Vauxhall introduces 'life-time' warranty

cyclonebri1

mcjordi wrote: »

even a lifetime warranty wouldnt get me to buy a vauxhall had my fingers burnt twice No thanks lol

So no predjudice then??

cyclonebri1

oldagetraveller wrote: »

Yes, about 5000 miles in my case (power steering intermittent failure)! Then try and get the damn thing fixed under warranty because "there's nothing wrong with the steering." Computer says no! Eventually a complete new steering column at 6000 miles.
Of course to compound things, a new steering rack at 15000 miles, again after having to push to get it sorted.
So Vauxhall, no thanks, so called "lifetime warranty" or not.

Did you pay for it or did VX?, honesty appreciated. ;)

Inactive

gilbert_and_sullivan wrote: »

For the private buyer this Vauxhall move is of great interest, prompted no doubt by the number of sales gained by Kia/Hyundai in the private sector, i for one admire them for having a go at meeting the challenge.

I would as well if they were offering a like for like warranty, however the " first owner only rule " rules that out.

Of course none of the premium brands have joined in yet, leaving them all looking somewhat lacking.

cyclonebri1

ukjoel wrote: »

Interesting the article appears in Fleet News - Shows very clearly where this is aimed.
The one yearly visit to the vauxhall garage will pretty much force leasing companies to have the cars serviced there as there customers will not tolerate 6 days of downtime annually (assuming 30k a year).
This isnt a biggie for most fleets as they get fleet service rate so fair enough.

Also worth noting a fleet driver doing 25k a year would expire this warranty after 4 years. They would currently change at 3 or 4 years anyway.

The major impact of this initiative is to reduce the service and maintainance costs for lease companies resulting in lower monthly rentals , this will allow their cars onto more bandings and result in more sales. This explains why warranty cant be transferred. They dont want low milage retail customers taking advantage of a 3 year 60k lease car at auction and putting 5k a year on it and having the benefit of a warranty that would last till the car was 11 years old.

The retired driver buying his last car for 5k a year would enjoy a 20 year warranty. Sounds too good to be true but years ago several dealers offered lifetime services on any car bought and some are still doing these free services 20 years later

If the above sounds like criticism its not - I think its great and will force others to react.

Watch for the leap in residual values when the ability to pass this on to second owners is introduced.

Any guesses on the % jump anyone - Harvey B???

Which is where I came in, even Inactive would see the value of owning a VX on those terms ;)

But serioiusly it must be too good to be true?

Inactive

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

Which is where I came in, even Inactive would see the value of owning a VX on those terms ;)

But serioiusly it must be too good to be true?

:rotfl::rotfl::D

I would sooner have pins stuck in my eyes than own a Vauxhall.;)

iolanthe07

We are years behind the Yanks on this. My son bought a Ford truck in 2004 with a ten year/100,000 mile warranty. Still, we get there in the end.

Inactive

The small print;

http://www.vauxhall.co.uk/owners_services/warranty_assistance/vauxhall_lifetime_warranty.html

cyclonebri1

Inactive wrote: »

The small print;

http://www.vauxhall.co.uk/owners_services/warranty_assistance/vauxhall_lifetime_warranty.html

It's not to bad actually, or at least not from this distance;)

No mention of any cost for the visit to the dealer, that would need confirmation.

And has to be maintained inline with VX maintenance schedules, not specifically at the dealer.

Having said that I had my s reg Vectra from 8months to 8years old, they only had a 1year waranty then. Cost me 1 cam sensor in that time so maybe not even worth bothering, just insurance I supose

cyclonebri1

Inactive wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl::D

I would sooner have pins stuck in my eyes than own a Vauxhall.;)

Where's that voodoo emoticon

Inactive

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

It's not to bad actually, or at least not from this distance;)

So why is it restricted to the first registered owner?

Surely it make no difference how many owners a car has, as long as they all comply with the warranty conditions, it certainly isn't as straightforward as the Kia/Hyundai warranties.