New Car Warranties, when they don't apply.

Jamie84 · Post by **Jamie84** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 5:55 pm

http://www.scottishelises.com/phpbb/vie ... ty&start=0

gorrie · Post by **gorrie** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 5:58 pm

steve_weegie wrote: No sign of yours out back gorrie.... Must be tucked up inside

Just got a call 10mins ago.... Mines is now fixed woohoo. Picking her up tomorrow. I guess it was/is in the workshop. Hope mines is clean as it was f3cking mocket when it left here on a recovery truck and I wasn't looking forward to getting all that off....

tenkfeet · Post by **tenkfeet** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 5:59 pm

Its stories like this that make me think if I did have the cash would I buy a new Lotus ? (Exige S to be exact .) I fully accept anything I had done outside Lotus spec would be void but people having to fight for every bit of genuine warranty work on a £30 k plus car is just poor service.

Its enough to make you buy a Audi ( which are probably just as bad ).

Jamie84 · Post by **Jamie84** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 6:03 pm

long story short , gearboxed messed up , manufacturers failure , lotus refused to pay out as on the ecu report the guy before me had "abused" it . Apparently car had done a few standing starts and on occasion been reved above 8000rpm. My arguement was that these cars are build as track day cars and are treated like this by vast majority of owners. Not to mention the fact that the cars are marketed as "road going track cars" , yet I should be driving it like a fairy.

As the dispute went on and on , they seemed to backtrack a little and eventually we came to a compromise, new clutch , gear box repaired and full labour, all for zilch.

horrible time so it was ! only had the car few weeks when happened and new gear box would have been 5k before labour

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 6:04 pm

That is athe sort of compromise I like:- ie: they give in...

EliseR · Post by **EliseR** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 11:39 pm

gorrie wrote:Hope mines is clean as it was f3cking mocket when it left here on a recovery truck and I wasn't looking forward to getting all that off....

Mines was spottless!!! They gave it a good waxing too I reckon.

G.

gorrie · Post by **gorrie** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:57 am

Yeah, mines was sparkly also.... had to get the Homebase spend&save card out though.... windscreen was thick with frost/ice.

EliseR · Post by **EliseR** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:22 am

gorrie wrote:Yeah, mines was sparkly also.... had to get the Homebase spend&save card out though.... windscreen was thick with frost/ice.

Heaters on full for 1 min 30, sorted!

thinfourth · Post by **thinfourth** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:01 pm

I love some after market warranties

My fav being they don't pay for any damage caused by component failure

E.G the cambelt snaps and wrecks the valve train with a £1k bill, they give you a brand new cambelt costing £7

Legally they have covered their ass

EliseR · Post by **EliseR** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:04 pm

Does anyone know the mileage limitations on a new Elise? 15K done so far, got the car may 07.