Rover Warranty

[Bri2]

Before any one considers buying a new Rover, check who is going to be honouring the warranty. If the company gets split up or goes to the receiver then you may end up having to pay for any repairs or parts. Don't jump in until the storm clouds have disappeared.

Just a thought.

Brian

 

[Dusty1]

On the front page of the Telegraph today 'Rover owners lose two-year warranty'.

'MG Rover walked away from its new-car warranty responsibilities last night, leaving up to 150,000 owners to pay for any problems with their cars.'

 

[colin(bridgend)]

Surely under the sale of goods act the garage which sells tthe car is duty bound to honour the warranty. The purchaser enters into a contract with the garage and not MG Rover. The garage has the contract with MG Rover and any work needed doing within the warranty period should be honoured by the garage and they sort out the dispute with the manufacturer. I am seeking further legal advice on this as my son has recently bought a used MG ZS with approx. 12 months warranty left. Any comments from legal buffs would be very much appreciated.

 

[Bri2]

Colin, the dealer you buy the car off give 12months the rest is which ever manufacturers auto you buy. Yes you can have them under the dealer contract although some are already trying to shirk that responsibility. I know this from a friend who has an MG , recently bought and the dealer dosn't want to know. I know if I was about to purchase a new vehicle, I would like the longest warranty I could get as I have had claims over the last 3years on my car although minor, that would have come out off my pocket and not the manufacturer if the warranty was less than 3 years. The other point is, where is the spares going to come from? Some come from Independant manufacturers, some are patern parts which will become scarse. Steer clear until the road ahead becomes clear. I know this dosn't help the Rover group and its employees, but they won't pay for any repairs etc if you end up with a dud which can happen with any car.

An end to my ramblings, Brian

 

[Dusty1]

The problem now is more than just a warranty issue. Spares and body panels will be in short supply which in turn will have the effect of pushing up the insurance premiums on Rover cars. The same situation arose when Daewoo went out of business.

Furthermore, because of the way the Rover dealer bonus scheme is structured, many dealers will have registered cars by the end of March to meet certain targets. These cars are still in a central Rover compound but currently the Receiver will not release them. The dealer is therefore paying interest on cars that he cannot sell.

The knock on effect of all this is that some Rover dealers could go to the wall. Because of this worry, Rover dealers are likely to find it increasingly difficult to get credit from their other suppliers which will just compound the problem for them.

It is a bleak outlook I'm afraid.

 

[Dusty1]

Just heard that the Chinese have pulled out of talks and are no longer interested in Rover. Sad indeed, but I think the politicians have a lot to answer for, for the plight of the Rover workers. The Pheonix deal should never have been allowed to go through.

 

[Bri2]

Rover Group has now finally collapsed and is to be broken up and the assets sold off. See this link for furthr Info. A sorry day Indeed with repercusions that have not yet started.

http://reuters.uk.ed10.net/h/Z6WXH/5AEIJ/SN/624C3

 

[jacky3]

personnally i think the 4 (who were allowed to buy rover out???)who bought rover out should take a lot of the blame,reading between the lines they have a hell of a lot to answer to??

 

[colin(bridgend)]

I agree with John Clarke that the fat cats who bought MG Rover should take a hell of a lot of responibility for the downfall of the company. I am also of the opinion that the Labour Government policies are also to blame. Is it a coincidence that under a previous Labour government "Red Rob" virtually brought British Leyland to its knees? I would also apportion some blame to the motoring media - Autocar, Auto Express, Top Gear (magazine and TV show), etc., they have all slagged off MG Rover at the expense of BMW and Ford. Give British industry a chance and not sell us out to any foreign country/company and leave us with the dregs of the world.

 

[Dusty1]

Stephen Byers has a lot to answer for. Why did he, 5 years ago, convince the Government that Pheonix Venture Holdings was a better bet than Alchemy. We shall probably never know but with an election looming and perhaps a guilty conscience (no politicians don't have consciences do they, let alone quilty ones) the government are now throwing

 

[HomerMarge]

Anyone wanna buy a top of the range Rover 75 or Rover 400! I owne two Rovers, have these both become worthless overnight? As you say where are the spares gonna come from? I work (but losing my job soon) for a company who supply a lot of parts of the Rover series amongst other cars. These lines were all being shipped out to Poland and other low cost countaries (which is why we are all losing our jobs). This happened before the Rover cisis and had nothing to do with it. I cannot see them doing this with the Rover lines now just to provide spare parts! These parts are specialised so they are simply gonna run out when all the stock is used up. This will also force many smaller suppliers to Rover to go bust, so if you own a Rover is it best to off load it now ......

 

[John_5040782]

I agree with John Clarke that the fat cats who bought MG Rover should take a hell of a lot of responibility for the downfall of the company. I am also of the opinion that the Labour Government policies are also to blame. Is it a coincidence that under a previous Labour government "Red Rob" virtually brought British Leyland to its knees? I would also apportion some blame to the motoring media - Autocar, Auto Express, Top Gear (magazine and TV show), etc., they have all slagged off MG Rover at the expense of BMW and Ford. Give British industry a chance and not sell us out to any foreign country/company and leave us with the dregs of the world.

I totally agree with Colin, but going even further back in time (1960's?) does anyone remember when questions were asked in parliament about the safety of Morris/Austin cars with front wheel drive? An MP (no doubt with vested interests and prompted by other competing companies) was putting the boot in despite the fact that front wheel drive was a well established and proven technology. This involved extra expense for the company and was definitely bad publicity. The British seem to relish trying to destroy their own successful companies/individuals

 

[keith_5065999]

As the owner of www.theMGZR.co.uk website I have "Sources" within MG-R...Here is what I have been informed (& have passed on to MY members!!)

ALL MG-R Dealerships will honour warrenties IF THE WARRENTY CLAIM MAKES THE VEHICLE UN-ROADWORTHY...........ie If you go into a dealership & your steering rack is GOOSED they will replace it FREE OF CHARGE...if you go in & your radio is GOOSED THEY WILL CHARGE YOU FOR IT

If you pop over to www.theMGZR.co.uk there is a large section covering this topic any further worries you may have contact me there

Regards

Keith Jen.