Thread: Warranty

Originally Posted by Jeff

Are used car dealers required to supply a warranty with a vehicle? When looking at used Land Rovers, I noticed a few said on the ad in the windscreen that warranty was available, implying that you had to pay extra for it, as it did not say included. I have never bought a used car from a dealer before, so don't know much.

Jeff

In vic I think it is over a certain kays (I think 175,000) and less that a certain value (used to be $5000) no used car warranty is required.

I imagine they are trying to flog an aftermarket warranty - danger-warning will robinson!

This is the situation in NSW.

Used car statutory warranty
Applies to all dealer-sold passenger cars with less than 160,000km and under 10 years old and not exceeding the luxury car tax threshold. The warranty is valid for three months or 5,000km from date of purchase. This warranty will cover most items on a car relating to safety, reliability and roadworthiness.

If you need the info for another state, do a search for used car warranty and you should find what you need to know.

This should tell you about Victoria. It seems to be the same.
http://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/CA256...or+Car+Trader~

My 2004 D2a with 120k was $22k ... no warranty. Purchased from a licenced motor dealer ... wholesale.

Just as this dealer would sell the car to a car yard, there's no warranty given or implied with a wholesale transaction.

He did however repair a turbo oil leak, and a failed front tail shaft at my insistance being that the vehicle wasn't safe to drive in it's current condition.

Kev..

Yeah we noticed a few years back when we looked at a second hand nissan patrol the ad on the windscreen that it said no warranty with this vechile they told us that was because it was a 4X4.. was at a car yard..