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how does use car warranty work? (j)
I'm thinking of buying a used Honda civic. It has a dealer
2000 miles/2 months warranty. Let's say I want to have my timing belt replaced because it's a used car and I don't know the previous owner's maintenance. Would the warranty cover my request ASAP or would they only replace only if the timing belt broke within that warranty period? |
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You would have to ask the dealer for details. This sounds like a valid only
to that dealership warranty. Normally the timing belt isn't covered at all under any warranty. It's considered maintenance and not a failure. Perhaps it would be covered if it failed before the105,000 miles. > wrote in message ups.com... > I'm thinking of buying a used Honda civic. It has a dealer > 2000 miles/2 months warranty. > > Let's say I want to have my timing belt replaced because it's a used > car and I don't know the previous owner's maintenance. Would the > warranty cover my request ASAP or would they only > replace only if the timing belt broke within that warranty period? > |
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Jafir Elkurd wrote: > You would have to ask the dealer for details. This sounds like a valid only > to that dealership warranty. Normally the timing belt isn't covered at all > under any warranty. It's considered maintenance and not a failure. Perhaps > it would be covered if it failed before the105,000 miles. My guess is any damage from a a timing belt breaking would probably be covered during the warranty period. However - the factory warranty will be over by the time of the recommended timing belt replacement. |
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y_p_w wrote:
> wrote: > >>I'm thinking of buying a used Honda civic. It has a dealer >>2000 miles/2 months warranty. >> >>Let's say I want to have my timing belt replaced because it's a used >>car and I don't know the previous owner's maintenance. Would the >>warranty cover my request ASAP or would they only >>replace only if the timing belt broke within that warranty period? > > > I looked at your post again. It sounds like: > > 1) The original factory warranty period (3 years/40K? miles) is up. > That would have covered an original timing belt breaking and the > resultant damage. > 2) The recommended timing belt replacement of 105K miles/6 years is > not up. from reading the post, i have no idea what year or how many miles. could be a 91 civic with 160k miles on the OEM belt. "used honda civic" doesnt tell very much. |
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y_p_w wrote:
> > > SoCalMike wrote: >> "used honda civic" doesnt tell very much. > > > You're right. Somehow I thought I saw 2000 Civic, when it was > "2000 mile warranty". If the car is rather old, a belt might be > in order. If it's an older model being sold for a few thousand > bucks, I wouldn't count on the dealer doing anything. > > As said before, ask to see the terms of the warranty in writing. yeah... the OP was so vague the post was pretty much worthless. kinda like "i just bought a car... can you tell me if i need to do any maintenance on it?" |
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I'd say, "Yes, you do." ;-)
> yeah... the OP was so vague the post was pretty much worthless. kinda like > "i just bought a car... can you tell me if i need to do any maintenance on > it?" |
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