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Fri 19 Feb 2016 08:07

MINI Cooper - Car Warranty - Pechacheli

Good Morning

I'm looking to buy a second hand Mini which is only 6 months old.

It has 2.5yrs remaining on the manufacturers warranty however should the dealer offer me his own warranty?

If something were to go wrong would I have the right to have him sort it out or would I have to go Mini direct?

Thanks in advance

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Fri 19 Feb 2016 08:12

MINI Cooper - Car Warranty - RobJP

If it's got 2.5 years remaining on the warranty, then you can take it to ANY Mini dealer for warranty work to be carried out.

No reason at all for the dealer to offer you 'their own' warranty.

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Fri 19 Feb 2016 08:16

MINI Cooper - Car Warranty - Pechacheli

That's great, thanks for the advice...

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Fri 19 Feb 2016 09:00

MINI Cooper - Car Warranty - Galaxy

The car will be covered by The Sale of Goods Act, anyway.

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Fri 19 Feb 2016 11:17

MINI Cooper - Car Warranty - bathtub tom

If it's got 2.5 years remaining on the warranty, then you can take it to ANY Mini dealer for warranty work to be carried out.

As long as it's been serviced according to schedule - it may have exceeded the mileage criteria.

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Fri 19 Feb 2016 11:20

MINI Cooper - Car Warranty - gordonbennet

Good point BT, make sure the service history is spot on, hopefully at 6 months old it hasn't yet been in for service, but double check mileage requirements to be sure.

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