Is this really true?
Talk about confusion. Typical unfortunately.
Talk about confusion. Typical unfortunately.
General Free servicing for new 500s and Punto Evos?
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General Free servicing for new 500s and Punto Evos?
Yeah but you'll make more money if you make people think they're making a huge saving rather than just putting a sticker on the car with the price you want to sell it for.
How often do you see people congratulating themselves for saving x amount of pounds when they could have just gone somewhere else and bought it cheaper.
.....and the days when you got your car back when it was fixed and the garage phoned you and parts where delivered every fortnight! Spoilt I tell you spoilt!
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What a bizarre set of statements. Manufactuer warranty is a great idea, and also inspires confidence. If a manufactuer offers extended warranties they are essentially showing confidence in their product. Remember this is not the same as aftermarket warranties which is different.
Cars go wrong - its very simple. Mechanical and electrical parts go wrong - and manufacturer warranty provides with some peace of mind that if there is a big issue that would cost thousands, then it will be fixed, at no cost. Maybe you have too much money, but for most this is great.
My Astra had a serious problem with fuel injectors, which if it had 1 month later (just under 3 years old) it would have cost me best part of £2000.
Others for the other statements, manufactuers generally have reputations, german/japanese = rock solid, british = poor. However each car is different, I have friends who had not a single issue with their Alfa's and others who have needed engine rebuilds.
Besides, most people keep new cars less than 5 years. Not everyone wants to buy a new car, and keep it for 15 years.
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In other words that was a 2 week promotion (1 to 15 jan)
And since it takes 4 months to get a car (for most) it is close to impossible to get this offer. Thanks for that Fiat.
Thats what I'm saying, I can't see the above being true, which is why I think it applies to cars registered within the quarter, not ordered and registered.
I never buy extended warranties either, but your completely missing the point. The customer pays in the price of the product for whatever warranty is offered. But its a selling point which many people look for as previously said as it shows confidence and gives piece of mind. If someone is looking at car x with 3 year warranty and car y with 7 year warranty but costs 100 quid more it might swing it.
I do find it somewhat ironic that a warranty is effectivly a type of insurance, and you brand anyone who buys an extended one a chump, which is exactly what gap insurance is, yet you think its great?
Of course bits go wrong, but in the end you're paying for the warranty up front and the manufacturer almost always makes a profit out of it unless they make a total dog of a car and the 500 is pretty darn reliable, I'd be surprised if I get to the end of my warranty period having claimed for anything more than just the washers.
Of course major bits can go wrong and on occasion people will do well out of a warranty longer than the normal 3 years but that's not really all that common.
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but it is apparently not the case
Now if you find something somewhere that states it is the case, please share it with us!
Still on that subject I plan to write/call Fiat UK, do Fiat do discretion? Have some of you had something offered by Fiat customer service UK? (talking about their UK HQ, not the dealer)
I find hard to swalllow the fact I spent close to 13 grand still haven't got my car and yet see Feel3 passing me by when a new customer only 2 1/2 months later can only spend 9.3 grand (an option-free Pop) and get thee year free servicing!
I'm not letting it go yet, I have to try.
I brought a TV recently (wow....moving pictures!) only to foind out next day it was on offer in same shop for HALF PRICE!
Last year I brought my house at high interest rates then the recession hit & interest APR fell to less than half what i'm paying for next 5 years which when you work it out would pay for your 13k car thats how much I have lost:bang:
But hey you win some and you lose some and TBH honest life is to short to get yourself worked up about a few hundred quid after all big dealerships will do the 1st & 3rd service for £99 and 2nd for £149 which is £347.
Last year I brought my house at high interest rates then the recession hit & interest APR fell to less than half what i'm paying for next 5 years which when you work it out would pay for your 13k car thats how much I have lost:bang:
But hey you win some and you lose some and TBH honest life is to short to get yourself worked up about a few hundred quid after all big dealerships will do the 1st & 3rd service for £99 and 2nd for £149 which is £347.
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Yes I have learnt along the years about win some lose some. Then again I witness neighbours friends or colleagues getting discounts here and there or freebies by complaining about this and that, and in certain cases lying to get those, and at the same time I do nothing about it. I think I have been too kind too stupid for way too long. I'm the kind of guy who will pay full price for pretty much everything, and will not search for a new insurance or a new telephone/broadband deal (for the examples) 'cause I can't be asked (meaning I have paid too much for too long), and I can't dare to haggle to save my life so for once I am going to kick myself in the butt.
I don't plan to stage a demo in Turin. I don't plan to organise a sit-in at my dealer. I don't plan a hunger strike. Nor do I plan to contact BBC watchdog, a press conference or an greepeace-type action. It'll be the little matter of a letter, a mail or a phone call.
Time spent doing it: 30 minutes. (+ 1 hours altogether to get informed in these noble web pages)
Time spent working to pay £347 when I potentially could be paying nowt: around 35 hours (that's a full week.)
So whilst I do agree on principle about not getting too worked up, this time I feel I owe this to myself. Who knows, might be the start of a new me, leaner and meaner. :devil:
I don't plan to stage a demo in Turin. I don't plan to organise a sit-in at my dealer. I don't plan a hunger strike. Nor do I plan to contact BBC watchdog, a press conference or an greepeace-type action. It'll be the little matter of a letter, a mail or a phone call.
Time spent doing it: 30 minutes. (+ 1 hours altogether to get informed in these noble web pages)
Time spent working to pay £347 when I potentially could be paying nowt: around 35 hours (that's a full week.)
So whilst I do agree on principle about not getting too worked up, this time I feel I owe this to myself. Who knows, might be the start of a new me, leaner and meaner. :devil:
Good post and I agree with much of it, what gets me angry is council tax, benefits for those who are so blatantly abusing the system etc if the goverment grew some hair around their balls (like Thatcher had) and gopt tough with these people those who went to work to earn a decent honest pay would be better off as they should be and not funding the idle stay in pub all day scum.....ooops getting abit carried away there
p.s. I find a t-shirt campaign works better
p.s.s. watch 'life of brian' , the bit at the market when they haggle over the gord.You will pick up some good tips there for when you go shopping next time
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That too!
But I will not develop, there'd be too much to say. Oooh, a Mini Cooper S convertible on the car park of this council estate, that is a lurvely car!
Someone has already created condoms, as "Congratulations you've been f*cked"p.s. I find a t-shirt campaign works better
Haven't watched it in a long time, will do then (and learn!).p.s.s. watch 'life of brian' , the bit at the market when they haggle over the gord.You will pick up some good tips there for when you go shopping next time
14.....14! for this lovely gord
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Sorry, I can't keep quiet any longer. It's GOURD.
I'm proud of you Mick. I know you must have been bursting, LOL.
You should see the mess. :yuck:
I'm off to order mine this weekend so I'll ask if I qualify
I asked about this when I ordered my car in late january. They confirmed that providing the car was delivered and registered before the 31st March 2010 stated cut off I would qualify.
very true. as you say, warranties, indeed any form of insurance, is exactly that - protection against undesirable events. you may well not recoup your money, but thats missing the point. you're protected against possible massive bills. may not be likely to happen, but they could.
id rather pay a few hundred and not have to rely on the laws of probability to save me from a new gearbox, engine etc etc.
in the 'peace of mind/risk' equation, peace of mind wins every time for me.
