty for everything excluding the hybrid system. Lets say you buy the 2022 £185k main dealer car and you were looking at keeping it for 5 years.
The car would come with 1 year of Hybrid warranty left, you would then have 4 years at £7k pa ?
For the non hybrid bits you then have an additional warranty with a similar cost to the V8 cars ?
(£4,200 a year including inspection?)
I assume you get a 2 year used car warranty, would you then have 3 years at £4200 pa ?
So in the 5 years of owning the car would you have £28,000 + £12,600 in warranty costs?
I have just checked and there is a single warranty which covers both hybrid drivetrain and the rest. I'm not sure about the "gap" year though when the non hybrid warranty runs out, I think you can pay extra for the continuation of the hybrid warranty. Overall price is pegged at about the same as the warranty package for V12 models.
MingtheMerciless said:
I have just checked and there is a single warranty which covers both hybrid drivetrain and the rest. I'm not sure about the "gap" year though when the non hybrid warranty runs out, I think you can pay extra for the continuation of the hybrid warranty. Overall price is pegged at about the same as the warranty package for V12 models.
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