Member Since: 09 Nov 2009
Location: Burnley
Posts: 4
Additonal warranties are they worth the money
Does anyone have any thoughts about the warraties that are available when the Land rover warranty runs out?
Land rover want £900 per year Tesco's £500. Reading some comments about car warranties some don't seem to worth the paper the are written on. does any member have good or bad experience with any companies or am I better not paying for any warrranty and putting the money towards any future repairs.
Regards
Doug
14th Nov 2009 11:17 pm
ELD70
Member Since: 28 Jan 2008
Location: Romford.
Posts: 901
Just took two years AA Prestige Cover with added Roadside Assistance out for two years for £695. My car is coming up to three years old with 32k on the clock. Wear and tear is now included in the warranty.
Could be toilet paper but will only find out if I need to claim (hopefully not). Helps me sleep at night though Now driving BMW 330d Touring....misses D3...but not when at traffic lights
14th Nov 2009 11:48 pm
DougB
Member Since: 09 Nov 2009
Location: Burnley
Posts: 4
Thanks for that . I will wait to see if anyone has used the AA
16th Nov 2009 1:47 pm
Andy4467
Member Since: 25 Nov 2005
Location: Kent - England
Posts: 203
Went through the same dilemma about 12 months ago and decided not to play the extended warranty/insurance game.
Car is now 4 years old and I'm pleased to say I have saved myself the 1st years extended warranty premium(year 4), if something fails in the next year(year 5) then 2 years worth of extended warranty payments should help towards the costs of most likely failures - pumps etc.
I've owned it from new and therefore know our cars full history - it hasn't been abused and am comfortable with its idiosycrasies.
I still thinks it's a great car 4 years on.Some say the glass is half full. Others that it is half empty. I say 'Are you drinking that?"
Cairns Blue, Ebony Leather, SE
BMW 320d M sport
16th Nov 2009 3:14 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73079
Tesco Waranty deff was, one car with new turbo and one new turbo + susp compressor all covered. Well quids in but at £420 each it was a no brainer. I'm gonna miss them in April!
16th Nov 2009 3:33 pm
SJR
Member Since: 09 Aug 2006
Location: East Manchester
Posts: 4030
I bet the feeling is not mutual I believe that every human has a finite number of heart-beats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.
Buzz Aldrin (1930 -
16th Nov 2009 3:48 pm
DougB
Member Since: 09 Nov 2009
Location: Burnley
Posts: 4
DSL wrote:
Tesco Waranty deff was, one car with new turbo and one new turbo + susp compressor all covered.
Well quids in but at £420 each it was a no brainer. I'm gonna miss them in April!
Andy what happens in April ?
16th Nov 2009 8:02 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73079
Tesco pulled out of car warranties on 1st Nov so will have to make decision on who to take warranty with or self insure.
16th Nov 2009 8:11 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73079
SJR wrote:
I bet the feeling is not mutual
Shhhhh, they might be listening.
16th Nov 2009 8:13 pm
ELD70
Member Since: 28 Jan 2008
Location: Romford.
Posts: 901
Tesco pulled the warranty two days before I was going to take it out I shop at Sainsburys now to get them back Now driving BMW 330d Touring....misses D3...but not when at traffic lights
Last year I took out the £800-£900 Land Rover warranty and didn't have a single problem with the D3... I went with Tesco in June and have almost recouped the cost of the warranty.As you slide down the banister of life
may no splinters point your way
Disco XXV
RRS2 Autobiography Dynamic MY16
Discovery Sport HSE Lux MY17
Evoque HSE Dynamic MY16 (Gone)
RRS2 Autobiography Dynamic MY14 (Lovely car but preferred the Disco!)
Disco 3 Tdv6 HSE MY05 (owned for 11 years and now gone)
Range Rover Sport HSE MY11 (Gone)
Freelander2 SE (Gone but the most reliable car we've ever owned)
Disco 2 V8 (Gone)
16th Nov 2009 9:00 pm
DN D3 Decade
Member Since: 23 Jun 2006
Location: W.London.
Posts: 2344
I also took out the LR Extended warranty last year, had to use it for one item, (£350-400 ish I think), and have to decide shortly whether to continue with it for another year. ( Turbo, Transfer box, diffs, susp compressor etc are still original. ).
16th Nov 2009 9:29 pm
Buckingham
Member Since: 08 Mar 2006
Location: Herefordshire
Posts: 958
LR extended has paid for itself 3 - 4 times overnil admirari
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum
I shop at Sainsburys now to get them back 
).
