Aston Extended Warranty
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Does anyone have any experience of extending their warranty through an official dealer, then actually claiming on it for some reason? My V8 Vantage is 3 years old in a couple of months and it's something I'm considering. I'd appreciate any feedback or advice from fellow owners on costs, what was covered, or wasn't as the case may be.
Thanks.
Thanks.
None other than to say I never bothered after year 3, and at 10 years old id saved about £7.5k after taking account the few non maintenance repairs.
You need a lot of stuff to go wrong and be paying full dealer rates to get your moneys worth out of it. Stick the cash in the bank and if anything does go wrong, use a good indy or diagnose yourself. Plenty of info on here, and workshop manual can be downloaded, as can OBDII manual
You need a lot of stuff to go wrong and be paying full dealer rates to get your moneys worth out of it. Stick the cash in the bank and if anything does go wrong, use a good indy or diagnose yourself. Plenty of info on here, and workshop manual can be downloaded, as can OBDII manual
Over 6 Astons, two V8's, a DB9, two DBS and a V12V, all under warranty. Had new headlight (£1100 + fitting), Sat-nav (£2k + fit), gearbox (£ sh it loads) and other minor stuff. Never had to raise a word or email to get anything done. All sorted without any drama. Pretty much everything covered on a premium warranty
If you can afford the warranty, how risk averse are you?
If you can afford the warranty, how risk averse are you?
I'm in the same position, mine runs out in March. And.........I won't be renewing. I've had the usual stuff replaced already, and I'll set some cash aside, rather than pay it to an insurance company. I'll take the risk. But, I promise I'll own up when my V12VS's engine becomes the first to exit through the bonnet louvres. (Carbon fibre, not the crap ones they put on them now).
Phil74891 said:
I won't be renewing. I've had the usual stuff replaced already, and I'll set some cash aside, rather than pay it to an insurance company. I'll take the risk.
22 month old V12VSR and have had new headlamps and a twisted windscreen rubber, a AM Works de-squeak and leather tighten on passenger seat and that's it 
May I ask what the usual stuff is?
Flugplatz said:
22 month old V12VSR and have had new headlamps and a twisted windscreen rubber, a AM Works de-squeak and leather tighten on passenger seat and that's it
May I ask what the usual stuff is?
Two new rear lights, full of moisture, front lights modified - fixed the fogging. Paint bubbling on two places on the same door.May I ask what the usual stuff is?
Only other issues - sticking filler cap, erroneous low oil level warning light. All fixed without issue by HWM, including picking the car up and returning a fair distance.
Flugplatz said:
May I ask what the usual stuff is?
It's not the usual stuff that bothers me, it's the unusual. Astons are probably one of the most reliable and cost effective to own. Big issues are rare as rocking horse poo, but ingested primary cats and new gearboxes are major items. I've had my monies worth, no doubt.
There's two levels of warranty, premium and plus. Plus is "keep it on the road" only. Maybe it's middle ground.
How many occurrences ingested primary cats have there been do you think? I've heard one story on here and the issue referrred to a number of times. Now it plays on my mind and wondering if the cost of getting rid would be worth the peace of mind? Could imagine it's not a cheap job though!
AstonExige said:
How many occurrences ingested primary cats have there been do you think? I've heard one story on here and the issue referrred to a number of times. Now it plays on my mind and wondering if the cost of getting rid would be worth the peace of mind? Could imagine it's not a cheap job though!
I have no idea. I've seem Mike (Bamford) mention it once or twice. Before I mentioned my gearbox, I'd never heard of a V12V gearbox needing replacement. Now I know of three.Winning the lottery is something like 14mill to one, still buy a ticket? I just know I can afford to buy the premium warranty every year and not worry at all.
LiamV12V said:
My 7 year old V12V came with the Timeless warranty, so far I’ve had one headlight (self levelling fault), one taillight (condensation) and one window regulator.
I’m advised that a second year’s cover will cost circa £1700. I think the above would comfortably exceed that amount.
I was advised a warranty for that age of V12V would be approx £2250... though yes those above repairs would cost comfortably more than this still.I’m advised that a second year’s cover will cost circa £1700. I think the above would comfortably exceed that amount.
AMDBSVNick said:
AstonExige said:
Could imagine it's not a cheap job though!
Don't think it's a great deal more than the premium warranty and you get some extra ponies 
Aston 101 said:
Thanks all for the info. Has anyone actually used Warranty Wise recently and was there any hassle getting them to cover the faults?
Never used them, but...The biggest issue with 3rd party warranties if you want fixes to be carried out by Aston workshops is the hourly labour rate, the AM rate is double what most policies will cover. I had this issue with an Abraxis policy so self insure now.
The issue with 3d party warranties is that they all have all manner of clauses and cover drops as the car ages and as you need it most really. 'Betterment' and 'normal wear and tear' are common gotchas and places of disagreements. Consequential damage not covered and components being 'auto' excluded as car ages etc etc My Warranty Direct policy would cover the diff oil seals on my 6 year old BMW - but only if the diff needed removing to replace them. I didn't... They are cleverer than us... I self insure nowadays.
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