[zerocool]

I had a vectra a few years back, brought it with 2 years warranty, about 3 weeks after I brought it, it started cutting out while waiting at junctions, had a mate have a quick look at it and he said it was the head gasket on the way out, took the car back, they said it wasn't and was a problem with the air flow meter, I asked them if the head gasket went would they pick the car up and repair it to which they said "yes" 2 weeks later head gasket goes taking 14 out of the 16 valves with it and the garage said they would not replace or repair the engine. So I cancelled the direct debit for the payment agreement I had with them, got a phone call of them asking why I hadn't paid, guess what I told them, lol

[katana]

warrenty should have covered that.
when we had a 1996 Discovery the electronics destroyed themselves, the power windows wouldnt work, neither would the remote and headlights, brake lights, indicators and hazards would come on at random times and sometimes not even turn on. the water pump also bit the dust. in the middle of the high country. the alternator when we were on the highway and that killed the damn electronically controlled engine.

we upgraded to a patrol about 3 years ago, and not a single problem.

[Desertfish]

Originally Posted by katana

warrenty should have covered that.

Balls to that. Warranties are usually not worth the paper they are written on. Besides, with problems like that, if you are lucky enough the get the repair done under warrantie, it usually only covers the original problem (in this case the head gasket) but not the other consequential damage.

[katana]

oh yeah, good point.