What does warrenty cover

Skuxx

Hey Guys,

I bought a Citroen Berling van about 6 weeks ago and got a 3 month warrenty with it.
Since then the backdoor lock has gone (basically the handle broke from the lock so you have to climb through the van and open the back door from inside) and now its overheating while idleing! This is the one which is obviously worrying me most and I'm wondering would it be covered by warrenty? It could just be the fan not kicking in but it could be more serious and if I don't get it sorted soon it could do damage but I'm a poor student so if it was covered by warrenty that would be great!!

Also, I have it insured commercially and I'm wondering if the garage take it back to sort it and they give me another car, would it be possible to get that put on my commercial insure for the brief spell I had it or would it have to be another commercial I got??

Thanks lads

Nonoperational

The overheating should be covered alright. Get it looked at asap, overheating is a quick way to kill an engine. Usually the warranties cover part failure not wear and tear.

bazz26

It depends on the terms and conditions that came with the warranty when you bought the van. Most second hand warranties especially on commercial vehicles only cover the engine and gearbox by default. You will need to ring the garage where you bought the van and ask them.

THEDONWALDO

+1 on bazz26

Usually on a 2nd hand car/van, there will only be a 3 month warranty given that covers engine and gearbox. Saying that after 6 weeks they should cover the back door lock out of goodwill. the problem with the engine overheating should definetely be sorted.

what year is the van?

Skuxx

Well I use the term "garage" very loosely, it was from a guy who has about 15/20 cars in a yard that he sells! He basically wrote on the reciept "This car comes with a 3 month warrenty"!!! I'm going to bring it to him tomorrow morning and see what the story is! I'm fairly pissed off with the van in general at the moment so if he gives me hassle about fixing it I'll probly tear into him over it!!

There shouln't be a problem like, if he won't cover the door thats fine I can do that myself, I don't use the back anyway so its not an issue at the moment but I want to get the overheating sorted asap!

Skuxx

THEDONWALDO wrote: »

what year is the van?

Tis a '03