Received an email from the dealer offering to extended warranty for the 2017 KIA Cerato safety pack.
$1,645 for 3 Years / 200,000kms Warranty Cover. and an additional 3 Years of Roadside Assistance with Extras for $450.00
Doesn't mention what extras. The roadside is a scam!
I bought the car in April 2017 for $18.5K
What's your opinion guys?
LOL. Is it official and covers the whole car or just one of those third party insurers that have so many loopholes in the T&Cs.
It says Extend Your Car Warranty
Extended warranty coverage mirrors the benefits of your existing manufacturer's warranty across covered components up to today's market value of your motor vehicle*.
Anything covered as part of your manufacturer warranty will be covered with the exclusion of paint, panel and trim.
Extended warranty coverage mirrors the benefits of your existing manufacturer's warranty across covered components up to today's market value of your motor vehicle*
Which was the asterisk says. It mirrors but is that "mirrors" as in everything is back to front on the other side or really?
Market value of the vehicle does that apply to the parts so they pay you market value of the parts
They have some serious creative ways of working these. Remember warranties for computer parts here that instead of giving you a card they pay you out the value after decline in value etc
Market value or 200k whichever is the lesser value….. so not suitable for high yield investment vehicles 🤔
Just making sure you are aware that this is not an extended factory warranty but an aftermarket policy that has very strict conditions and limits.
Edit: LPT: you don't ever need to mention the safety pack again until you decide to sell the car. It's irrelevant in this situation and no one cares.
Did you read it?¿
Of course they didn’t, they just posted it here in the hope one of us would read it and do their homework for them.
@pegaxs: Appreciate your input. Let's foster understanding and support to create a positive community together.
DISCRETIONARY RISK OF THE MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL BREAKDOWN WARRANTY
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Terms and Conditions and Limitations. AWN will not exercise that discretion in a way that is unfair and unconscionable, within the
Terms and Conditions and limitations of the Mechanical & Electrical Breakdown Warranty and will always consider the merits of the
Claim and the requirements of the applicable State and Commonwealth legislation
Auto Auto Australia?
Lol just so they don't get confused with Auto Australia?
Dealer extended warranties are a waste of time and money imho.
They barely ever cover anything and usually cap out pretty early. Have a complementary one included on my second hand car. Covers a lot of major parts (engine, gearbox etc) HOWEVER, you have to obviously service it with them and they get to dictate the replacement prices.
So really they could be selling a $3k gearbox for $6k only to 'discount' it and you think "wow what a deal thank god i had the extra coverage"
It's a kia, drive it into the ground knowing it's indestructible.
except the engines, korean engines have a MASSIVE history of EXPLOSIONS well, early destruction anyway
Proof, please.
I call BS+
There is a website dedicated to the class action but I can't be bothered looking further. It has to do with the Gamma line of engines.
EDIT - That's for the US class action, there's another one happening for Aus
My 2010 sportage (petrol) was at 289,000k's when i sold it and had zero issues.
You dodged the bullets with your old car, it was just old enough to avoid the newer Theta GDI engines with all the problems.
I hope you didn't replace it with another Kia ?
https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/cars/news-blog/hyundai-and…
"Hyundai and Kia’s modern engine issues date back to 2015, and the 2011 and 2012 model year Sonata. A class action lawsuit in May of 2015 alleged the Theta engine in the Sonata was defective. In particular, it was claimed the 2.4-litre version of the Theta II engine suffered from connecting rod bearings issues."
"The second fly in the Theta II’s ointment arrived in 2016. In that instance, the class action suit alleged problems with Kia Optimas made from 2011 to 2014, the Kia Sportage of 2011 to 2014, and the 2012 to 2014 Kia Sorento. Those vehicles were equipped with 2.0- and 2.4-liter Theta II engines with direct injection (GDI in H/K speak). The suit alleged that the injection system had an inherent defect that caused a restriction of oil flow through the connecting rod bearings and other parts of the engine that really do need oil."
"The restriction of oil was said to cause issues during the warranty period of the Kias in question, or shortly after its expiration. It was alleged that oil starvation caused stalling and/or engine failure, usually while in motion."
Extended warranty? How could I lose!
I paid just double that figure for a 2-year factory-backed warranty extension for a 911 Turbo that cost 20x that. Third-party warranties are usually next to worthless.
And both of those turbo's alone are worth more than OPs Cerato lol
u mean 9+1+1 = 11 Turbos 😊
How many kms on your car? How much is the car worth today? Do you need to keep servicing it at their particular dealership? What if you move away?
Check the fine print. Its not really a warranty more like an insurance policy. Not exactly a scam, but usually not worth the $ for what is likely to be a pretty reliable car.
Not from personal experience but what I've heard - usually when you do have an issue and turn up with the extended warranty, you might find the first thing they say is, 'this is not covered'. Which means you still end up paying for the repair anyway on top of the extended warranty you signed up for.
Then there's also the question of what kind of parts will they use - genuine or knock off or something they picked up from the wrecker down the street…
Much more efficient and less stressful to find a good mechanic (which could be hard) but do your services through him and usually they'll tell you when a car needs a major part replacement soon - get a price for it and then decide if you want to go ahead with it or sell it before that's due.
My 2c
Parts for repairs can generally be sourced at a lower cost by AWN, which also represents a saving to You were a claim may exceed the limits of Our liability
If you want a Warranty, sell your Kia and transfer the remaining Warranty to the New Owner.
Buy Another Kia either New, Demo or used that gives you a newer Kia with more Warranty than you have and a newer Vehicle.
Usually either capped so not worth it, massive dealer network overcharging for any issues, or just not covered in their PDS small print.
3 years Roadside is what, $450? You decide if the 'warranty' extension is worth it over just using that money with a decent garage to get it well serviced and maintained.
The Dealer gets a nice Commission on this.
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Doesn't matter what our opinion is. Read the PDS to understand what's included and up to what limits are covered, and decide if it's worth the peace of mind for you or not. Most people are pretty happy to take the risk and 'self-insure' against any future issues.