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The Transitional Age Of The Car - Is There Life After The Warranty?

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The Transitional Age Of The Car - Is There Life After The Warranty?
The Transitional Age Of The Car - Is There Life After The Warranty?
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Someone shortens trips, someone tries to put pressure on the gas pedal easier, someone refuses to buy a new car, arguing that he can ride an "old woman" perfectly. However, what kind of old woman is she? - the warranty has just ended! Three years and some 50 thousand on the odometer. This is, consider, the prime of life for a car. Especially without accidents, not a scratch on the body, even a set of winter tires is still brand new!

“No, I'm still going,” you tell yourself confidently.

But what about the service? Stay with an authorized dealer or go to an independent repairman?

This question becomes the cornerstone in the life of a motorist whose "iron horse" crossed the warranty line.

However, the end of the car warranty in many cases is not a reason to refuse branded service.

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Firstly, a modern car makes visiting a service station less frequent. Interval intervals are such that the average motorist, rolling 10-15 thousand kilometers in a season, can arrive at a scheduled maintenance no more than once a year. This is not Victory, Volga, Cossacks, on which you had to syringe the front suspension every two thousand kilometers, but some nodes more often. In fairness, I note that in the trunk of cars of those years there was a capacious tool bag containing a pump, a jack, a set of running wrenches, including syringes for nigrol and solid oil - the so-called lubricants for transmission and hubs. Service stations were not enough, and many were serviced independently.

Services of official dealers of Japanese brands for Russian customers in 2017

Mitsubishi Toyota Nissan Mazda Honda Suzuki
Service Interval 15 000 km 10 000 km 15 000 km 15 000 km 15 000 km

10, 000

15 000 km

Special offer for owners

cars older than 3 years

(over 30 months)

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Spare Parts at Discount Prices - -
Seasonal Campaigns - -

Personal offer through

online service

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Roadside assistance 24/7 -

Secondly - we are returning today, - official dealer car services form a wide range of services that private masters cannot always afford.

The table above shows, for example, that among the popular brands represented in Russia, almost all offer round-the-clock road assistance, which can include not only repairing at the place of departure, but also evacuating the car to the repair area in more serious cases. Finding yourself on a frosty night on the road with a car that shows no signs of life is hard to imagine a less attractive situation!

Many authorized dealers practice seasonal campaigns, offering a comprehensive set of car checks and service at reduced rates before the active season of operation. And for the services of the owners of Mitsubishi and Nissan - a personal online service.

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Finally, thirdly, authorized dealers offer significant discounts on spare parts for cars older than three years (for Mitsubishi after 30 months). So, the “three diamonds” company organized a “3+ Program” for post-warranty customers, according to which discounts reach 25%, and even more for some dealers of the brand. It is only worth bearing in mind that official dealers offer original spare parts. In addition, the scope of services from a private master is usually limited. Not every unofficial person will undertake complex aggregate repair or adjustment of electrical equipment, requiring the use of appropriate equipment and authorized software.

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As Mitsubishi’s proposals show, often the reduction in the price of a number of original spare parts for shares leads to the fact that the price tag is even lower than that of uncertified craftsmen. For example, in May of this year, a universal oil filter, which is suitable for the engines of a number of the latest models, at a standard cost of 828 rubles under the “Program 3+”, already cost 497 rubles. The same filter for Pajero IV (V 97 W) at a cost of 1174 rubles to owners of post-warranty cars under the program would cost 600 rubles. Or an air conditioner air purifier assembly for Outlander '07: according to the price list - 2403 rubles, and according to the “Program 3+” it could be purchased for 1422 rubles.

And another important point - all work related to the scheduled maintenance of the car in the official service of the brand is recorded in the “history of his illness”, namely in the service book, which the future owner will be able to familiarize with during the sale, unless, of course, she was lost and the previous owner did not bother to restore it. You do not have to prove that the car was regularly serviced and routine maintenance was carried out in full and on time, that the car did not go into an accident and it has no hidden defects.

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