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Warranty from Fiat dealers on used car?

BCD
BCD Posts: 72 Forumite
I'm considering buying a used car from a main Fiat dealer. Can you tell me of I would get a warranty, and if so, how long for?

The dealers are Colliers in Birmingham.

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  • System
    System Posts: 178,242 Community Admin
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    how old is the car ? i paid £20+ for 3rd year warranty on my fiat .
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  • BCD
    BCD Posts: 72 Forumite
    Car is 05 reg, so it would be out of manufacturers warranty. It's a Panda, BTW.
  • System
    System Posts: 178,242 Community Admin
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    i have found it costs more to keep the warranty "valid" [ie serviced at the dealers] i personaly would not do it again .
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  • AdrianHi
    AdrianHi Posts: 2,228 Forumite
    You need to check very carefully what is and is not covered and what the policy on wear and tear is. A lot of warranty companies refuse claims under wear and tear which makes you wonder what conditions they will pay up under - answer - they probably never pay up.
    A policies costing under say £50 are invariably worthless. What kind of cover do you think they can really afford to give at that price?
    Either don't bother or try Warranty Direct with all the optional cover items selected and you'll be looking at a quote for something like £300, but follow the rules and they do pay up and they have a policy on wear and tear which is reducing scale of parts cover (but full labour) as the mileage goes above 60,000.
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