Network Q - Vauxhall Lifetime Warranty

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Tue 24 Jan 2012 13:03
Network Q - Vauxhall Lifetime Warranty - zango

Have I missed something or are Network Q no longer offering the lifetime warranty?

This appears to have been replaced by a 3 year warranty, certainly according to the search options on the website. So the only way to get the lifetime warranty is by being the first purchaser of the vehicle. This would be punitively expensive given the high depreciation on most Vauxhalls.

Shame because it was a great scheme for low mileage private buyers.

Edited by zango on 24/01/2012 at 13:03

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Tue 24 Jan 2012 13:21
Network Q - Vauxhall Lifetime Warranty - Auristocrat
From their website, vehicles under 12 months old have a 3 yr/100,000 mile warranty. The Lifetime warranty is for the first owner of a new car. Interestlngly, Opel have already dropped the Lifetime warranty for new cars.
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Tue 24 Jan 2012 13:58
Network Q - Vauxhall Lifetime Warranty - ChannelZ

Vauxhall wouldn't fix half the faults in 2nd and 3rd year as it was, so you really expect them to do it for life?

If you want decent warranty, buy a Kia or Hyundai. They are fantastic at fixing problems first time without any hassle. Vauxhall make you jump through hoops for months, going back for multiple visits, and either never fix the problem, or make it worse.

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Tue 24 Jan 2012 14:19
Network Q - Vauxhall Lifetime Warranty - jc2

Surely ANY of these long warranties require ALL work and servicing to be carried out at a registered dealer and to be done on time/milage.

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Tue 24 Jan 2012 14:51
Network Q - Vauxhall Lifetime Warranty - RT

Surely ANY of these long warranties require ALL work and servicing to be carried out at a registered dealer and to be done on time/milage.

Yes of course - unless you go down the VAT-registered workshop for servicing and fight the franchised dealer on warranty work.

Just paid £220 for 1st service on my Hyundai Santa Fe, much of which was for the more expensive ACEA-C3 oil to avoid wrecking the DPF - then I'd be paying around the same for the first 3 years on a normal short warranty.

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Tue 24 Jan 2012 14:54
Network Q - Vauxhall Lifetime Warranty - Zippy123

>>Surely ANY of these long warranties require ALL work and servicing to be carried out at a registered dealer and to be done on time/milage.

They are not allowed to do that any more but can insist on checks by an authorised centre.

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Tue 24 Jan 2012 15:11
Network Q - Vauxhall Lifetime Warranty - jc2

I know that this applies to normal warranties but to "extended warranties".Do you have proof or is it just your opinion?

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Tue 24 Jan 2012 15:32
Network Q - Vauxhall Lifetime Warranty - unthrottled

Manufacturers can only insust that servicing is carried out to specified standards, not that it is carried out by a franchised dealer.

The problem is that 'lifetime warranties' don't refer to your lifetime, they refer to the expected lifetime of the component in question under reasonable use.

This is particularly problematic when you're dealing with suspension/clutch components where the lifetime is heavily dependant on use. In this case you are often at the mercy of "goodwill contributions" which tend not to be forthcoming to customers who have not demonstrated suitable "loyalty" by having their vehicles serviced by franchised dealers...

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