talkshowhost
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Hi,
My 57 plate Bravo Multijet 1.9 with less than 40,000 miles broke down last week, and upon recovery through my insurance to a local garage, examination discovered that the gearbox is knackered, and to quote one mechanic "it exploded".
However, having spoken to Arnold Clark regarding my extended warranty which is valid until November 2012, they say it will be covered, but that any single warranty repair has an upper limit of £2000.
The local garage, who Arnold Clark confirm they have an account with to do repairs on their behalf, told me that to order a brand new gearbox from Fiat, it could be in the region of £3000, however an exchange gearbox could be in the region of £2000 - £2300. Yet a friend who drives a Punto has told me he got a gearbox replaced for £1500.
Should I be highly sceptical of this?
Should I not be expecting a brand new gearbox as part of my warranty through the sale of goods act etc?
Doing some research online and on this very forum, it suggests it may have been another one to add to the list of Fiat gearbox failures?
Cheers
My 57 plate Bravo Multijet 1.9 with less than 40,000 miles broke down last week, and upon recovery through my insurance to a local garage, examination discovered that the gearbox is knackered, and to quote one mechanic "it exploded".
However, having spoken to Arnold Clark regarding my extended warranty which is valid until November 2012, they say it will be covered, but that any single warranty repair has an upper limit of £2000.
The local garage, who Arnold Clark confirm they have an account with to do repairs on their behalf, told me that to order a brand new gearbox from Fiat, it could be in the region of £3000, however an exchange gearbox could be in the region of £2000 - £2300. Yet a friend who drives a Punto has told me he got a gearbox replaced for £1500.
Should I be highly sceptical of this?
Should I not be expecting a brand new gearbox as part of my warranty through the sale of goods act etc?
Doing some research online and on this very forum, it suggests it may have been another one to add to the list of Fiat gearbox failures?
Cheers