Extended warranties.

[ATH]

My Puma 110 is coming out of warranty soon and the stealer has sent me some guff on the National Warranty Companies product. It ain't cheap at around 2300 bucks for 1 year, 2600 for 2 and 2900 for 2 years.
Anybody had experience of these people? Do they honour the warranty or is it just another scam?
Obviously LR have had so much trouble with these things they won't offer their own warranty as they did when I bought a new Td5 in 2003 but only made one claim.
Please advise your experiences.
Cheers.
AlanH.

[Hall]

We had a extended warranty with one of these mobs. They cover mostly parts that should never ever ever ever etc break. Things like and I kid you not gudgeon pins failing. We had a twelve months warranty from the dealer which covered the head failure and the demise of the front diff. In the time the warranty covered we had no claims. Also have heard getting a claim sorted is as much fun as poking the pointy end of a burnt stick in your eye. So when we brought our latest car and was offered a extended warranty for much the same as what your price is we declined. So get a copy of there warranty and see what they do cover.
Cheers Hall

[Rok_Dr]

Hi Alan

They do a lot of business with the second hand car yards and have a number of policy types. My only advice is get a copy of the product disclosure statement and make your own assessment. They also require regular servicing by a licensed mechanic to endure the warranty remains valid. They are a commercial organisation, not an insurance coy like Allianz.

I got talked into one last year when I bought my discovery 2. So far I've had 2 small issues which are not covered in the policy as it was pretty specific on vehicle parts covered. That said if I had a major head gasket or transmission failure it would be covered for a lot of the repair cost.

Don't think I'd go for one again as I like to do a bit of my own routine work.

Also if you are interested there is a lot of haggle room in the price as I found out. Give me a pm or a call if you want further info.

Cheers

Steve

[SBD4]

I am going trough the same process myself, From my research you will want to get the warranty underwritten by Allianz rather than National. You can get the warranty direct from Allianz for a lot less as it does not include road side assistance.

Have a look at this thread. the post have linked has 3 different PDS' attached show what alliance provide . the prices are for D3/D4/RRS so would be cheaper for you:
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/168658-extended-warranties.html#post1853609

[ATH]

Thanks all. Looks like more research needed before any decision. LRA just sent me their own roadside assistance guff so I may well have that just in case and chance anything else going wrong. Apart from the driveline slop though there's been nothing major and it runs well.
Cheers.
AlanH.