Vauxhall lifetime warranty
Discussion
Was watching telly the other night and a new VX advert came on saying that if you bought a brand new VX then you would get a lifetime warranty upto 100k miles. Seems like a quite a statement. Any news on what cars they are offering it on? No doubt it will have to be main dealer serviced every 6 months, but if it means a lifetime warranty then it seems worth it.
Just reading through the T&C atm http://www.vauxhall.co.uk/owners_services/warranty...
Says it doesn't include vans or car derived vans, so one would assume all regular cars are included.
Every 12 months a main dealer needs to 'reactivate' the warranty, which is only done providing you meet the requirements for servicing the vehicle by manufacturers recommendations, it also only covers the first owner and if the car depreciates significantly then "Vauxhall at its discretion may elect to agree with the owner a value for the vehicle in case the parts and labour cost of the repair exceeds the economic value of the vehicle, or in case the parts are no longer available."
Says it doesn't include vans or car derived vans, so one would assume all regular cars are included.
Every 12 months a main dealer needs to 'reactivate' the warranty, which is only done providing you meet the requirements for servicing the vehicle by manufacturers recommendations, it also only covers the first owner and if the car depreciates significantly then "Vauxhall at its discretion may elect to agree with the owner a value for the vehicle in case the parts and labour cost of the repair exceeds the economic value of the vehicle, or in case the parts are no longer available."
Edited by Bowskill on Wednesday 8th September 08:45
Plenty of marques around with 100,000 mile, or even seven year warranties, which are transferable to subsequent owners too, so arguably even better than this Vauxhall proposal.
It's a good headline, but when you think about it, it covers almost no-one. A business user could do 100K quite quickly, probably more than that within a regular 3 year warranty, and they will be on a regular change cycle with the car updated, for all sorts of business/image reasons, they won't want an old car long term anyway. Mr & Mrs retail on a 2 or 3 year change cycle will get no benefit. So that's nearly the entire market place excluded.
A low mileage user buying new to keep long term and run into the ground maybe, but how rare are they?
It's a good headline, but when you think about it, it covers almost no-one. A business user could do 100K quite quickly, probably more than that within a regular 3 year warranty, and they will be on a regular change cycle with the car updated, for all sorts of business/image reasons, they won't want an old car long term anyway. Mr & Mrs retail on a 2 or 3 year change cycle will get no benefit. So that's nearly the entire market place excluded.
A low mileage user buying new to keep long term and run into the ground maybe, but how rare are they?
Edited by Balmoral Green on Wednesday 8th September 10:23
Balmoral Green said:
A low mileage user buying new to keep long term and run into the ground maybe, but how rare are they?
I can think of a number of people that I know - neighbours, relatives, neighbours of relatives etc - who regularly buy a new Astra every 5 years or so. For them it's a potentially useful benefit and I assume this has been done to try to head off people exactly like them from moving to Kia or Hyundai.If the above is true then having the warranty linked to the first owner means that after a couple of breakdowns and the first or second MOT fail it will be on the second hand market. So Vauxhall are being canny the s
t cars will be moved on, the good ones that cause no problems will be kept by the first buyer.
t cars will be moved on, the good ones that cause no problems will be kept by the first buyer.boobles said:
Are they mad? Can only assume that their repair centres will be extremely busy for a while then or have they come along way in the last 10 years & now make good cars?
They've come along way yes, and now make much more unreliable cars.Edited by boobles on Wednesday 8th September 10:49
Cars in the late 80's and 90's where not bad with some decent engines.
Actually to be fair, my dad has a 54 diesel vectra and its done 100k and since he has owned it from an ex demo at 3-4k miles he has put on about 20k a year and it still churns out 55MPG and looks exactly like the day he bought it, except for 1 bumper scrape. He has only had 2 upsets with it and that was that the front left spring failed and snapped, fortunately on the drive and the other was that some brake pipes needed replacing as they had rusted and were leaking.
I dont think that is too bad going, personally. The stroen we had before was a moneypit, and the passat before that had its issues too.
I dont think that is too bad going, personally. The s
troen we had before was a moneypit, and the passat before that had its issues too.Yes, it was very worrying, that. The indy garage said that the combination of chemicals and salt they put on the roads over the last year or two probably didn't help. However, if he had to do an emergency stop, the pipes would have ruptured and lost 50% of the breaking. I was surprised when we went crawling underneath to find that they were steel in the first place. I thought brake lines were usually copper?
anyway, the new ones are.
anyway, the new ones are.
callyman said:
boobles said:
Are they mad? Can only assume that their repair centres will be extremely busy for a while then or have they come along way in the last 10 years & now make good cars?
They've come along way yes, and now make much more unreliable cars.Edited by boobles on Wednesday 8th September 10:49
I agree
"buy cheap pay twice"
I've owned Vauxhall in the past and would never go back to them as they were nothing but trouble, I have a good friend who has only recently left his job as a Technician at a local Vauxhall dealers (he'd been there for about 7 years, and was at VW before that)...when I asked him about Vauxhall and the issues he's dealt with he said "I wouldn't buy one"...he Drives a 2008 Golf GTI.....says it all really
Engineer1 said:
If the above is true then having the warranty linked to the first owner means that after a couple of breakdowns and the first or second MOT fail it will be on the second hand market. So Vauxhall are being canny the st cars will be moved on, the good ones that cause no problems will be kept by the first buyer.
aye, canny thinking indeedt cars will be moved on, the good ones that cause no problems will be kept by the first buyer.Deva Link said:
slomax said:
... some brake pipes needed replacing as they had rusted and were leaking.
Wouldn't have expected brake pipes rusted to the extent that they leaked on a 6 year old car.
callyman said:
y2blade said:
he Drives a 2008 Golf GTI.....says it all really
A VW, Yes well built cars but the engine electrics (coil packs, same on audi and seat) are shocking.A VW is 'reliable' as we've been brain washed into belirving it, mechanically yes, electrically NO.
easier and less hassle/cost than a full engine rebuild anyway
I'd take a coil failure over a major Engine failure every time
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