Advice for extras on second hand car purchase

-Mike- · 5 May 2013 at 15:12

[TW]Fox;24230109 said:
Your entitlement under SOGA is not a warranty.

It doesn't say that at all, its referring to FordDirect cars. Not all Ford dealers offer FordDirect.

http://www.ford.co.uk/FordDirect

Where did I state it was a warranty? I said it offers him protection.

[TW]Fox · 5 May 2013 at 15:24

-Mike- said:
Where did I state it was a warranty? I said it offers him protection.

Limited protection. It covers you against things faulty at the time of purchase. Your post implied they can't only give you a 3 month warranty.

Liquidfox · 5 May 2013 at 15:27

There's not much to go wrong on a FL ST these days, it was all ironed out when the facelifted it all. The main issue will be your boost solenoid (£40), or the dreaded liners cracking (Rare, but means a new engine). I'd not bother with the warranty myself. Mine's only had two items fail on it, one of which which was revised in the facelift, and the other costing £15.

-Mike- · 5 May 2013 at 15:56

[TW]Fox;24230403 said:
Limited protection. It covers you against things faulty at the time of purchase. Your post implied they can't only give you a 3 month warranty.

Right I shall explain this :

3 months warranty on an 11k car is poor imo. I stated "3 months? Walk away". Also Fox, they can't only give you a three month warranty. You can have a three month warranty but that still doesn't remove your consumer rights under the sales of goods act.
If the additional warranty is for two years and coveres everything I don't think its a bad price, but I'd imagine it only being for a year.

I then stated that the SOGA offers him protection for a period of six months. I never stated it was a warranty, however the SOGA covered me for more items on my french rot box than the dealers warranty I got for the three months period.

[TW]Fox · 5 May 2013 at 16:22

-Mike- said:
3 months warranty on an 11k car is poor imo.

I agree - especially from a franchised dealer.

Also Fox, they can't only give you a three month warranty.

Yes, they can. They can give you no warranty at all if they wish. A warranty is an additional product above and beyond your statutary rights. The provison or non-provision of a warranty is seperate to and does not affect you statutary rights.

You can have a three month warranty but that still doesn't remove your consumer rights under the sales of goods act.

Errr thats what I said :confused:

I then stated that the SOGA offers him protection for a period of six months. I never stated it was a warranty

So I don't understand the link you keep making between the warranty duration, whether they can or cannot offer such a thing, and SOGA?

rossk26 · 5 May 2013 at 16:42

Liquidfox said:
There's not much to go wrong on a FL ST these days, it was all ironed out when the facelifted it all. The main issue will be your boost solenoid (£40), or the dreaded liners cracking (Rare, but means a new engine). I'd not bother with the warranty myself. Mine's only had two items fail on it, one of which which was revised in the facelift, and the other costing £15.

I echo this statement, the ST has been extremely reliable in the 2.5 years I've owned mine.