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What You Need To Know About Car Warranties...
October 18, 2008
Car warranties come in two forms – the type you get when you buy a car, and the type you buy yourself, to cover a car which wasn’t covered when you bought it.
But other than the source being different, all car warranties are pretty much the same. They offer protection against the possibility of your car needing to be repaired in the future, and when you buy a used car, car warranties are particularly important.
Ideally you should get a used car from a dealer which offers car warranties with each car sold. That way you don’t have to think about getting a separate policy for the first few months at least. Established dealers usually do offer car warranties as a matter of course, but individual dealers may not offer car warranties, so make sure you know what the situation is before saying yes to any car.
What most people don’t realise is that you can get car warranties for any car – regardless of how long you have had it. You do need to bear in mind however that the cost of some car warranties puts them almost out of reach for some car owners.
Depending on the quote you get, you could find that car warranties for your car would cost more than the car itself, so you need to weigh up the pros and cons of buying car warranties at any stage of the car’s life. While repairs would be expensive, they may also mean that it’s not worth repairing the car in the first place, so bear this in mind when you are shopping around online to compare car warranties and what they will offer you.
Car warranties you buy yourself are always a gamble. Your car may run perfectly for years and give you no trouble at all – but if you want to play it safe it’s good to know that car warranties can make this a reality for you.
Darren Wagstaff
CarSavingsUK.com
