What do Warranties cover?

[Batty S4C]

What do warranties actually cover?

i know it will depend on which manufacturer you choose, but what basically do they cover?

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[jimothy]

Basically it'll cover mechanical faults and failures of non-servicable parts.

Not wear and tear, not tyres, exhausts etc.

For example, mine covered a failed temperature sensor but not a dodgy connector between spark plug and lead.

Some will cover you for shortfall in insurance claims if you write off a car but don't get enough money to replace it!

[sparkythecat]

Well that depends whether you're buying one or trying to make a warranty claim.

If you're buying one you'll be told that it covers everything, offers complete piece of mind and represents very good value for money.

If you're making a claim you'll be told that the warranty does not that particular defect, or excludes what ever it is that has gone wrong.

Or does that just happen to me?

[BigGee]

Mine covered me for a window winder which I broke when the window was frozen and I WANTED IT OPEN.

How bizarre!!!

[Plotloss]

As little as they can get away with.

Next to worthless IMHO

And this is coming from someone who works in the warranty business...

[apache]

Can't agree with that, if your dealer can handle them you can get a lot out of a warranty. I managed a rad, clutch, diff.....

[Plotloss]

But Pete, was that before or after WH went bust?

[apache]

Plotloss said:

But Pete, was that before or after WH went bust?

good point, sorry guys

[shirley temple]

The used car warranty on Saabs covers Engine, gearbox and turbo only, as I understood it,
With all the electrical gizmos on motors these days, read the small print, very carefully, I know of a Saab cabrio that had roof problems, the only people who could fix it were the dealers, the labour charge was nearly a grand