Buying a Kia Proceed - warranty

Buying a Kia Proceed - warranty

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JG3000

Original Poster:

3 posts

1 month

Hi everyone

Ive put a deposit down on a Kia Proceed in the UK. I've become slightly concerned however about whether the warranty is valid though. The car is two years old and was serviced at the 12 month points, but has done c.23,000 miles so at least one of the services will be over the 10,000 mile Kia recommendation (I'll ask the question of the dealer).

Can anyone give any advice? It's being sold by a Kia main dealer and advertised with the remainder of the warranty but does this mean anything? Could Kia turn round and say it's not valid if I needed to claim in the future?

Thanks,

Joe

2172cc

1,440 posts

112 months

Proceed with caution.......I'd say. Sorry

loskie

6,243 posts

135 months

https://www.kia.com/content/dam/kwcms/kme/uk/en/as...

from this taken from Kia website just now it looks as if its not serviced in accordance so warranty would be voided.

Surely they aren't that uncommon that you can't buy one elsewhere?

JG3000

Original Poster:

3 posts

1 month

Thanks all for the replies.

I'll speak to the dealer today and see what they have to say.

Dealing with dealers seems way mor murky than it should be. I feel like most of the sales people have no idea what they're selling 🤷‍♂️

Trevor555

4,737 posts

99 months

Kia are strict on their warranties.

You need the dealer to confirm in writing that your warranty is intact.

loskie

6,243 posts

135 months

I'm pretty sure (but stand to be corrected) that the extended warranties like these do not apply to Bloc(k?) Exemption. Meaning the ts and cs mean you have to have it serviced at the dealer to maintain the warranty.

ZX10R NIN

29,157 posts

140 months

Get in writing from the dealer/Kia that the warranty indeed valid.

JG3000

Original Poster:

3 posts

1 month

Thanks all,

The dealer has offered to give a letter which confirms it has the Kia warranty.

What legal standing does this have. Could Kia turn round and say the warranty is void or do you think they'd honour what one of their dealers has said?

Thanks,

Joe

Trevor555

4,737 posts

99 months

JG3000 said:
Thanks all,

The dealer has offered to give a letter which confirms it has the Kia warranty.

What legal standing does this have. Could Kia turn round and say the warranty is void or do you think they'd honour what one of their dealers has said?

Thanks,

Joe
Make sure you get that letter, and make sure it's from the sales manager, at the least.

Yes, a Kia service dept could, in future, tell you the warranty isn't valid if the miles have gone too far over.

Then you'd have to pursue the cost with the dealer that told you your warranty is intact.

Probably best to buy a different car that's been servived on the correct time/mileage, or within their allowance of going over.


Hugo Stiglitz

39,331 posts

226 months

Don't ask the selling dealership for the advice on the, warranty.

Personally I'd call Kia customer services and get it recorded down somehow.