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I would rather walk than own a Vauxhall.
Even a BMW is more appealing (only just)
Even a BMW is more appealing (only just)
Vauxhall - Lifetime Warranty
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I gave up trying to read Fox's justification for why Vauxhall are completely wrong, even after he was shown a screenshot of Vauxhall saying "A Warranty than can last a lifetime".
Its there in black and white - sure, some people will use that up in 8 years, but 8 years is still industry leading, and for many people it'll last far longer if they keep the car.
Its there in black and white - sure, some people will use that up in 8 years, but 8 years is still industry leading, and for many people it'll last far longer if they keep the car.
I see pedantry is alive and well on the OCUK Forum.
I'm not going tog et into the in's and out's of the wording. All I'll say is that the vast majority of car buyers don't keep the same car for 10 years. Seeing that the average mileage is under 10k then it certainly means the car will be warrantied for the lifetime of your ownsership, which is what they're getting at.
I'm not going tog et into the in's and out's of the wording. All I'll say is that the vast majority of car buyers don't keep the same car for 10 years. Seeing that the average mileage is under 10k then it certainly means the car will be warrantied for the lifetime of your ownsership, which is what they're getting at.
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No, but quite a few will keep them for more than 100k miles...
At the end of the day, it works just like any other warranty with two conditions.
3 year 80,000 miles - You either get 3 years or 80,000 miles, whichever comes first (unless you freakishly manage to do both at exactly the same time
) Nobody complains that you don't get the full 3 if you do a lot of miles, or that you don't get your 80k if you hardly drive.
Lifetime 100,000 miles - You either get a lifetime or 100,000 miles, whichever comes first.
It's exactly the same as a multitude of warranties before it, it's just that instead of limiting it to 3 or 5 or 7 years, they've given it a 'lifetime' limit.
3 year 80,000 miles - You either get 3 years or 80,000 miles, whichever comes first (unless you freakishly manage to do both at exactly the same time
) Nobody complains that you don't get the full 3 if you do a lot of miles, or that you don't get your 80k if you hardly drive.Lifetime 100,000 miles - You either get a lifetime or 100,000 miles, whichever comes first.
It's exactly the same as a multitude of warranties before it, it's just that instead of limiting it to 3 or 5 or 7 years, they've given it a 'lifetime' limit.
Then they can live happily knowing they had a warranty up until 100K miles, and being only a year or so out of warranty at 110K miles.
Seriously, most of the time I think you at least have a small point, This time you need to step back and look at what you're writing because you're starting to sound like an idiot.
Seriously, most of the time I think you at least have a small point, This time you need to step back and look at what you're writing because you're starting to sound like an idiot.
[TW]Fox;17109917 said:
Really? I'd say that's a minority. No one I know, be they friends or relatives has had any car for more than 100k miles. Sure if you do tens of thousands of miles a year but then i wouldn't be using a personal car for journeys like that on a regular basis unless I was being paid expenses for it.
I think I can deal with the fact that Housey can see my point whilst you can't.
The warranty does not last the lifetime of the car or the lifetime of the owner. It's that simple, really. We are going round in circles, there is little point carrying on as you wont change my opinion. My issue is NOT the warranty offering itself - I think it's market leading.
It is simply the way they describe it. On the logos, doubtless appearing soon in car windows near you, it simply says 'Vauxhall Lifetime Warranty'.
The product is good, the description is not.
How is that any different to BMW offering a 3 year warranty, but with a 60,000 mile (?) limit?
Sure, they call it a 3 year warranty, but many BMWs will exceed this mileage within 3 years. Does the BMW marketing suck because there is a mileage limit? This is no different to the Vauxhall marketing.
Sure, they call it a 3 year warranty, but many BMWs will exceed this mileage within 3 years. Does the BMW marketing suck because there is a mileage limit? This is no different to the Vauxhall marketing.
You are joking right?
Firstly all BMW warranty products supplied with new or used cars are unlimited mileage.
Secondly even if for the sake of arguement they were not, the entire issue here is use of the term 'Lifetime', which last time I checked nobody else uses in the context of new car warranties
So yes, if there was a limit you'd pass it but nobody has ever claimed its a lifetime cover so... what is your point Why are we discussing BMW again, anyway?
[TW]Fox;17110023 said:Secondly even if for the sake of arguement they were not, the entire issue here is use of the term 'Lifetime', which last time I checked nobody else uses in the context of new car warranties
That's because no one else offers a warranty with no time limit.
As I said above, it's no different in terminology to many many other warranties.
It's very different because the lifetime warranty will last neither the lifetime of the owner nor the lifetime of the car, unless the owner changes vehicle and we consider a 'lifetime' to only be an ownership period.
It overshadows an otherwise very interesting warranty package.
I just hate the term lifetime.
If it was unlimited mileage and unlimited years, then great, call it lifetime. Anything less isn't lifetime.
It overshadows an otherwise very interesting warranty package.
I just hate the term lifetime.
If it was unlimited mileage and unlimited years, then great, call it lifetime. Anything less isn't lifetime.
It will last a lifetime just as much as a 3 year 80k warranty will last 3 years if you drive 40k a year though. It's exactly the same bar the fact the mileage limit on Vauxhalls warranty will be met before the lifetime clause will, whereas others will depend on whether you drive a lot or not very much as to which limit you hit first.
It really isn't. 3 year is an arbitary unit of measuring time. 'Lifetime' is a word which is far more descriptive..
We are never going to agree, is there any point carrying on?