Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7438
A development at Warranty Direct
I've just checked with WD and found the following term added:
"To allow us to take this vehicle on cover, we first need to inspect it. There will be a cost for this pre-warranty inspection. For more information and to arrange cover, please call 0800 464 0752."
That's new 2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: FL2 as a second car
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
22nd Jun 2017 8:21 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72774
New to me as well.
22nd Jun 2017 8:24 pm
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7438
The trends in their cash and nett worth figures since 2012 make interesting reading.2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: FL2 as a second car
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
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22nd Jun 2017 8:30 pm
James W
Member Since: 27 Mar 2008
Location: Wirral, UK
Posts: 3067
One of their founders broke away to set up Motor Easy, who I moved over to recently. Motor Easy wanted a £60 inspection to remove the 90 day wear and tear exclusion, however I negotiated out of it as my car has had a 7 year service and zero-advisory MOT within the month of renewal.
Seems that WD are following suit.D4 XS, gone, much loved, never forgotten
2018 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography - Gone to someone with less sense and more time to enjoy it
2016 Toyota Hilux Invincible - Liberating experience
22nd Jun 2017 8:34 pm
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7438
..2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: FL2 as a second car
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
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22nd Jun 2017 8:47 pm
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20727
Hmm. Looks like I'll be having a call to WD tomorrow. They have a VERY large bill to me outstanding My D3 Build Thread
The Jaguar warranty on my XK expired by 10 days.
Despite the fact I had serviced thecae 13 days before & done less than 200 miles
I had to pay 230 pounds for the check to get the car back into warranty.BREXIT - done properly.
Right now ...We need Government - not Politics
Save the Dipstick Flagbearer-keep it simple, less likely to fail campaign-agenda items:Starting Handles, Acetylene Lamps.
Founder: Dipsticks-R-Us Inc
D3 HSE-perfectly formed, passenger friendly...has real DIPSTICK
Jag XK-but sadly no DIPSTICK...HUGE design fault
FL2 has DIPSTICK..."real comfort in rear seats"
VW Golf wondermobile (?)..has real DIPSTICK
Morris Minor..original DIPSTICK technology..and a real KEY.
22nd Jun 2017 10:38 pm
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 13878
£230. They saw you coming. New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
22nd Jun 2017 11:03 pm
Gareth Site Moderator
Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
Posts: 26699
I got a cheque from WD today, for my brake caliper and tailgate repair. Better bank it first thing tomorrow!
Jaguar extended warranty would not budge - get the car checked out or no warranty.
The Garage was (& still is) the main dealers in Wakefield wouldn't do the check for anything less.
The fact the car had been serviced by them didn't make any difference - you could see a point if they hadn't serviced the car, or it haven't been serviced or I had done a whole bunch of miles since the service.
At that stage I wasn't prepared to swap the extended warranty to another provider (& still aren't)....my experience with them is OK - items that have come up have been dealt with.
All bar one of the LED rear lights has been swapped out, these aren't low cost & haven't as yet found parts at breakers yards. (Yes I've looked). Some parts are appearing on E-Bay....but there are model year changes on front & rear lights + the newer lights had significantly different shapes that means newer ones simply don't fit. I really don't rate the quality or longetivity of Jag lights.
The advice from another XK owner was "keep the warranty as long as you can".....he'd had an engine warning light pop-up, the car still drove. Whatever the cause was it was a fix that cost over £4,000..00.
So I could have been bloody minded, not renewed the warranty & had a big bill.
What would you have done Moo ? ....you mightn't be 😂
You won't be 😇 Or 😇
But will be 😤 Or 🤧
It's a "game" that extended warranty companies play....they take your fee, then the rest is Luck.
A problem occurs they decide if & how much they'll pay out. You can quibble, OK course you can....how far it gets you depends on the warrant company assessor. Around here he is said to be reasonable. Other warranty companies not the case.
A problem doesn't occur....you've payed your annual fee...they make this as profit.
"Heads I win, tails you lose"
If there's one area all makers could improve on its warranties (original into extended) Most are 3 years, some 5 or exceptionally 7 years. The longer Ines it's a selling feature.
Other countries have legislation that protects the owner / customer / buyer.
My experience of these is "they work".
Here in the UK - Legislation should protect you.BREXIT - done properly.
Right now ...We need Government - not Politics
Save the Dipstick Flagbearer-keep it simple, less likely to fail campaign-agenda items:Starting Handles, Acetylene Lamps.
Founder: Dipsticks-R-Us Inc
D3 HSE-perfectly formed, passenger friendly...has real DIPSTICK
Jag XK-but sadly no DIPSTICK...HUGE design fault
FL2 has DIPSTICK..."real comfort in rear seats"
VW Golf wondermobile (?)..has real DIPSTICK
Morris Minor..original DIPSTICK technology..and a real KEY.
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