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13-08-2012, 07:24 PM | #31 | ||
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Warrenty...
Where things are fixed with field campaigns and recalls...then when the warrenty ends things start to break...
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13-08-2012, 08:21 PM | #33 | |||
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13-08-2012, 08:23 PM | #34 | ||
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It would cost Ford money, which they are loath to do in such bad times.
And in reality it just means an extra 2 years of "they all do that" while the dealership tries to fob off your warranty issues. |
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13-08-2012, 08:33 PM | #35 | ||
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I've had my Focus lowered, with a rear camber kit in the back, got a cold air intake on there and played a bit with the factory wiring for my spot lights.
Warranty, whats that? Built Ford Tough, don't need your warranty. Anyways, from what I hear its easier getting blood out of a stone than warranty claims from Ford. |
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13-08-2012, 11:25 PM | #36 | |||
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Your mitsubishi needs to be serviced at the 15000k intervals or at least once a year at a dealership to keep their warranty. |
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14-08-2012, 06:33 AM | #37 | ||
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Hyundai/Kias warranty changes to 5 years/130,000km when the vehicle is registered as a commercial vehicle.
I'm pretty sure Mitsubishi's drivetrain warranty changes to 5/130 as well when registered commercially. |
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14-08-2012, 02:26 PM | #38 | ||
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My company vehicle (Volvo) comes with a 1 million km warranty
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15-08-2012, 07:59 PM | #40 | |||
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Maybe If Ford offered a decent 5 year unlimited or 200K during the GOOD times they would not be in BAD times 3 years / 100k is a joke |
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15-08-2012, 09:06 PM | #41 | |||
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16-08-2012, 12:33 AM | #42 | ||
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100 000 km is just run in lol
3 years and my RTV had clocked up 185 000km i realisitically couldnt expect warranty after those sort of km, its just not viable.
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16-08-2012, 05:26 AM | #43 | |||
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16-08-2012, 06:01 AM | #44 | ||
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drove off into the sunset midway through my falcons warranty...
lols how majority of work was their bodge workmanship... no more dealing with muppets.. quality of ownership improved 10 fold... |
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16-08-2012, 10:04 AM | #45 | |||
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16-08-2012, 10:20 AM | #46 | ||
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3yr warranty is great. It's better than the 2yrs i misled myself i had as I didn't bother to read the documentation with the car.
I've never used a Ford warranty for anything of significance. Mitsubishi yes.
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16-08-2012, 10:41 AM | #48 | |||
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16-08-2012, 11:58 PM | #49 | ||
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Mitsubishi rolled out big warrantees on the 380 in an attempt to stove off the inevitable. I wonder if Ford have have that in mind. To avoid looking like they may be clutching at straws so to speak. One thing I will give Mitsubishi, since the demise of the 380, they certainly have made up some market ground which I think could be attributed, in part, to their warranty program.
Having said that though. I have always perceived that the Falcon was always designed for longer ownership than the average asian car. In so far as owners keep their Falcons for a relatively long time before they sell, whereas your typical hyundai, Kia, chery, insert next brand here, owner was on the way through with regard to ownership. 3 to 5 years and gone so to speak. If this assumption has any merit, surely the Falcon platform can handle a long period of warranty standing on its head. All the issues I've ever had with a Ford product have occurred in the first 12 months, and are usually inconvenient issues rather than showstoppers! A longer warranty could have the potential to improve resale values, thus make leasing more attractive. Plus open the market a little more to the those people who take the warranty period into great consideration when making a purchase, thus tipping back in favour of a Ford/Falcon based product. In short. I'm there. A longer warranty is something that Ford should have adopted some time back. 5 year 130K minimum I reckon. |
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18-08-2012, 07:32 AM | #50 | ||
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Is the 3 yr warranty good enough? No.
Not compared to many other makes out there. Regardless, Fords attitude toward warranty repairs is disgusting. Rust in a 3 month old Fiesta took the NSW dept of Fair Trading to force Ford to replace all the parts it said was fine. The final cost to Ford was $10K. Faults with Fiesta dsg boxes are also written off as "characteristics" of the car until people force the issue (and an "update" is supplied.... if it were a characteristic why the need for an update?) Ford must match Hyundai/Kias 5yr unlimited km warranty to lift it's sales and then back this up with decent service. |
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