Assuming you won't go past 100k in the year its actually quite good value for a genuine makers extended warranty, Toyota wanted around £700iirc for the Hilux in 2010, i didn't take them up on their offer.

The only query i would have, and i would get confirmation of this...if a glow plug fails and it proves (as they can do) to be a major operation to remove and refit, will the warranty cover the work invloved if not the part price.

Is it value for money for you? that's a choice only you can make.

Thanks - a good point and I'll ask them.

I rather suspect that the cost of any major item failing would be more than the cost of the policy so (for me) it seems at first consideration to represent good value. Whilst I've owned the car from new (and have treated sympathetically in all the time I've driven it) any car can break and MB parts aren't going to be cheap that's for sure.

So, for peace of mind (and subject to checking out the point above) I think I'll go for it.

Glowplugs are specifically excluded on the list you initially gave ? So it's a bit of a moot point.

'Service items which require periodic replacement'. You might want to check if the DPF is viewed as requiring 'periodic replacement'.

I called them and they said that any labour would be payable by me but in the event the claim was accepted by them (for whatever work was undertaken) I would get the full cost of the labour back from the dealer.

So, it does clarify a few things and in my mind makes the policy less attractive (although I can't see many polices covering labour for a part that isn't covered by the warranty itself).

Maybe the alternative option is not to buy the policy and to use an independant in the event of a problem and ensure they use genuine MB parts.

Edited by csgmart on 17/08/2015 at 19:21