Think BMW and you likely think of their sporting intentions, a real driver’s car. Right from the BMW 1-series through the 3-series and 5-series up to the 7-series and X5 and X6, BMW cars have always been renowned for offering superb handling and a great ride. But no matter how your BMW usually rides or handles, it’s no good if it breaks down due to mechanical failure – especially if you’re not covered by a robust extended car warranty! Like any other make of car, a BMW can break down at any time. They contain thousands of complicated mechanical and electrical components, and it only  [...]

Rain or shine, are you planning to test drive or generally sniff around some second hand cars this August bank holiday weekend 2011? Or maybe if it’s too wet for you, the plan is to laze about indoors and browse used cars for sale on AutoTrader, TopMarques, eBay, Gumtree and other online and tangible classifieds – maybe even your local newspaper. Well if you are, not only should you compare the used cars on offer from dealers and private sellers. You should also very importantly compare extended car warranties, especially if you’re buying from a small independent car sales garage, or a  [...]

Other used car warranty companies may claim that their warranties cover “breakdown” at the time of your car’s service or MoT (Ministry of Transport test, done annually), but Warrantywise actually does! Our MoT Failure protection really is rather special! It covers you against the cost of parts and labour repairs at the garage, if your car actually fails its annual MOT test and is issued with a red fail certificate, because of parts that haven’t broken down or ‘failed’ yet but that have resulted in your car failing its MoT test nevertheless. Warrantywise’s MoT Failure protection  [...]

At Warrantywise we believe our used car warranties are the best on offer. Our plans cover our customers for an unlimited number of warranty claims, so there is no restriction on the number of claims you can submit, providing they do not exceed the full retail value of your car. By not choosing to limit the number of claims you can make up to the retail value of your car, we are on your side, making sure you’re never left short when you need to make a warranty claim. Not only that, but we do not impose any mileage restrictions once your extended warranty cover with us has commenced. And  [...]

Many of you will have seen Vauxhall’s TV advertisements over recent months, informing prospective new car buyers of the firm’s ‘Lifetime Warranty’ on all new Vauxhall cars after the 1st of August 2010. This Lifetime Warranty actually boils down to a “one-year unlimited mileage manufacturer’s warranty with qualifying repairs at no cost to you” during the first year of ownership, years two and three covered by the manufacturer’s warranty up to a maximum limit of 60,000 miles, then the ‘Lifetime’ element which kicks in from year 4 (inclusive) onwards, up to 100,000 miles. All  [...]

Warrantywise, the Lancashire-based extended car warranty firm fronted by motoring journalist Quentin Willson, are proud to offer members of the Renault Vel Satis Owners Club a price-match on comparable, like-for-like warranty quotations they have obtained elsewhere. The Vel Satis is a complicated luxury car with many electrical and mechanical components and because of the car’s age and its lack of support due to it being such a niche, specialist vehicle, we really do believe Velsatis owners should invest in a decent extended warranty. If you own a Renault Vel Satis and would like us to  [...]

A baby boom in sports car terms, that is – and it all started with Aston Martin. Since Ford sold the firm to Prodrive’s David Richards in 2007, Aston Martin was once again no longer part of a larger automotive group. This was all well and good until the EU set in motion emissions regulations which, from 2012, will obligate high-volume car manufacturers to start bringing down the average emissions across their model ranges to 120g/km CO2 by 2015. Despite the EU allowing low-volume car manufacturers like Aston Martin to simply make a clear attempt to lower their average emissions without  [...]

Have you recently noticed any petrolheads in your life go missing for even longer than usual? Chances are they’ve found out about a fascinating and highly addictive website called howmanyleft.co.uk, run by Olly Smith and powered by data from the Department For Transport and the DVLA. The site is such a simple concept – enter the make and model of the car you own, and feast your eyes on stats and figures on how many are still alive and kicking in the UK. Okay, we grant you it’s not a very interesting website to while away several hours a week on if you own a fairly common car. But many  [...]