>>all services must be made as required by an Opel dealer

A cynic may think that as sales are falling then they're looking for income through servicing.

A few points if I may:

1. Going by the terms & conditions (below) the Vauxhall offer is NOT the same as the Opel offer
2. The Vauxhall lifetime warranty is not "underwritten" but is being stood by Vauxhall
3. Whilst the customer is required to have the car serviced according to Vauxhall service schedule (fairly reasonable IMO) this does NOT have to be at a Vauxhall dealership. An annual inspection at a Vauxhall dealership IS required but this is free of charge
4. Whilst the lifetime warranty is not the same as the first 3 years, it is very comprehensive & far more than a purchaser got two days ago
5. Many people do keep their car more than 3 years. We kept our last one for 7 years

http://www.vauxhall.co.uk/owners_services/warranty_assistance/lifetime_warranty_terms.html

"The Vauxhall lifetime warranty is not "underwritten" but is being stood by Vauxhall"

And if Vauxhall go bankrupt then its underwritten by CG

Its exactly the same as the OPEL gaurantee it was written by them for all European countries at their head office here in Germany that is why they use 160k because it relates directly to 100k miles.

Having the the car serviced at an independent garage gives to many get out clauses no matter how good the garage is.

It was written by lawers not engineers.

I can see it leading to a lot of confusion and misunderstanding with a lot of disatisfied customers,there appear to be to many exceptions and restrictions.

Hi Andy, perhaps you would give us the exact quote because I certainly can't see where it says that, although I may be looking in the wrong place, obviously.

Vauxhall may request details of this service history at any time during the warranty period.

Depending on which way you read this you could expect a knock on the door at 3.00am in the morning.