7 Year Warranty - bragging right?

[Pommy]

So, bloke at work gets new Kia - fair do’s seems alright but of all the things he talks about it’s the 7 year warranty that comes up time and again.

Is it supposed to be a bragging right/impressive?

It’s as if ‘hey if my car breaks I’m not going to have to pay to fix it’ leads to ‘man that’s awesome as I have to pay to fix my car’

I just don’t get why having a 7 year warranty (and let’s not get on to fuel consumption) has turned into motoring top trumps.

Surely mostly people don’t keep their new car for more than 3 or 4 year so a 7 yr warranty is only helpful for a) ease of resale and b) the 2nd or 3rd owner to not have pay £183.49 for a new leccy window switch in 5 years time