Tyres affecting warranty
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I’ve heard about this and thought it was all rubbish until a friend of mine told me about his experiences this week.
He had bought a 5 year old German marque with a 1 year manufactures approved used warranty. He some the car within that year and the buyer wanted an inspection by the marque’s main agent.
Everything was fine apart from the fact that one of the rear tyres had a nail in it. The inspecting garage also noted that although all four tyres were manufacturer approved, the front and the backs were different. They were all the same brand but the front two were a letter followed by a “0” and the rear tyres were the same letter followed by a “1”. They said this would have affected any warranty claim and it shouldn’t have been sold by the first garage in that state as the warranty wouldn’t have been valid.
Luckily for my friend, as a result of the above, the inspecting garage managed to get two tyres fitted to the rear for free. It’s assumed that they were going to bill the selling garage for the tyres as the car shouldn’t have gone out with those tyres in the first place.
The story just reinforces some other stories I heard on here previously but I never believed!
He had bought a 5 year old German marque with a 1 year manufactures approved used warranty. He some the car within that year and the buyer wanted an inspection by the marque’s main agent.
Everything was fine apart from the fact that one of the rear tyres had a nail in it. The inspecting garage also noted that although all four tyres were manufacturer approved, the front and the backs were different. They were all the same brand but the front two were a letter followed by a “0” and the rear tyres were the same letter followed by a “1”. They said this would have affected any warranty claim and it shouldn’t have been sold by the first garage in that state as the warranty wouldn’t have been valid.
Luckily for my friend, as a result of the above, the inspecting garage managed to get two tyres fitted to the rear for free. It’s assumed that they were going to bill the selling garage for the tyres as the car shouldn’t have gone out with those tyres in the first place.
The story just reinforces some other stories I heard on here previously but I never believed!
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