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I bought a 58-plate Mondeo 1.8TDCI with 8,000 miles from a Ford Direct dealer with an unlimited mileage warranty for 2yrs. The car has been serviced at the specified intervals at a Ford dealer and is...
For the 3rd consequtive year I renewed the warranty with Car Plan in Dec 10 @ £115 per month. I sold the car yesterday and cancelled the Direct debit and informed warranty firm but they still want the...
I bought a 2005 Saab Vector TiD (c, 43k miles) about a month (and 1,300 miles ago) from a Vauxhall Dealer, he provided a 3 month Dealership Warranty which has a single claim limit of £1,000. I have taken...
I bought a BMW 320 last year from Alexanders Prestige and was offered a warranty on the vehicle that was renewable for as long as I owned the vehicle. The warranty was with Motorcare but was sold to...
I run have a 2005 Citroen C4 1.6 diesel, with currently 84,000 miles on the clock. It's covering approximately 500 miles a week and has so far proven reliable (and very cheap to run). It'll probably be...
I recently bought a one year old Ford Kuga from a Renault dealership in Aberdeen. The car was originally sourced from a Ford garage in Preston which was within the same dealership group.(Evans Halshwaw)....
I am buying a 2009 Ford Connect Tourino. The garage has told me it still has Ford warranty. It's only done 8000 miles, so what warranty should I expect from the independant dealer, and should I ask for...
An answer you posted recently pointed out multiple drawbacks to diesel ownership from the fourth year onwards, on a car under a 3 year lease. If I buy a new diesel car, will the maufacturers warranty...
I recently purchased a 2006 Audi A3 with full Audi service history and 47,000 miles on the clock. The ESP light has appeared and I have had a diagnostic test done. The fault is the brake pressure sensor...
I bought a new mitsubishi 'i' (petrol, not electric) and took delivery in March 2008. It has had three services by Mitsubishi (covered by a service pack purchased with the car) and have recently extended...