Warranty advice please
Discussion
One step closer to 570 ownership so I can join you all properly ! Car being inspected by Thorney tomorrow lunchtime - proper excited ! Apologies as this has probably been asked a hundred times but I’d like to get feedback on warranty. I have the option of taking out the Thorney warranty but just wondering if it’s worth a gamble and putting the money in a pot ? I plan to keep the car for three years so that’s nearly a £9k slush fund in an ideal world. My justification for taking a punt is:
- the supplying dealer gives a 3 month warranty - albeit a limited one.
- I’m unlikely to heavily use the car until lockdown finishes and would probably not use it November to feb.
- as far as I am aware one of the most reasonably possible ‘major’ failures is the gearbox which thorney do a refurb service for £9.5k (against £25k replacement).
That Said I don’t know what the real world average owner £ experience is like for fixing stuff and don’t have an appreciation for the cost of other things that can go wrong.
I do think that I would enjoy the car more/worry less with warranty but it’s a big wedge for minor usage - especially this year.
Thoughts appreciated !
- the supplying dealer gives a 3 month warranty - albeit a limited one.
- I’m unlikely to heavily use the car until lockdown finishes and would probably not use it November to feb.
- as far as I am aware one of the most reasonably possible ‘major’ failures is the gearbox which thorney do a refurb service for £9.5k (against £25k replacement).
That Said I don’t know what the real world average owner £ experience is like for fixing stuff and don’t have an appreciation for the cost of other things that can go wrong.
I do think that I would enjoy the car more/worry less with warranty but it’s a big wedge for minor usage - especially this year.
Thoughts appreciated !
John-l3ycg said:
I purchased the extended warranty last year from McLaren Birmingham, where I bought the car the year previous. So no issues with the warranty being transferred, etc.
It's a 2017 570GT - 23,000 miles.
The service chap at McL Birmingham assumed the wishbone bushes would be covered, but called the next day to tell me the warranty guys said - 'no, wear and tear'.
Not sure what to do. It passed the MOT and is not an urgent fix, but will need sorting at some point.
The warranty is due for renewal in April, so to extend that and pay for the wishbone would be around £6,000. I'm having a hard time reconciling paying £3000 to fix something not covered, and then fork out another £3000 at the same time.
I wouldn't refer to the warranty as 'bulletproof' in my experiences.
On inspection by thorney The bushes on the car I’m buying we’re revealed to be squeaky at 9000 miles. Both sides about £1500 I think (dealer paying)It's a 2017 570GT - 23,000 miles.
The service chap at McL Birmingham assumed the wishbone bushes would be covered, but called the next day to tell me the warranty guys said - 'no, wear and tear'.
Not sure what to do. It passed the MOT and is not an urgent fix, but will need sorting at some point.
The warranty is due for renewal in April, so to extend that and pay for the wishbone would be around £6,000. I'm having a hard time reconciling paying £3000 to fix something not covered, and then fork out another £3000 at the same time.
I wouldn't refer to the warranty as 'bulletproof' in my experiences.
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