stephenw46
Member Since: 22 Jun 2011
Location: West Midlands
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Good evening looking at renewing my extended warranty, do I stay with LR approved or is warranty direct a better choice?
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 4th Jan 2022 6:24 pm |
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galwaygreen
Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
Location: plymouth
Posts: 6525
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keep it in house...MAY help if crank goes phutt
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| 4th Jan 2022 11:55 pm |
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grzesiul
Member Since: 11 May 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 6400
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i went with WD as they have been excellent in last 3 years of cover and I do not think LR extended really covers crank failure fully from reading posts on here
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| 5th Jan 2022 11:53 am |
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Rawly
Member Since: 08 Aug 2020
Location: Sunderland
Posts: 75
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WD went from £280 to £750 in my case so i have invested in a lump of wood instead 
which i will touch on a regular basis  .
Rawly
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| 5th Jan 2022 12:46 pm |
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grzesiul
Member Since: 11 May 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 6400
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you got away cheap
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| 5th Jan 2022 12:49 pm |
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JordsDisco
Member Since: 22 May 2020
Location: Newcastle
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No one cover what they call manufacturing defects.
I’ve got my Disco under LR extended warranty. Not used them, touch wood. Over £1k per year.
I’ve got the boys Corsa under Warrant Direct. He pays £12 or £14 per month. Can’t remember which.
No excess for either. Both have AA cover.
Recently his O2 sensor went. I dealt with it and was surprised how easy it was. Phoned them up, they answered quickly, they gave me a claim number and passed the details onto a admin company, Prestige from Melton Mowbury.
They phoned me up a couple of hours later and told me they hadn’t a garage near to me, so to arrange for the repair myself at my local Vauxhall dealership if that was okay.
When I take the vehicle in, their service department have to phone WD and quote the claim number, which would be authorised. I then had to pay for the repair and claim it back. Think they have a one month accounting period, 18th of the month.
Hes taking the car in on Friday, so we will see how it goes, but if it’s pain free, then I might consider moving the Disco warranty over as I was quoted half the price of the LR warranty.
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| 5th Jan 2022 5:55 pm |
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galwaygreen
Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
Location: plymouth
Posts: 6525
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i can understand the "known defect" in the early days of a cars launch..when its in its early days of customer use..and no experience of how it performs..
what i find difficult to register is how we still qoute" known defect"many years after the launch....SURELY
in later cars the problem should have been resolved...sadly this doesnt appear to be the case
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| 6th Jan 2022 12:42 am |
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JordsDisco
Member Since: 22 May 2020
Location: Newcastle
Posts: 1614
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It’s purely a “get out of jail” card for the warranty companies.
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| 6th Jan 2022 10:34 am |
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Robert SausageTrousers
Member Since: 09 Aug 2015
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 467
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I'm with galwaygreen, stick with LR, I take mine to them for everything including MOT, if the crank goes I feel like I'll be in the best position possible (having been there before, without an LR warranty)
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| 6th Jan 2022 11:05 am |
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stephenw46
Member Since: 22 Jun 2011
Location: West Midlands
Posts: 1215
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Just got quotes wd£3600 or lr extended £1438 both with recovery
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| 7th Jan 2022 10:12 am |
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grzesiul
Member Since: 11 May 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 6400
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3600 wd wow what is your milage?
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| 7th Jan 2022 11:42 am |
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stephenw46
Member Since: 22 Jun 2011
Location: West Midlands
Posts: 1215
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8200mls
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| 7th Jan 2022 11:45 am |
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grzesiul
Member Since: 11 May 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 6400
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8200 mls??? on 2014 car wow
unless it was 82000 and is it for 12 months or more?
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| 7th Jan 2022 11:47 am |
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stephenw46
Member Since: 22 Jun 2011
Location: West Midlands
Posts: 1215
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That’s my current mileage and the warranty is for one year will stick with lr approved at that price
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| 7th Jan 2022 11:58 am |
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