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Lifetime care?

Post by MisterH » Wed Jul 01, 2020 9:56 am

'Morning all


I saw in one of my dealer brochures that the 480 is eligible for lifetime care, does that mean my car is under warranty still? does it mean anything these days?

Would be quite a boon if it did!
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Re: Lifetime care?

Post by dcwalker » Wed Jul 01, 2020 1:00 pm

MisterH wrote:
Wed Jul 01, 2020 9:56 am
'Morning all


I saw in one of my dealer brochures that the 480 is eligible for lifetime care, does that mean my car is under warranty still? does it mean anything these days?

Would be quite a boon if it did!
:lol: if it's been serviced by Volvo within 1 month or 1000 miles of its service due date for all its life, only ever had genuine Volvo parts used, all the extras like brake fluid changes and coolant changes, and Volvo have been kept informed of all ownership changes etc, then arguably it might still apply...

That said, it was only cover for things that failed before they could reasonably be expected to do so. Given when your car was new Volvo considered its life expectancy to be about 21 years, I think they'd say everything is entitled to fail now!!

Nice idea though...

David
Current: 1994 480 GT, 1996 460 CD & 1997 440 LE with lots of optional extras & 2007 V50 SE Sport
Previous: Celebration 331 (re-homed with Richard S), Celebration 467 (returned to Martin Mc); Celebration 346 (re-homed with Alan480); Celebration 269 (scrapped abandoned project), Celebration 73 (sold on after 6 years), 1992 ES, 1988 ES - and numerous other non-480 Volvos!

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Re: Lifetime care?

Post by MisterH » Wed Jul 01, 2020 2:04 pm

dcwalker wrote:
Wed Jul 01, 2020 1:00 pm
MisterH wrote:
Wed Jul 01, 2020 9:56 am
'Morning all


I saw in one of my dealer brochures that the 480 is eligible for lifetime care, does that mean my car is under warranty still? does it mean anything these days?

Would be quite a boon if it did!
:lol: if it's been serviced by Volvo within 1 month or 1000 miles of its service due date for all its life, only ever had genuine Volvo parts used, all the extras like brake fluid changes and coolant changes, and Volvo have been kept informed of all ownership changes etc, then arguably it might still apply...

That said, it was only cover for things that failed before they could reasonably be expected to do so. Given when your car was new Volvo considered its life expectancy to be about 21 years, I think they'd say everything is entitled to fail now!!

Nice idea though...

David
We could just rock up and say, "well life means life so ill have those new rear light clusters"




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Re: Lifetime care?

Post by 2675 » Wed Jul 01, 2020 4:32 pm

My first 480 had Lifetime Care, a 1992 two tone. I claimed for a battery after about four years, but the claim was only proportional to age on certain items, resulting in a discount of 25% off the retail price. However it did help when I needed a new ECU a year later and I was given a bigger discount, I think it was 40%

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Re: Lifetime care?

Post by Jay-Kay-Em » Wed Jul 01, 2020 5:19 pm

Hmmm let me check my 480 Lifetime Care Cassette...

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Yep, says it in black & white...

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Better take a listen to see if my rear arches are covered...

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Re: Lifetime care?

Post by jamescarruthers » Wed Jul 01, 2020 5:41 pm

Is that the tape done by Sally Traffic or Lynn Bowes from Radio 2 traffic?
1987 Volvo 480 ES, 507274, 217 - Red (Ness)
2006 Citroen C6 Exclusive 3.0 petrol/LPG
2008 Mini Cooper convertible (Mau)

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J123 CFU -- ES
J449 MNL -- ES auto
D864 CPV -- ES
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F70 MNR -- ES
H858 FGV -- Turbo auto
E981 KHM -- ES (509849)

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Re: Lifetime care?

Post by MisterH » Wed Jul 01, 2020 8:31 pm

Jay-Kay-Em wrote:
Wed Jul 01, 2020 5:19 pm
Hmmm let me check my 480 Lifetime Care Cassette...

Image

Yep, says it in black & white...

Image

Better take a listen to see if my rear arches are covered...

Image

:rofl:

480 owner:
"Hello can I have a speedo rebuild, rear arches doing and rear lenses"

Volvo Dealership:
"Sorry sir but your car is out of warranty, would you like a trade in?"

*plays cassette

Dealership:
"Bugger"
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Re: Lifetime care?

Post by Jay-Kay-Em » Wed Jul 01, 2020 8:38 pm

:lol:
jamescarruthers wrote:
Wed Jul 01, 2020 5:41 pm
Is that the tape done by Sally Traffic or Lynn Bowes from Radio 2 traffic?
Sadly not... if it was Sally Traffic I would have her on loop all day long

It's Peter Hobday and Leonard Parkin... who both must of been hard up for work at the time :lol:
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Re: Lifetime care?

Post by jamescarruthers » Wed Jul 01, 2020 8:49 pm

One of them did a cassette that came with my old F-reg 480. It was like a promo sort of thing I think. I wish I’d made a copy!
1987 Volvo 480 ES, 507274, 217 - Red (Ness)
2006 Citroen C6 Exclusive 3.0 petrol/LPG
2008 Mini Cooper convertible (Mau)

Previous 480's:
J123 CFU -- ES
J449 MNL -- ES auto
D864 CPV -- ES
L691 JFC -- Turbo
F70 MNR -- ES
H858 FGV -- Turbo auto
E981 KHM -- ES (509849)

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Re: Lifetime care?

Post by Alan 480 » Thu Jul 02, 2020 8:41 pm

Lifetime Care

must have had LOADS of 'loop holes' built in?

no way could they offer such a warranty and still be in business, oh I forgot they're not really any more cos owned by ? ? ?

even the C30 'anti rust' warranty was a piece of tosh as only covered rust from the inside out, jeez, must damage to paint is on outside so a fairly safe bet there . . . . and it had to be inspected every year at ££££

but nice marketing ploy?

Vauxhall 'lifetime' was 100,000 miles and only for first owner?, and a few other wrinkles , only useful if you planned to buy the car and run it until it expired, not your average three year and sell on purchaser
Alan

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Re: Lifetime care?

Post by MisterH » Thu Jul 02, 2020 9:10 pm

Alan 480 wrote:
Thu Jul 02, 2020 8:41 pm
Lifetime Care

must have had LOADS of 'loop holes' built in?

no way could they offer such a warranty and still be in business, oh I forgot they're not really any more cos owned by ? ? ?

even the C30 'anti rust' warranty was a piece of tosh as only covered rust from the inside out, jeez, must damage to paint is on outside so a fairly safe bet there . . . . and it had to be inspected every year at ££££

but nice marketing ploy?

Vauxhall 'lifetime' was 100,000 miles and only for first owner?, and a few other wrinkles , only useful if you planned to buy the car and run it until it expired, not your average three year and sell on purchaser

But how many modern dealership staff will be familiar with these loopholes? If one turns up with this proof, how are they going to rebuff them on the spot?


Would be quite amusing I reckon, talk about a practical, indeed a profitable, joke!
Current Jobs to do (23/1/22):
Fix Central Locking
Fix drivers side speaker
Annoying Scratching Squeak
Water leaks
Complete Front O/S rebuild

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