Warranty company? Any recommendations

[m00k]

Gettin new motor, dealer only offering 3 months warranty as standard but can take a deal.

Thinking probably sourcing your own as I imagine it's a competitive market? Anyone any recommendations of where to quote or where to avoid?

 

[Stu Beck]

Is the AA one not well thought of on here, someone was talking about it recently and was well pleased.

 

[Stu Beck]

http://reallymeansounds.com/forum/posts/2650904/

 

[mr porsche 944]

NONE!!!! They are all crap..Believe me I have been there

 

[Stu Beck]

I agree, they are pretty much useless.

 

[Bronk]

good to see you have loads of confidence in the new motor already

 

[m00k]

It's not a Vauxhall soda... So probly gna need some form of warranty

Had a feeling most wud b crap :-(

 

[MarkM]

don't waste your cash, been there and been bitten with warranty direct when I had an Audi some years ago, enjoy the car and suck it up and fix if it ever goes wrong

 

[Lyons]

Auto Protect

What did you get?

 

[Darren91]

to warrantywise

to autoprotect. might only be available through a main dealer though.

 

[Lyons]

NONE!!!! They are all crap..Believe me I have been there

All?!

 

[Lyons]

to warrantywise

to autoprotect. might only be available through a main dealer though.

Available direct too.

 

[Darren91]

Available direct too.

You learn something new everyday!

 

[300trophy]

Warranty Wise are terrible. I've dealt with them on behalf of customers and the small print and level of cover is a joke.

 

[gsmith]

If it was me I'd take the dealer up on the offer of extended warrenty. If something goes wrong leave it with said dealer let them sort it with the warrenty company. Just double check what's covered and make sure it's worth your while taking it the extra cover.

 

[m00k]

Aye see dealer is in England too which could complicate things too

 

[gsmith]

Ahh rite that would complicate things abit then. Not get a main dealer warrenty on it or contact the manufacturer thats what we done with her mini fully comp breakdown 24 hour emergency with loan car and the years warrenty for £400 odd. Prentice warrenty was slightly cheaper but the car had to have a service with them first wereas mini were happy with receipt for genuine parts and vat registered invoice for the service.

 

[Wild Thing]

Additional warranty......Honestly divide it down what the warranty costs you per year and put in a seperate account, for a rainy day. A tv motoring /journalist warranty is pish poor no matter how credable they appear on tv. Read between the lines

 

[BarryPort]

What was wrong with Warranty Direct?
They claimed they were the number 1 in UK & covered wear & tear claims e.g.: clutch when no other warranty provider would.

 

[hutchy_belfast]

Aye cover it if it breaks on the second Tuesday of a month with a blue moon in it they'll pay out.
People spending £400 a year on warranty that then probably has an excess as well? Basically placing a £400 bet at very short odds that something expensive will break and that you'll get paid out. Unless your getting something exotic and fragile I would bank the money and basically insure yourself.

 

[BarryPort]

Aye cover it if it breaks on the second Tuesday of a month with a blue moon in it they'll pay out.
People spending £400 a year on warranty that then probably has an excess as well? Basically placing a £400 bet at very short odds that something expensive will break and that you'll get paid out. Unless your getting something exotic and fragile I would bank the money and basically insure yourself.

Yeah my 13month policy just ran out with them & guess what. Nothing happened.

 

[jimcupra]

I have money set aside for breakdowns enough to cover when something outside of "servicing parts" break. I take it from that then put the money back in weekly until I'm back at my original amount.

 

[gsmith]

When your wife drives a mini you need a warrenty. That's why she took out the extended year. £400 with NO excess last time the car broke down they had it lifted new car left over and car fixed back to us within 2 days £400 is near covered already.

 

[Neil_M]

I've had great success with main dealer warranties before. They paid for themselves many times over.

However do read the small print, not all things are covered.

Some of the smaller dealerships may bleet on about providing a warranty as part of the sales pitch. These at times aren't worth the paper they are written on.

 

[mrloaf]

I used autoprotect in the past, they paid for the legitimate claims i made but they make the process as long and difficult and inconvenient as possible, had to keep on top of them during the claims process, they make you work for your warranty payment where it should be the opposite