Vauxhall lifetime guarantee scam

Kilty_2

fb1969 wrote: »

The Lifetime Warranty is now included on NetworkQ Vauxhall cars as long as the vehicle is under 1 year old and has covered less than 30000 miles at the time of sale to the second registered owner www.networkq.co.uk/lifetime-warranty/ This would allow the warranty to apply to cars being sold that have been regsitered to the dealer.

Or the ex hire cars. Which is what Vauxhall really want to inflate the price of.

jase1

mikey72 wrote: »

4 out those those 5 don't have a resale value after 5 to 7 years though

I think you'll find that resale values of newer Kias and Hyundais are somewhat better than Vauxhalls, and even in some cases than Fords, these days. I acknowledge that Chevrolet still have a major problem in this regard, but then they have only been running their expanded warranty for a few months so it is too early to tell.

(Toyota haven't lost the reliability angle, at least with people who see past all the politicking in the US).

jase1

fb1969 wrote: »

The Lifetime Warranty is now included on NetworkQ Vauxhall cars as long as the vehicle is under 1 year old and has covered less than 30000 miles at the time of sale to the second registered owner www.networkq.co.uk/lifetime-warranty/ This would allow the warranty to apply to cars being sold that have been regsitered to the dealer.

How many <1yo bargains are part of the dealer network though?

oscarward

Inactive wrote: »

Agreed, however neither the Hyundai or Kia warranties have the * annual inspection check * stipulation, like the Vauxhall one.

But Hyundai servicing schedules are 12k or 1yr whichever is sooner.


So what's the difference ?

Kilty_2

jase1 wrote: »

How many <1yo bargains are part of the dealer network though?

Would you buy from anywhere else at that age? :eek:

jase1

Kilty wrote: »

Would you buy from anywhere else at that age? :eek:

Errr, broker cars with delivery miles? Plenty of those around.

Kilty_2

jase1 wrote: »

Errr, broker cars with delivery miles? Plenty of those around.

I thought most of those were supplied by main dealers?

jase1

Yes they are but they are through the back door, technically second-owner and not under the NetworkQ banner.

mikey72

jase1 wrote: »

I think you'll find that resale values of newer Kias and Hyundais are somewhat better than Vauxhalls, and even in some cases than Fords, these days. I acknowledge that Chevrolet still have a major problem in this regard, but then they have only been running their expanded warranty for a few months so it is too early to tell.

(Toyota haven't lost the reliability angle, at least with people who see past all the politicking in the US) .

So, Kia and Hyundais are suring up a resale value in your initial post, which is then high anyway in the next post?

And Toyota are doing it just to be nice?

jase1

mikey72 wrote: »

So, Kia and Hyundais are suring up a resale value in your initial post, which is then high anyway in the next post?

And Toyota are doing it just to be nice?

Kia/Hyundai's resale values have increased, in no small part due to the remainder of warranties available on middle-aged cars. (They have also improved due to a more desirable product, but that is only part of it).

They have been running the warranty for a while and it is starting to bear fruit. I wouldn't be surprised if it passes into history at some point, although that would be seen in a negative light by the buying public now.

Perhaps a better way of putting it is that the Kia/Hyundai warranty has sured up resale values, rather than will sure them up.

Vaux/Ford's resale values are relatively poor due to other reasons unrelated to vehicle quality -- mostly the glut of second-hand cars littering the market.

As for Toyota, no. Their image has taken a bashing, but their core market won't change just because of some foreign litigation -- that's the point. They haven't "lost" the reliability angle as you put it -- that is too absolute a description. Those who look highly on reliability still trust a Toyota over a Renault, trust me.