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Car checked under warranty broken down outside of warranty

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  • stator
    stator Posts: 7,441 Forumite
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    agrinnall wrote: »
    At that age a car is really a throw away item.
    Nonsense. No car should be thrown away until it is uneconomical to repair and these days second hand cars are so expensive that even a 15+ year old is usually cheaper to repair than replace.
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  • Richard53
    Richard53 Posts: 3,173 Forumite
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    Granglio wrote: »
    We didn't actually pay for it the garage just threw it in as a good will gesture.
    They will have factored it into the price of the car. Telling you it's a goodwill gesture is just part of the sales spiel, I'm afraid.
    If someone is nice to you but rude to the waiter, they are not a nice person.
  • Granglio
    Granglio Posts: 43 Forumite
    Richard53 wrote: »
    They will have factored it into the price of the car. Telling you it's a goodwill gesture is just part of the sales spiel, I'm afraid.

    Yes I appreciate that.
  • Londoner_1
    Londoner_1 Posts: 183 Forumite
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    Autoprotect???


    Good luck as the above co has a very bad reputation.
  • Granglio
    Granglio Posts: 43 Forumite
    Londoner_1 wrote: »
    Autoprotect???


    Good luck as the above co has a very bad reputation.

    I can understand why after the conversation I had with one of their reps who tried to tell me how an engine works..... I worked for an engine testing company. Absolute cowboys to say the least.
  • wiltsguy_2
    wiltsguy_2 Posts: 536 Forumite
    i think all warranty companies are cowboys, the only warranties i have ever uses successfully are through main delaers! my RR needed quite a bit of work under(£2700) it's warranty after 11 months of my ownership, the car was collected, fixed, dropped off and they even cleaned it for me! didn't cost me a penny!
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  • Granglio
    Granglio Posts: 43 Forumite
    Yeah it's just unfortunate these people are allowed to get away with it. They said they only pay out for "sudden mechanical failure and if it has been caused by mechanical wear they do not cover it" I can't think of a single engine failure that isn't caused by mechanical wear in one way or another short of putting the engine together incorrectly.
  • fartington
    fartington Posts: 64 Forumite
    autoprotect ARE cowboys
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