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Personally I would not buy that warranty. Seems unlikely that something would go wrong that would cost me >£800 within a year.
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What car? Does the car come with service history?
Note you have more than 30 days if the fault was there when you bought the car. But the proof
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I’ve never use one, but loads of companies offer used car warranty. This is the first hit on Google https://www.motoreasy.com/used-car-warranty/quotes/step/1?gbraid=0AAAAADQne1CJ_V5rSvLSn-LbrQr1NuzZ6&gclid=Cj0KCQiAmNeqBhD4ARIsADsYfTdkYPLRlB5v5-FJTvreQRNu5RAlN_w4XXod79gIrjd-o0sUoO5dU5waAg3cEALw_wcB there are tonnes of other ones out there. Obviously read the small print.
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I will add my experience. Used Audi a4 avant (75k miles), within a month the AdBlue pump failed £2000+ and an issue with start stop £200+ both covered by warranty. I guess it depends on the car but newer cars can get expensive quickly. My next car will probably be swayed by the longest warranty possible.
Edit: warranty was through Audi so pretty easy to claim.
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Can i sense check something from more experienced and successful car buyers (my record: cars bought=1, cars died within two months of buying=1) - found a Honda i like, test drive great, looks immaculate inside and out. ~35k miles, 2016, nothing on MOT history except advisories on two tyres. The salesman wants to sell me a warranty (of course). The warranty, from the dealership themselves, is very well reviewed online, but ~£800 for 1 year up to ~£1.4k for 3 years (after negotiations). I know that warranties/insurance are all about an individual's appetite for risk and personal financial circumstances, but surely the odds of a car of this age/mileage incurring sufficient costs to justify the warranty spend are seriously low? Assuming i get the car once-overed by a trusted mechanic within the 30 day consumer rights window, my inclination is to give the proffered warranty a wide swerve , but would appreciate other views and i assume there's no obvious alternative like where you can arrange your own excess waiver hire car insurance for a fraction of the amount the hire company want to charge?