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hughjayteens



Member Since: 20 Mar 2010
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2005 Range Rover Vogue Td6 Java Black
Aftermarket warranty advice

Hi All,
Am about to take the plunge and buy a 2005 FFRR Vogue TD6. Am interested in taking out an aftermarket warranty and wondered if people had any recommendations. Have tried searching and found good comments about Tesco but they no longer offer it so has anyone got any other places I should look?

Think the dealer I am buying from offers AA Warranties which he claims are very good?

Thanks in advance

Cheers

Chris

Post #15301 22nd Mar 2010 10:24am
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elpeede



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England 2003 Range Rover Vogue Td6 Zambezi Silver

check the small print. Mine is coated in teflon Big Cry . To the point I'm thinking of not bothering unless someone come us with a gem here Bow down

Post #15303 22nd Mar 2010 10:53am
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Save your money and put it towards any repairs if and when its required. Discovery 4 HSE
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Post #15307 22nd Mar 2010 11:33am
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Vogue



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^^^^^^^^^^^^^ what RRUK said.

If you want to play it careful put the cost of the warranty money into a savings account each month and use it for repairs or towards another vehicle when the time comes.

Having got 7 RR's imhe the only aftermarket warranty worth having is LR's own and even then thats got limitations when compared to the 3 year original warranty

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dan_uk_1984



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United Kingdom 2006 Range Rover Supercharged 4.2 SC V8 Tonga Green
Re: Aftermarket warranty advice

hughjayteens wrote:

The dealer I am buying from offers AA Warranties which he claims are very good?


They probably are very good - for him as he'll get a kickback.

An aftermarket warranty for a Range Rover bumper to bumper will generally run to the tune of £1000-1500. I had one and the 6 times I tried to claim it was rejected. Even though they advertised it as an "Exclusion-less" warranty!

I tried to claim for:

Failed Ball joints - they said wear & tear
Steering Column - Sorry that part's not covered
Coolant level sensor - Sorry that part's not covered
Water Pump - they said wear & tear
Handbrake warning switch - Sorry that part's not covered
Cracked header tank - Sorry that part's not covered

Often with these things the parts that are covered are misleading, we had a Freelander again with an RAC top level warranty bought from the dealer. A few weeks later the wipers packed up, but RAC said that although the wipers are covered that only covers the motor, not the linkage. The motor was cheap and easy to replace, the linkage not so!

As others have said, save your pennies and put them towards good maintenance and shop around for repairs when things to fall off.

Dan 

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andyw



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i got mine for free as a sweentener on the deal Very Happy

i have claimed for

1. new EAS compressor they paid for it ( al be it at there own labour rates and not dealers, i paid the difference) took a great big chunk out of the bill

2. new radiator as mentioned on a thread they paid for a non oem radiator and thier labour calculations and i paid for the difference ( again big chunk of the bill ) this was indie fitted to be honest the radiator was probably shot before i got if the truth be known but i new nothing about then old girl and she drove well

dont find them to difficult to use and it was for free. Thumbs Up 02 Range Rover HSE Zambezie silver 4.4


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Post #15365 22nd Mar 2010 8:36pm
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hughjayteens



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Andyw - which company is your warranty with? Is it the AA?

Cheers

Chris

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andyw



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England 2002 Range Rover HSE 4.4 V8 Zermatt Silver

it is wms (warrenty management services) http://www.wmswarranty.com/

i have the 4* policy

hope this helps Thumbs Up 02 Range Rover HSE Zambezie silver 4.4

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daveo



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United Kingdom 2004 Range Rover Autobiography 4.4 V8 Java Black

i think most of them cover mechanical breakdown, i.e...if something breaks from mechanical defect but exclude the wear and teat, now if you bought a water pump and put it on the shelf and left it there would it go wrong, NO and if it did they would pay for it, but once its on the car and has gone round and round the wear and tear factor is there and they wont pay....in short they will take your money and you will be very lucky if you get paid out. i had my torque converter go, its listed as a covered part but they cut it opened to show that there was wear on the internal parts, this is a seal non serviceable item in a seal for life box...ohh yes don't forget the wording subsequentinal damage, so if your water pump head snapped of and went through your rad the water pump may be covered but the rad would not... so in a nut shell put the money in the bank.... V8 facelift Range Rover Autobiography 22" wheels.
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Post #15389 22nd Mar 2010 9:47pm
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SGW



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United Kingdom 2009 Range Rover Autobiography 5.0 SC V8 Stornoway Grey

Don't use Warranty Wise, I paid for a 2 year warranty made 3 claims, all rejected. Not worth the paper its written on.
Stewart.

Post #15390 22nd Mar 2010 9:48pm
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Mojo



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2005 Range Rover Vogue Td6 Buckingham Blue
Warranty

It's difficult to say........I purchased a two year warranty "RAC Gold" with my RR. I found 3 faults with the car soon after I bought it. The dealer advised me to arrange the repair via the RAC, which i did. The RAC sent out an independent accessor and he filed a report stating that the issues were due to wear and tear! The RAC refused to authorise the repairs. In my case I took the car back to the dealer for him to sort out.

Things to be mindful of....
1. Check how much the maximum claim value is (i.e one claim can be no more the xx amount)
2. Identify the excess
3. You are only covered for items stipulated in the warranty book. If it ain't printed, it ain't covered!
4. You'll probably find that the diag time of initial checks are not covered by the warranty. I had to pay £88 for my first diagnostics test, which I was not reimbursed for.

....just beware of the small print when choosing.

All the best!

Post #15913 29th Mar 2010 1:20pm
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