Ideas please! I am picking an 07 plate CC3 from a local dealer next week. He has supplied it and serviced it from new and is offering me a 6 months warranty on the engine and gearbox
1. Under SOGA is he not liable to deal with any problem that arises within 6 months, unless he can prove that it was not present when the vehicle was collected?
2. I am thinking of purchasing a warranty myself, bearing in mind the complexity of the electro-hydraulic roof mechanism which actually seems to be reliable and the leak problem has been cured. A certain market leading firm is quoting me £438 which is twice what I am paying for full comp insurance against a total loss! Can anyone recommend or comment on a warranty provider, please?
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>> 2. I am thinking of purchasing a warranty myself, bearing in mind the complexity of
>> the electro-hydraulic roof mechanism which actually seems to be reliable and the leak problem has
>> been cured. A certain market leading firm is quoting me £438 which is twice what
>> I am paying for full comp insurance against a total loss! Can anyone recommend or
>> comment on a warranty provider, please?
You may find that the warranty excludes the roof mechanism, being engine, ancillaries, and drive train only.....
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The two used car dealers who sold us our two present cars have commented that typical aftermarket warranties are not worth the paper they are printed on, i have seen and heard little evidence to challenge that summary over the years.
Meldrew i hope the car is well priced as there are other dealers out there who cover the whole car themselves (with usual exemptions for friction parts) for 6 months, our Outlander is covered as such.
My own tuppence is self warranty it.
Good luck with the car.
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Unless you are a lawyer, or wish to hire one to unravel the terms and conditions of an after market warranty, I'd set the money aside. Or avoid the pitfall of a concertina-ing roof altogether.....tinyurl.com/dxhy3z3
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Thank you all - I am now convinced that self-insure is the way forward. Dog, I had done the research and there was a problem with the seals, rather than the mechanism itself. This was so bad that production was halted for some months, and there are now no design-fault leaks SFAIK. I thought I needed a change, for the Summer and this will be my last self-funded car, Motability next!
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>> there are now no design-fault leaks SFAIK. I thought I needed a change, for the
>> Summer and this will be my last self-funded car, Motability next!
What summer?
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Longer days, warmer rain - that sort of Summer?
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Pay for a proportion of it with a credit card - gives you additional protection under the Consumer Credit Act (minimum £100) - have you considered a third party Warranty. I took out a Warranty Direct insurance policy for the 3 Series when the extended BMW Warranty ran out. Dealing with them when the LED light unit failed was simplicity itself - no quibble.
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Thanks Rob, I had overlooked the credit card aspect. WD want £480 for one year and I don't even know if that covers the potentially problematic hood fold mechanism, so, as others have suggested I will put money to one side. I only do about 5000 miles a year and Focus mechanicals are not problematical SFAIK.
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I sincerely hope it works out okay for you Melders, I wouldn't mind a Focus CC myself actually, an automatic of course, I've had my eyes on a few in Autotrader but, the more West of Hampshire one lives the more rain you get ...
and we live in far SouWest!
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Nice car good price.Got the daughters car from Perries its four years now.Brand new five and a halve grand.Yellow Panda.
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Ford Focus CC - Purchasing a Warranty - Zero
