10 year warranty

[jarmuschfan]

Got the new rifle, with the 12 month standard warranty. Good.

However, manufacturer is offering ten YEAR warranty for an extra £28, to be payable within 21 days from now.

Not a huge amount of cash, I know, but would the more experienced among you recommend taking the offer up?

It doesnae cover stocks or misuse or dismantling. Nor does it cover lubricating, plastic pellets, tampering or use of excessive force while cocking.

I am unlikely to perform any of these activities anyway, warrantied or not. What the hell else might go wrong in ten years?

Rust and corrosion not covered either, and all carriage to and from factory is to be covered by owner.

I understand that these are pretty standard claims, so that's not the beef.

Just wanna know what the concensus was.

This is for a Theoben. Do other manufacturers do similar offers?

 

Thanks for any response

 

MT

[Tom Janaway]

Well It's not much money, and if something does go wrong you'll be glad you got it. I'd go with it if i were you mate.

[fergie]

Got the new rifle, with the 12 month standard warranty. Good.

However, manufacturer is offering ten YEAR warranty for an extra £28, to be payable within 21 days from now.

Not a huge amount of cash, I know, but would the more experienced among you recommend taking the offer up?

It doesnae cover stocks or misuse or dismantling. Nor does it cover lubricating, plastic pellets, tampering or use of excessive force while cocking.

I am unlikely to perform any of these activities anyway, warrantied or not. What the hell else might go wrong in ten years?

Rust and corrosion not covered either, and all carriage to and from factory is to be covered by owner.

I understand that these are pretty standard claims, so that's not the beef.

Just wanna know what the concensus was.

This is for a Theoben. Do other manufacturers do similar offers?

 

Thanks for any response

 

MT

 

 

for £28 i would if it blows a seal or a valve it would cost you at least that? and BATAS (Ben Taylor and son) offer the same 10 year warrenty on ther guns

[caplock]

Bloody hell!

So for £28 you're covered so long as you don't use the rifle it sounds like?

If like any sane gunner after sploshing the dosh on that sort of equipment it will blow a ton of lead up the tube in a year.

Hmm.... sounds like riss cake :blink:

[lurcherboy]

Sounds good but the devil is in the small print.

 

I have never seen a warrenty that covers wear and tear and things do wear.

 

However, at £28 I believe it's worth a punt.

 

 

 

 

LB

[Mungler]

Sounds good but the devil is in the small print.

 

I have never seen a warrenty that covers wear and tear and things do wear.

 

However, at £28 I believe it's worth a punt.

 

LB

 

 

LB a very fair point - I get to see all manner of warranties most work on the prinipal of:

 

1. selling umbrellas whent he sun shines and taking them away when it rains; or,

2. for example a £100 extended 5 year warranty for a £20 kettle

 

Don't get me started on critical illness insurance policies or those redundancy protection policies - most aren't worth the paper they are printed on.

 

Interestingly though, one of my partners has a Merc warranty which requires a monthly direct debit and *everything* on the car is covered - tyres, brakes, servicing the whole 9 yards. The car isn't leased or on loan - it's a straight deal from Merc and I think it is with mileage limited to 15k a year (I think you get to set your own mileage and the monthly payment goes up or down as a result).

[lurcherboy]

Sounds good but the devil is in the small print.

 

I have never seen a warrenty that covers wear and tear and things do wear.

 

However, at £28 I believe it's worth a punt.

 

LB

 

 

LB a very fair point - I get to see all manner of warranties most work on the prinipal of:

 

1. selling umbrellas whent he sun shines and taking them away when it rains; or,

2. for example a £100 extended 5 year warranty for a £20 kettle

 

Don't get me started on critical illness insurance policies or those redundancy protection policies - most aren't worth the paper they are printed on.

 

Interestingly though, one of my partners has a Merc warranty which requires a monthly direct debit and *everything* on the car is covered - tyres, brakes, servicing the whole 9 yards. The car isn't leased or on loan - it's a straight deal from Merc and I think it is with mileage limited to 15k a year (I think you get to set your own mileage and the monthly payment goes up or down as a result).

 

 

 

 

The Merc one is the one exception to the rule.

 

 

 

LB

[Biffo1262]

Under the Sale of Goods Act it must be ...fit for purpose..... etc. Now, all goods are warrantied under the Sale of Goods Act for a reasonable period. The type of item usually dictates what is reasonable in each case. For example don't expect a long warranty on a cheap umbrella from Hong Kong for more than a few months. The Act states your rights to compensation and or repair cannot be had after SIX years from date of contract. The Consumer Association, on that basis, do not recommend you spend any money on extended warranties as you already have the right to claim for up to those six years. Buy a TV from one of the major Electrical Stores and if it dies on you after the 12 month warranty and they will say TOUGH go away! Stick to your guns (no pun intended) and if necessary go to the Small Claims Court. If the item has not been abused or misused you will win. That particular Electrical Chain Store would prefer you did just that as approx only 1 in 10 go that far so it saves them money even though they have to pay court costs as well. I won't name them but they only do a good 'Vindaloo' in name only The same will apply with your gun depending on how you have used it / abused it and serviced it but I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't qualify for the full six years if taken care of properly. The £28 (are you sure it's not per year after the first year) is not a lot of money in my opinion but it depends on what caveats they put into the policy that may well render it virtually useless compared with your rights under the Sale of Goods Act. As always 'you pay your money and you make your choice.'

[jarmuschfan]

Biffo

 

Nah, it's a one-off payment, running from date of purchase (so covering even the standard one-year guarantee supplied with gun, yet not affecting it!), and non-transferable should the gun be sold on in that time. It covers all manufacturing faults and material defects except stocks and mags rust and corrosion.

I presume great care must be taken if fitting a sling or bipod or lamping system (as would be expected with most guns), and any other agents carrying out repair ( I presume this means even the shop it was bought from) will invalidate the warranty too.

Like I said before, it is a quality piece of kit, and would not expect it to have faults in the first place, and it is only 28 quid they are asking. But this is not a perfect world and things do go wrong. I really just wanted to see what the more experienced gun owners and users felt from their own knowledge and experiences.

 

Thanks to all who have contributed their thoughts so far.