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That would be phenomenal; and to me at least, shows absolute faith in the products they make.
Was only just thinking back to the 80's, when a 12 month/20,000 km warranty was the norm; and the 90's when 3 year/60,000km warranties started to become available. |
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Has anyone had to deal with a warranty claim with Kia? Wondering if they refuse responsibility as Ford often do.
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I'm not so sure it's absolute faith in the product but more so the benefit of selling more new cars (with the comfort of the warranty for consumers) would far outweigh the cost of any warranty claims. It's good to see these manufacturers getting competitive as it's going to be good for the consumer where warranty is very important.
This may also lure more people away from buying used cars in the $20-40k range with questionable warranties and get them into "cheaper" new cars with the added peace of mind.
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I had to recently claim for a new air conditioner compressor just after 3 years, was fixed with no issues. That part alone i believe is over or around $2k. KIA generally have been very good to deal with for anything. I've had a couple small issues overall but they've all been fixed without much fuss. Car is a Sorento Platinum.
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I imagine the warranty is for the original purchaser? Can anyone confirm? If it is the case is clever marketing tool as who keeps cars for ten years.
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FOXWHO
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The 7 year warranty is transferable.
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I have a friend of a friend who is the service manager for a Ford/BMW/Mazda/Subaru/Kia multi franchise dealer. Kia is the brand with the least warranty claims per vehicle by a long way.
The Kia in our family has not had a problem in 3 years. Keeping a car for 10 years is not unusual if it is reliable, unlike some brands with gearbox and diesel engine problems. |
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My i20 came with 6years or 200k/kms it was the deal at the time. Along with 5 years capped price servicing and road side assist. Which I used the other for the first time as the battery died. 3.5 years for the battery. but not much electrical load. Koreans have got their act together. Now Kia are rumoured to have a ute in 2020.
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There is no way they'd contemplate such a long warranty if the product wasn't well made - it would end up being a financial disaster for them. |
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in reality not much stuff breaks after 3 years. I've never had Ford deny a warranty claim.
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Makes me wonder if they won't actually lose some future sales because of this. Would a buyer who usually upgrades after the warranty period is finished, maybe hang on to the car a lot longer than usual cause it's still under warranty?
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A similar train of thought with Toyota's throughout the ages, why would people upgrade when the car continues to run? Newer features, upgrades, style, etc.
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I thought people sell new cars when a timing belt service is due because they don’t want to fork out near $1k at a dealership to have it done. |
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If Ford offered a 10 year warranty on Falcon BF, mine would have expired last year. It still wouldn't have needed anything replaced other than the auto-light sensor, which failed in it's first year warranty anyway... so yes it can be done. the problem is, you need to look after your car to get longevity out of it. looking at other cars on the road, most people don't.
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