Used Car Warranties

                                          How important is getting a warranty on your used car?



From personal opinion, I'd say extremely important.

Lets face it, if you're buying a used car, it's most likely because you can't afford a new one. With that in mind, would you have the extra cash needed/available, should something go wrong with that used car?

Think about it carefully.



Services don't cover everything. What if your starter motor gives in? For a new starter you're looking at about R1300, and that's not including installation. Or maybe your alternator? New one, about R1900, once again, not including installation.






Lets look even bigger, what if you're whole engine seizes? New engine about R20 000.




Do you have that kind of cash lying around?

If you are the kind of person that carefully works out their budget to just cover what they can, then you need a warranty. If you specifically have to budget ahead for a service...you NEED a warranty.

They also cover things like towing the vehicle to the nearest approved mechanic, roadside assistance as well as ensuring you get to where you need to be.






 Now warranties do not cover everything. They do not cover wear and tear items. They cover mechanical failure. And yes, you will have to keep your services up to date, and use mechanics that are approved by your warranty, and yes that will be an extra lump on the initial cost of your vehicle, but believe me I am talking from experience when I say IT IS WORTH IT!



Because when "the fit hits the shan" its essential to have a back-up plan

Speak to your dealer when you buy a car about what warranty plans they have available.

my problem Corsa Utility

When buying a used car, please please be very careful. If it has been in a front end. DO NOT BUY IT!

I made the huge mistake of purchasing a second hand car that had been in a front end collision. After checking that engine was still straight and in place and all the mountings were fine, we thought that the collision must have just been cosmetic. Not so, I have never in my life had, or heard of, a car that has given as many problems as my Corsa Utility Diesel bakkie has.

From the start I have been plagued with one problem after the next. And I know that usually they are one of the most reliable vehicles available on the market.

Over the space of 2 years I have had the following done

Alternator replaced
Starter Motor replaced
Engine replaced with a recon engine
Radiator recon
Engine mountings replaced
Fuel tank emptied stripped and cleaned
Injectors replaced countless times
Batteries replaced several times
and more stuff that I just can't remember
It has spend more time in the shop then it has on the road.

Today I have to go replace yet another battery because the one I bought in December has gone belly up. This on top of this months wheel replacement (all round), cv joint and bearing check, plus brakes,  is way way above anything I budgeted for.

I would love to be rid of this cement shoe i call a car, but sadly I owe more to the bank then I could possibly sell the car for. So please, please I beg of you, be very very careful with your purchase, take 6 car loving motorhead friends with if you have to, to triple, quadruple check and recheck everything and only if they all agree, then purchase the vehicle.

Ps I highly HIGHLY recommend purchasing a warranty for your used vehicle, mine has saved me a lot of worry and hassle

Tribute to a muscle car!

                                                                My ode to the Ford mustang

I have yet to come across a car that can make my heart race like the mustang can. The mustang makes me think of taking a road trip down route 66, of roaring engines, of cubic inches, of V8's and V12's. It is, to me, the ultimate muscle car. The sleek sexy lines, the hardcore evil nose. The Ford mustang was and will always be, the seductress of the muscle cars.
 The black widow, she'll lure you in with good looks but packs a powerful bite behind those smooth lines.









She was the first of the "pony cars" and the only original pony car to remain in uninterrupted production over five decades.

She has appeared in over 500 movies. Starting the James Bond movie "Goldfinger" And in Bullit, with Steve McQueen, they created the 9 minute plus unscripted chase scene through the streets of San Francisco that has long been revered as the best chase ever in a movie.

She has been in both "Gone in 60 seconds" films.Who could ever forget Nicolas Cages' characters 'unicorn', the magnificent "Eleanore" a silver and black 1968 Shelby GT500.

Eleanore

More recent movies include Hollywood Homicide where Harrison Ford and Josh Harnett drove around in a 2003 Saleen S281, War of the Worlds starring Tom Cruise and his 1966 Shelby GT 350, Reno 911 with the police cars being 2006 Mustangs and the latest being I Am Legend starring Will Smith who drives a red 2007 Shelby GT500 during the opening scene through the deserted streets of New York City.

There are four generations of mustangs, I myself do not like the styling of generation 2 and 3 as I feel they do not capture the spirit of this gorgeous muscle car. The 4th generation and latest Mustang though, is exquisite, finally a new mustang worthy of this title, worthy of such ancestors as the Fastback and the Shelby.

So which do you prefer? Old or new?


or is there another muscle that makes your heart race?