5 year warranty on new cars

5 year warranty on new cars

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johnnyreggae

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3,001 posts

167 months

Saturday 21st October 2023
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Just had an ad come up on my phone saying stock new Alpines will come with special five year warranty

https://www.retailgroup.co.uk/renault/search-vehic...

The surprise is that this applies to 45 cars - this means they have a backlog of several months of cars to move on based on current sales rate

Seems to apply to all models apart from R - sorry to disappoint !


7en

281 posts

18 months

Wednesday 1st November 2023
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The 5 year warranty on new makes sense to reassure new customers, what with the recent press due to fuel pumps.

When it comes to stock, a few people have reported dealers aren't currently offering to buy in their used cars which implies there is ample stock already.

The regulations coming in July next year means things will most probably go the other way and actually limit stock, especially of new cars. Used cars will probably hold their value better too or may even rise.


Edited by 7en on Wednesday 1st November 19:11

Franzino

495 posts

167 months

Wednesday 1st November 2023
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When we bought our Alpine, we opted for the extra warranty option (5 yr in total) and very happy we did this. Sadly this warranty will end autumn 2024...

Julian Thompson

2,593 posts

245 months

Wednesday 1st November 2023
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7en said:
The 5 year warranty on new makes sense to reassure new customers, what with the recent press due to fuel pumps.

When it comes to stock, a few people have reported dealers aren't currently offering to buy in their used cars which implies there is ample stock already.

The regulations coming in July next year means things will most probably go the other way and actually limit stock, especially of new cars. Used cars will probably hold their value better too or may even rise.


Edited by 7en on Wednesday 1st November 19:11
Can you elaborate on July please? I notice my 73 plate alpine already has a speed limiter switch - something to do with the expansion of this?

Martyn P

167 posts

83 months

Wednesday 1st November 2023
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johnnyreggae said:
Seems to apply to all models apart from R - sorry to disappoint !
Looking on autotrader it seems the R gets 6 years, so don’t feel too disappointed for new owners!