Questions about buying a vehicle

"Do you buy cars? I am about to order a brand new Fiat Bravo from your Abingdon dealer to replace my Ford Fiesta I bought years ago."

Yes, the normal procedure is that you will be offered a part-exchange price for your existing car and this will be used to reduce the sum due for your new car. In the unusual event that the car you own is worth more than your replacement car then the dealer will write you a cheque for the balance.

Warranty

"Do your cars come with a warranty included?"

New cars come with three years warranty included as standard. Used cars will have the balance of this warranty remaining up to the third birthday. Extended Warranty may be purchased to start from the end of the manufacturer warranty up to a maximum of three years. Normally if the car has 10 months warranty remaining then we would suggest you top it up to match the likely period you will keep the car. So if you keep your car for three years then we would suggest buying an additional 26 months warranty to start when the manufacturer one expires. If the car is three years old or more then warranty may be purchased for up to three years cover. We wouldn't normally include a warranty as not all of our customers want them and the increased cost would have to be added to the car. Details of our warranty product can be found here.

V8 vs Diesel

"I am about to purchase a Range Rover from Hartwell Northampton and am undecided about whether to buy a petrol or diesel what would be best come resale time?"

We wouldn't like to predict what will be a preferable purchase years in advance but the signs are that diesel power will remain more desirable until petrol engine technology (in terms of fuel efficiency) catches up. You don't indicate whether it is a Range Rover or Range Rover Sport that you want. The Range Rover Sport is bought in vastly greater numbers as a diesel. The Range Rover is still bought more frequently as a diesel but there are still a considerable number of petrol models sold. For the Range Rover Sport the TDV6 engine is very good and the new TDV8 is massively powerful and not much less economical. We always preferred the petrol V8 in the Range Rover to the BMW sourced diesel as the refinement just outweighed the extra thirst. However, the Range Rover is now available with the new V8 diesel and therefore the case for petrol is harder to justify.