Hey all, sorry if this is a bit long but it's been playing on my mind for a while now so thought it best just to ask.
I bought a Grande Punto seven months ago from my local Stoneacre, and got the Lifetime Warranty as well (Yes, before you say anything I know this may have been a waste of money.) but one thing that's confusing me is the service intervals. In the handbook it says 18,000, yet the Stoneacre warranty says every 12,000. Is this just a way that they get more money off of you? (the reduced service intervals weren't mentioned in the showroom) And what would anyone recommend I do? I heard that if I was to get the car serviced at 18,000 miles by a registered FIAT garage with genuine parts, that the actualy FIAT warranty would be maintained, yes?
Would I just be better sacking the Stoneacre warranty as a mistake and going for the 18k services? Does anyone have a clue how much Stoneacre might charge me for a service? I don't mind paying a couple of hundred but I've heard some folk talking into four hundred pounds a service.
It's a '10 plate car so initially I was wondering if it had been serviced at one year old (if this even still happens with modern cars...) and had ideas of them invalidating my warranty because it hadn't been. Augh.
Any advice? And sorry if there's anything unclear, I'll give more information if it helps.
Many thanks.
I bought a Grande Punto seven months ago from my local Stoneacre, and got the Lifetime Warranty as well (Yes, before you say anything I know this may have been a waste of money.) but one thing that's confusing me is the service intervals. In the handbook it says 18,000, yet the Stoneacre warranty says every 12,000. Is this just a way that they get more money off of you? (the reduced service intervals weren't mentioned in the showroom) And what would anyone recommend I do? I heard that if I was to get the car serviced at 18,000 miles by a registered FIAT garage with genuine parts, that the actualy FIAT warranty would be maintained, yes?
Would I just be better sacking the Stoneacre warranty as a mistake and going for the 18k services? Does anyone have a clue how much Stoneacre might charge me for a service? I don't mind paying a couple of hundred but I've heard some folk talking into four hundred pounds a service.
It's a '10 plate car so initially I was wondering if it had been serviced at one year old (if this even still happens with modern cars...) and had ideas of them invalidating my warranty because it hadn't been. Augh.
Any advice? And sorry if there's anything unclear, I'll give more information if it helps.
Many thanks.