General: - Warranty Cover

bugsterbuns · Jan 25th, 2011, 16:03

Just finally bought myself a lovely XC90 D5 SE with 79000 on the clock, i want to take out warranty cover on the vehicle just to be safe

Could i please have any recommendations from forum members who have taken out a third policy other than that offered by volvo

XC90 has full service history and i would be looking to do no more than 15000 miles per year

thanks for help

Britsud · Jan 25th, 2011, 22:38

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Originally Posted by bugsterbuns

Just finally bought myself a lovely XC90 D5 SE with 79000 on the clock, i want to take out warranty cover on the vehicle just to be safe

Could i please have any recommendations from forum members who have taken out a third policy other than that offered by volvo

XC90 has full service history and i would be looking to do no more than 15000 miles per year

thanks for help

Have you got AA or RAC cover for breakdown. If so you may get a good deal from them. I had a shogun a few years back it came with 2 years AA cover, Broke down with gearbox fault , they sorted everything with mitsubishi dealer only had to pay first £25, cost was £1500 .

Cheers Bri

bugsterbuns · Jan 28th, 2011, 13:27

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Originally Posted by Britsud

Have you got AA or RAC cover for breakdown. If so you may get a good deal from them. I had a shogun a few years back it came with 2 years AA cover, Broke down with gearbox fault , they sorted everything with mitsubishi dealer only had to pay first £25, cost was £1500 .

Cheers Bri

Just been quoted £135 with RAC which seems cheap in comparision to other rivals, they explain that you need to take out a breakdown cover of some sort with them

has any forum member had any experience with them other than the above?

bugsterbuns · Jul 25th, 2011, 15:35

after a cambelt failure on my XC90 RAC paid a maximum of 2000 pounds towards repair no hassle at all, i had to pay first 25 pounds

highly recommended

harvey07 · Jul 25th, 2011, 20:34

Can I just clarify that in Jan/Feb, you bought a warranty/breakdown cover with the RAC for £135 + ?

& they have just paid out £2k for a repair on your XC90.

What age is the car?

I have a 2007 SE D5 with 57k on it & whilst it came with a years Arnold Clark warranty, I don't think it'll be worth the paper it is written on, should I need to claim on it.

I'd be interested in looking into the RAC option further.

jasear · Jul 25th, 2011, 23:50

I am really wondering if buying any of these warranties is worth it. I hear a lot of horror stories.

Bill Edmondson · Jul 26th, 2011, 00:13

My recent purchase of a 54 xc90 came with 3 months RAC warranty, I think its £500 per claim, infinite claims.

This is a dealer supplied one but imagine there are varying levels of cover and annual cost to match?

Bill Edmondson · Jul 26th, 2011, 00:15

Oow and heres the answer
http://www.rac.co.uk/uk-breakdown/warranty.html

jasear · Jul 26th, 2011, 01:07

Ive heard from a lot of people that when you make a claim they will just say the problem is down to wear and tear and just reject your claim.

Even with the ones that do include wear and tear damage (warranty direct) I have heard a lot of negative stories and experiences from people.

Bill Edmondson · Jul 26th, 2011, 07:42

Yeah agreed, I think aswell its frame of mind, if a car comes supplied with one you would be more inclined to fight the case, were as an after market one you kind resolve yourself to the fact they will look for an excuse not to pay.

Jan 25th, 2011, 16:03	#1
bugsterbuns Junior Member Last Online: Aug 12th, 2013 04:59 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: leicestershire	Warranty Cover Just finally bought myself a lovely XC90 D5 SE with 79000 on the clock, i want to take out warranty cover on the vehicle just to be safe Could i please have any recommendations from forum members who have taken out a third policy other than that offered by volvo XC90 has full service history and i would be looking to do no more than 15000 miles per year thanks for help

Jul 25th, 2011, 15:35	#4
bugsterbuns Junior Member Last Online: Aug 12th, 2013 04:59 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: leicestershire	RAC Warranty Tops!!!! after a cambelt failure on my XC90 RAC paid a maximum of 2000 pounds towards repair no hassle at all, i had to pay first 25 pounds highly recommended

Jul 25th, 2011, 20:34	#5
harvey07 Master Member Last Online: Oct 22nd, 2016 18:06 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Aberdeen	Can I just clarify that in Jan/Feb, you bought a warranty/breakdown cover with the RAC for £135 + ? & they have just paid out £2k for a repair on your XC90. What age is the car? I have a 2007 SE D5 with 57k on it & whilst it came with a years Arnold Clark warranty, I don't think it'll be worth the paper it is written on, should I need to claim on it. I'd be interested in looking into the RAC option further.

Jul 25th, 2011, 23:50	#6
jasear Junior Member Last Online: Feb 8th, 2015 01:03 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: milton keynes	I am really wondering if buying any of these warranties is worth it. I hear a lot of horror stories.

Jul 26th, 2011, 00:13	#7
Bill Edmondson AV Guru Last Online: Nov 19th, 2011 14:05 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Brighton	My recent purchase of a 54 xc90 came with 3 months RAC warranty, I think its £500 per claim, infinite claims. This is a dealer supplied one but imagine there are varying levels of cover and annual cost to match?

Jul 26th, 2011, 00:15	#8
Bill Edmondson AV Guru Last Online: Nov 19th, 2011 14:05 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Brighton	Oow and heres the answer http://www.rac.co.uk/uk-breakdown/warranty.html

Jul 26th, 2011, 01:07	#9
jasear Junior Member Last Online: Feb 8th, 2015 01:03 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: milton keynes	Ive heard from a lot of people that when you make a claim they will just say the problem is down to wear and tear and just reject your claim. Even with the ones that do include wear and tear damage (warranty direct) I have heard a lot of negative stories and experiences from people.

Jul 26th, 2011, 07:42	#10
Bill Edmondson AV Guru Last Online: Nov 19th, 2011 14:05 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Brighton	Yeah agreed, I think aswell its frame of mind, if a car comes supplied with one you would be more inclined to fight the case, were as an after market one you kind resolve yourself to the fact they will look for an excuse not to pay.

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