Warranty on 2nd hand cars?

alycat05

Hi Guys,

Wonder if anyone can help? I'm thinking of buying a 07/08 car, haven't decided which car yet but i want a fairly new one. I currently drive a 01 Golf and have put almost €2000 into it in the last year in repairs and am fed up putting money into it at this stage. :mad:

My question is, is it the norm for dealers to give you a warranty with a second hand car? I know with brand new cars they give you something with a 2yr warranty but would you get anything like this with a second hand car?

Also, can anyone tell me what an average yearly mileage would be considered quite low? Just so i can judge how good/bad the mileage is for the year of car (coz currently i have no idea?!)

Thanks for your help

Boardwatcher

Yes it is the norm for dealers to give a warranty. It really depends on the age of the car, like when i bought a 6 year old car in 2008, all i got was a 3 month warranty(but then i had haggled the guy down to the last). But with a 07-08 car, you should be getting more in the way of 6 months to one year. With some 08 cars, there may still be part of the manufacturers warranty remaining eg. Ford Focus from 08 had a 3 year warranty so if you bought an 08 now, you would have a years warranty remaining.

Average yearly mileage varies depending where you live. City based drivers tend to do less mileage than country ones. I would say for a petrol car around 12k miles a year would be average. So an 07 petrol car with around 35k miles on the clock seems reasonable to me. I would not know the equivLENT for diesel as i have only had petrol cars.

Hope that helps.

mumblin deaf ro

It sounds like you are considering buying a particular car - do you want to share the details and ask advice on any concerns you might have? If it's a high mileage car with little or no warranty then posting a link might help people advise you.