Final thread - car warranties

Dave Plowman (News) (dave (AT) davenoise (DOT) co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much
like they were saying :

I wonder how much of the actual £170 goes to paying the claims...?

Roughly 10%. Would you think 10:1 odds a sure thing on a horse?

I don't bet. Bookmakers are wealthy enough without me contributing...

In article <Xns98AE550DD6202adrianachapmanfreeis (AT) 204 (DOT) 153.244.170>,
Adrian <toomany2cvs (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Dave Plowman (News) (dave (AT) davenoise (DOT) co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding
much like they were saying :

I wonder how much of the actual £170 goes to paying the claims...?

Roughly 10%. Would you think 10:1 odds a sure thing on a horse?

I don't bet. Bookmakers are wealthy enough without me contributing...

As are insurance companies, in general.

Perhaps it's just me, but in the very few times I've tried to claim for
*anything* it's never as straightforward as their adverts suggest. No
little man arrives to pick up the faulty item and returns it shiny new the
next day...

One favourite example. I had a rented flat and I arrange contents
insurance (from a neighbour who was an agent). Some time later bought a
house. The contents insurance got transferred (it had some time to run)
and I used the BS recommended building insurance. So far so good.

Some years later in a storm the newish TV aerial got damaged.

The building insurance said it was part of the TV installation therefore
contents.

The contents insurance said bollocks.

Out of spite I cancelled both and moved to a different company.

--
*Don't squat with your spurs on *

Dave Plowman dave (AT) davenoise (DOT) co.uk London SW
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"Simon Finnigan" <SimonFinnigan (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

Hi all,
with the intention of buying a fairly newish car (albeit one that will be
out of original manufacturers warranty) I`ve been browsing a few warranty
sellers. I`m wondering if people here think the prices a rereasonable for
someone who isn`t up to repairing anything worse than a blown bulb :-)

Any suggestions as to the suitibility of the policy, or better deals to be
found elsewher (this is from WarrantyWise incidentally) would be much
appreciated!

Ok all, so my attempt to justify it failed miserably. I pretty much agree
with what was posted about it being a waste, but thought it was worth asking
:-) What about paying for a car on a credit card - does it provide any
extra help if things do go horribly wrong? Obviously to be paid off
immediately, just curious.

Thanks all!