Is a warranty worth it?

AdrianC

Stoke wrote: »

I've recently bought a car (3 weeks ago) that came with a 12 month warranty provided by RAC.

First issue, and they've immediately rejected as wear and tear, despite the fact the car is only 3 weeks old and the issue involves a non-serviceable item.

Brilliant

If the car is only three weeks old, why isn't it being covered by the manufacturer's warranty?


Or is the car much older than that, but you've only owned it three weeks? BIG difference. Nobody ever promised you there would be no wear on anything when you bought your used car...

Stoke

AdrianC wrote: »

If the car is only three weeks old, why isn't it being covered by the manufacturer's warranty?


Or is the car much older than that, but you've only owned it three weeks? BIG difference. Nobody ever promised you there would be no wear on anything when you bought your used car...

Sorry, yes it wasn't clear.

I never expected it to be wear free, but for a job to require doing so soon after purchase when it comes with a warranty, and to be told that job isn't covered, when it's not a service item.

My answer is, second hand car warranty = toilet paper.

Stoke

Arklight wrote: »

It's wear and tear for the life of the vehicle. As far as I can see if the clutch goes when you're driving home from the dealership, that's wear and tear. It's just you get the tear, the previous owner got the wear, and the RAC aren't interested either way.

The clutch is a service item though. The VANOS system from what I've read, isn't.

kirmal12

daveyjp wrote: »

Will the warranty cover you if the sump fills with diesel during DPF regenerations and blows the engine up?

Google Mazda 6 diesel problems for more info.

Warranty won't cover DPF issues either and at 100,000+ the DPF may be close to needing work, so have a budget set aside.

Only an issue if you do low miles and don't check the oil regularly.

Norman_Castle

Stoke wrote: »

I will phone them today and ask why they refused, as the car is only 3 weeks old.

Did they explain that the car is not three weeks old?

henrik1971

daveyjp wrote: »

Will the warranty cover you if the sump fills with diesel during DPF regenerations and blows the engine up?

Google Mazda 6 diesel problems for more info.

Warranty won't cover DPF issues either and at 100,000+ the DPF may be close to needing work, so have a budget set aside.

Interesting what you say. My current car is on the original DPF at 182k miles. but I am alive to DPF-related issue. I think Kirmal 12 got it right - I drive low miles (8000-9000 per year, but allowing the regen cycles complete properly each time and dipping the oil every month or two are reasonable ways of keeping on top of this.

henrik1971

Thanks for all the comments. Interesting reading, and I'm settled on not taking the warranty, as long as I have three months of comeback and the dealer is prepared to be reasonable.



I did say I wouldn't buy a manual diesel again, to avoid EGR, DPF and DMF issues/costs, let alone the other stuff in the news and future tax/environment concerns. My mate even decided to buy a Golf auto petrol after reading all the horror stories.

Arklight

henrik1971 wrote: »

Thanks for all the comments. Interesting reading, and I'm settled on not taking the warranty, as long as I have three months of comeback and the dealer is prepared to be reasonable.



I did say I wouldn't buy a manual diesel again, to avoid EGR, DPF and DMF issues/costs, let alone the other stuff in the news and future tax/environment concerns. My mate even decided to buy a Golf auto petrol after reading all the horror stories.

That and the ULEZ put me off. If I knew for sure I was going to be towing touring caravans over long routes away from town centres, and was buying from new I would probably still risk it.

roneik

It will be the vanus solenoid that controls variable camshaft. You can sometimes take them out and clean them. They are quite a small item. Otherwise the solenoid has failed .works on oil pressure and if oil was dirty can have problems. I understand they advance and retard the camshaft for better performance: A

I had problem with vanus solenoid was causing hesitation when accelerating , cleaning that mad a world of difference to performance

kirmal12

Enjoy your Mazda, just check your oil regularly (2 weekly) and you'll be fine. If the oil does rise just change it and it won't dump it anywhere. There was an update which helped and the new diesel Mazdas don't have that issue at all.