Member Since: 24 Dec 2010
Location: Borders
Posts: 11027
Warranty Direct....I'm impressed...
I've noticed a bit of a change in the front end of my car over the last couple of months...an increase in road noise,a tendency to tramline,minor potholes and bumps throwing it offline and the steering less positive and direct than before.
Got Disco Mikey to have a quick drive,as he was attending to a friends sick FFRR not far from me,and he diagnosed worn lower wishbones.
Now,considering the car has "only" covered 55k,is less than 4 years old and the D4 wears the uprated version from the RRS,it hadn't crossed my mind......
Anyway a quick call to a very pleasant and helpful "engineer" at Warranty Direct,followed by a quick run-down of the symptoms and it's booked in to have the lower wishbones replaced on Tuesday.
I have the "Luxury Care" package which includes "wear and tear" and "premature wear" but didn't expect it to be quite as easy....
Very painless so far....."Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
Locking rear E-diff
RLD spare wheel protector & sump guard
Extended roof rails
Series 111 mudflaps
Black side tubes,grill and vents
Timed climate remote
Hids4u interior lights
D4 Firenze my2012 HSE
D3 Java 2005 SE manual (sold,sadly,thanks for the memories)
1966 '88 Series 2a....still starts in the morning better than I do...
23rd Jan 2016 9:24 am
Mr Kington
Member Since: 12 Dec 2011
Location: Scottish Borders
Posts: 1552
Agreed. Never had any issues when i was with them.James favourite hobby is writing in the third person.
23rd Jan 2016 9:28 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72885
I'm on the very lowest cover due to age & mileage, it still covers wear & tear but obviously on a shorter list of parts. That's the reason I wouldn't go with anyone else if I had a D4 coming out of warranty, no instant w&t get out of jail free card for the warranty co.
23rd Jan 2016 9:51 am
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20766
WD are the only warranty company I have dealt with, who have authorised a warranty claim at the side of the road
Member Since: 24 Dec 2010
Location: Borders
Posts: 11027
I know
I just fancied the garage doing all the paperwork.....
Plus, I don't have to make them a full fry-up. "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
Locking rear E-diff
RLD spare wheel protector & sump guard
Extended roof rails
Series 111 mudflaps
Black side tubes,grill and vents
Timed climate remote
Hids4u interior lights
D4 Firenze my2012 HSE
D3 Java 2005 SE manual (sold,sadly,thanks for the memories)
1966 '88 Series 2a....still starts in the morning better than I do...
23rd Jan 2016 11:04 am
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20766
Well remembered
In all fairness, I don't blame you. Much easier to have it all done at once My D3 Build Thread
Member Since: 11 Apr 2015
Location: Nottingham
Posts: 322
What's the mileage on yours Del?
Current: D3 2005 HSE
Previous: D2 2001 TD5
D2 4.0 V8
1998 P38 Rangie
23rd Jan 2016 3:29 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72885
142k atm, 10 years young in April.
23rd Jan 2016 3:39 pm
CEZ1869
Member Since: 11 Apr 2015
Location: Nottingham
Posts: 322
Just confirming then mines too old on 55 plate on 134k
Current: D3 2005 HSE
Previous: D2 2001 TD5
D2 4.0 V8
1998 P38 Rangie
23rd Jan 2016 6:56 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72885
It helps with WD that you have cover from younger & lower mileage, then they are happy renewing up to 160k miles and 12 years (I think). They don't like insuring older & high miles car straight off.
23rd Jan 2016 7:02 pm
CEZ1869
Member Since: 11 Apr 2015
Location: Nottingham
Posts: 322
.. I've got the full works on AA, but wanted something a little more,
Current: D3 2005 HSE
Previous: D2 2001 TD5
D2 4.0 V8
1998 P38 Rangie
23rd Jan 2016 8:04 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72885
Try them, you never know. I may be wrong, it has been known.
23rd Jan 2016 8:05 pm
CEZ1869
Member Since: 11 Apr 2015
Location: Nottingham
Posts: 322
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.. I've got the full works on AA, but wanted something a little more,
