Thread: Shall I goo the extended warranty? Not doing a lot of kays

I got the extended warranty. I think its worth it.

Been thinking about it as well,mine has only done 30k in 27 months.

Hard decision,took it out on the last D2,and nothing went wrong.

I recon i will take the punt and do without it.

It won't help with resale with mine either as i intend to keep it for a while.

Hi James.
YES.
Resale for one incase you go Disco5
We have a Volvo grader at work,now out of its 6 year warranty.In its life,outside the normal warranty period.2 engines,one diff,one driveshaft.It was supposed to be sold on the warranty expiry date to keep failure replacement costs down.We still have it,another driveshaft,full wiring loom,set of injectors,mull board drives, and a gearbox that could fail any day.
Keep the warranty up on the Disco,you just never know what will happen next week
All the best,I WANT ONE!!!!
Andrew

Thanks for the replies. That's the trouble; I agree with all of them even when they don't agree with each other.

Not sure if this helps but..........

My warranty is up next week and I've decided not to extend the warranty. I do 25k pa, mostly highway and urban. In 3 years the only issue I've had was the spare wheel winch which was replaced last month with no drama. I intend to keep the D4 until the D5 or Disco Sport is available.

I did get the extended warranty on the D3 thinking it would help with resale but I don't think it did. I had one claim for a seized universal in the steering assembly.

I opted to buy the extended warranty. My reasoning was that the cost of one major fail past the normal period would far outweigh the cost of the extended warranty. I don't do many k's either but to it gave a peace of mind that I'm covered for the extra period. When taken with the cost of a new HSE it didn't seem that much more.

Martin

I elected to go for the extended warranty given my intention to hang onto the vehicle to at least year 5.

I am 3 years in and have 91k on the clock so I do travel a little more than you.

I have had some warranty claims (suspension compressor being one) and judging by the price of the items I have had replaced the extended warranty cost pales into insignificance.

I would not want to spend my hard earned savings on a new motor or gearbox if heaven either one failed.

That said not all items are covered by the extended warranty. Read carefully and make up your own mind.

Just remember that the cost of a major D4 component is getting towards a small house mortgage type dollars!

Personally I wouldn't. I would prefer an independant working on my car after my very long experience of consistantly poor quality of workmanship the dealerships gave me. And I mean pooooooor.