So, no more 100K warranty?
So, no more 100K warranty?
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Gary H 2008

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220 months

Monday 6th October 2014
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Does that include cars ordered before the deadline?

http://www.motortrader.com/automotive-news/vauxhal...

neiljohnson

11,298 posts

238 months

Monday 6th October 2014
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Didn't last long did it!

preciousmetal

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207 months

Monday 6th October 2014
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Gary H 2008 said:
Does that include cars ordered before the deadline?

http://www.motortrader.com/automotive-news/vauxhal...
warranty is normally from date of registration. So buy one and register by December should still be okay for 100 W

Gary H 2008

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Monday 6th October 2014
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Anyone expecting a GTS next year and based their purchasing decision partly on this?

ringram

14,702 posts

279 months

Monday 6th October 2014
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If Id done a GTS it would have been down to the warranty for sure.

ARAF

20,759 posts

254 months

Monday 6th October 2014
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ringram said:
If Id done a GTS it would have been down to the warranty for sure.
I'm guessing you've gone down the commercial route for your Maloo (so that you can reclaim the VAT), so would only have had 3 years warranty anyway?

The Vx reasoning stinks. If it's because the first owners aren't keeping the cars beyond 3 years, then it wouldn't hurt to keep it in place.

snowwolf

11,503 posts

206 months

Monday 6th October 2014
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Think they realised that sales were down on owners that would normally buy a new car after 3 years and because of the lifetime warranty they were not ?

snowwolf

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Monday 6th October 2014
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ringram said:
If Id done a GTS it would have been down to the warranty for sure.
+1

ringram

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279 months

Monday 6th October 2014
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ARAF said:
I'm guessing you've gone down the commercial route for your Maloo (so that you can reclaim the VAT), so would only have had 3 years warranty anyway?
Correct.

Plus 100% AIA and Van tax etc..

Got some winter tyres for it, waiting for the rest of it now.
Suggestion is that it should make an appearance next weekend!



neiljohnson

11,298 posts

238 months

Monday 6th October 2014
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I like that the statement read one of the main reasons for dropping it is investment in new tech

Reads to me we have new tech which is unreliable & expensive so we don't want to warrantee it laugh

mattcov

721 posts

257 months

Monday 6th October 2014
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How many of us that would buy the GTS would keep it standard anyway? What would be their stance be on modified cars?

TonyTwoTribes

356 posts

147 months

Monday 6th October 2014
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Probably realised that a few problems will come out after the std 3 years otherwise why stop it?. One reason could be potential costs coming their way or actual costs already incurred on models making it not viable. Would sure put me off buying one new , as I did see it as a benefit ,at least it gave some peace of mind on shelling out that sort of cash for a car. I'd be more concerned now about what they know that I don't, if I had ordered one. Especially if my plan had been to keep it a while.

MyM8V8

9,468 posts

226 months

Monday 6th October 2014
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ringram said:
Correct.

Plus 100% AIA and Van tax etc..

Got some winter tyres for it, waiting for the rest of it now.
Suggestion is that it should make an appearance next weekend!
Is there any BIK?

ringram

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279 months

Monday 6th October 2014
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Not for work.
But full private use well is a low flat rate including unlimited fuel.
Something like £1500 net for unlimited private..

Gary H 2008

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Tuesday 7th October 2014
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idea

wink

ringram

14,702 posts

279 months

Tuesday 7th October 2014
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Expanded for clarity smile

If you enjoy unrestricted private use of a van, in the tax year from April 2008 your BIK liability is £3,000 x your marginal tax rate, ie, a 20% tax payer will pay £600 per year whilst a 40% tax payer will pay £1,200 per year.

If your employer provides your fuel for private use an additional BIK liability of £500 applies, which means the tax payable for a 20% tax payer is £100 per year and £200 per year for a 40% tax payer.

Employees who use a commercial vehicle which is only available for business purposes, and remember this includes travel from their home to their normal place of work, have no BIK tax liability whatsoever.

ringram

14,702 posts

279 months

Tuesday 7th October 2014
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Strangely some on topic info..

No Passenger Cars for Retail Customers registered on or after January 1st 2015 will be eligible for Lifetime Warranty. The only exception will be Passenger Cars ordered on or before October 1st 2014 which, due to long lead times, can only be registered after December 31st 2014.

So anyone who ordered a GTS before October should be fine.

stigmundfreud

22,454 posts

241 months

Tuesday 7th October 2014
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Gm won't be around much longer, already they are protected in the usa against class action for issues pre 08 when they were bailed out and a new company formed with the same brand and err staff. If you want decent warranty buy bmw or kia

Gary H 2008

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Tuesday 7th October 2014
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Right, Dodge Charger Hellcat or Corvette Z06 it is then.

mikeyb1987

2,358 posts

185 months

Tuesday 7th October 2014
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ringram said:
Expanded for clarity smile

If you enjoy unrestricted private use of a van, in the tax year from April 2008 your BIK liability is £3,000 x your marginal tax rate, ie, a 20% tax payer will pay £600 per year whilst a 40% tax payer will pay £1,200 per year.

If your employer provides your fuel for private use an additional BIK liability of £500 applies, which means the tax payable for a 20% tax payer is £100 per year and £200 per year for a 40% tax payer.

Employees who use a commercial vehicle which is only available for business purposes, and remember this includes travel from their home to their normal place of work, have no BIK tax liability whatsoever.
FYI current rates (2014/15) are £3,090 for van benefit and £581 for van fuel benefit