Vauxhall warranty query

Brewster0101

Hi,
I am looking at buying a Vauxhall Meriva from a small garage set up. Everything checks out about the car but the owner states that the Vauxhall would honor any warranty issues as its only two years old, not him.

The car is a 2011 (11) plate vehicle, not sure when registered.

Is he correct , would Vauxhall honor any warranty issues?

postmanpat68

Here is the answer.
http://www.vauxhall.co.uk/owners_services/warranty_assistance/vauxhall_lifetime_warranty.html

Brewster0101

First paragraph though in that does state ' first owner' - I can't see it referring to second owner or more.

postmanpat68

2nd paragraph states....
Years 2 and 3
The manufacturer’s warranty is extended for two more years up to a maximum of 60,000 miles.

100,000 miles is only for the 1st registered owner, so if the car has covered less than 60,000 miles vauxhall cover the warranty.

Tilt

SOGA states that the seller is responsible for any inherent faults so if there were any issues, you would approach the seller who in turn would decide whether or not to claim off the warranty. Within the first 6 months of purchase, the onus is on the seller to prove any faults arising were not present at the time of purchase.

Brewster0101

Tilt wrote: »

SOGA states that the seller is responsible for any inherent faults so if there were any issues, you would approach the seller who in turn would decide whether or not to claim off the warranty. Within the first 6 months of purchase, the onus is on the seller to prove any faults arising were not present at the time of purchase.

Yeah this is what I thought. I think he will try and wash his hands of that. Best stay clear then.

Exemplar

No. If there is at least 6 months full Vauxhall warranty left surely that is better than ANY dealer warranty? Or is it me being thick...

motorguy

alcot33uk wrote: »

No. If there is at least 6 months full Vauxhall warranty left surely that is better than ANY dealer warranty? Or is it me being thick...

No your not being thick.

Too many people on here obsessed with their interpretation of wording of the SOGA.

Of course you'd simply take it to your local Vauxhall dealer and have them sort it. This is a big positive, not a negative.

motorguy

Brewster0101 wrote: »

Yeah this is what I thought. I think he will try and wash his hands of that. Best stay clear then.

You've the balance of the manufacturers warranty - this is a good news story.

Why would you stay clear????

Tilt

alcot33uk wrote: »

No. If there is at least 6 months full Vauxhall warranty left surely that is better than ANY dealer warranty? Or is it me being thick...

Even if there is, it would still be the seller's responsibility to deal with an inherent fault. Thus meaning the OP returns the car to the seller who then chooses whether to claim of the warranty or not.

The seller is trying to remove his statutory responsibility to the OP by 'selling' the remaining VX warranty. As I understand it, depending on how old the car is will depend on whether the OP can benefit from the VX warranty anyway.

motorguy

Tilt wrote: »

SOGA states that the seller is responsible for any inherent faults so if there were any issues, you would approach the seller who in turn would decide whether or not to claim off the warranty. Within the first 6 months of purchase, the onus is on the seller to prove any faults arising were not present at the time of purchase.

Yes. FAULTS. ie, things that would be covered under the MANUFACTURERS warranty.

Yes, if something goes wrong, by all means ring the supplying dealer as a courtesy but he would be right to pass you to the main dealer network.

IF a fault arose that the manufacturer was not covering then yes your line of recourse would at that point be with the supplying dealer.

Cant believe this is being seen as a bad thing.

I'd a BMW 320d at one point, bought it at 2 years 11 months old from a non franchised dealer. 2 weeks later the sunroof mechanism failed, so i took it to the franchised dealer. All sorted under manufacturers warranty, courtesy car, free mini-valet, free coffee and buns while i waited, they also found a crack in the pipe of the catalytic converter, replaced that too, also found cracks in the two rear springs and replaced those too. All under manufacturers warranty.

:beer: