Scottish Elises

Jamie84 · Post by **Jamie84** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:39 pm

was today told by MMC that my car infact isnt covered by lotus manufactures warrenty....ok....I bought the car under the impression that it had warrenty till september . Guy told me that repairs could cost as much as £600. So i told him to go ahead and carry out the work as it had to be done anyway , warrenty or no warrenty . A soon as i came off the phone i thought hold on a min the cars a bloody 55 plate , therefore registered in Sept so its under 2 years old . Phoned the guy back and he said he will double check tomorrow incase he has made an mistake .

I cant help but think i am gonna have a nightmare with MMC.......

can someone just clarify for me that if its a 55 plate , then its defo registered in sept or later?

here is my new ride by the way .....minus the sunstrip

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/200353.htm

Mr Momo · Post by **Mr Momo** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:43 pm

If 57 will be 1 Sept '07, working back : 56 - 1 Sept '06, 55 1 Sept '05, so still within two years, unless some monkey business going on with the registration.

All cars in EU have min 2 years warranty...

Get in there......

Jamie84 · Post by **Jamie84** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:44 pm

on another note any one any idea how long it usually takes for log book to come through ?

Jamie84 · Post by **Jamie84** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:50 pm

just looked at my V5C/2 document , cars defo been registered on 01/09/05

meatball · Post by **meatball** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:20 pm

Purchased my exige on 13/07/07.....log book arrived on 26th

jj · Post by jj » Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:26 pm

Sounds like an annoying situation - I know back in the day smart of edinburgh gave me some pish about build dates not registration dates being when the warranty starts. No idea how Lotus works.

What exactly is wrong with it?

Jamie84 · Post by **Jamie84** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:39 pm

well as you may know it was leaking gearbox oil , george at service MMC mentioned something "shaft" cant remember clearly . said it was a complete gearbox out job . he had already said to be that the warrenty is from registation date so i am covered with that bit . also said that my rear passenger tyre was on the wrong way !!

I really hope they dont try and rip the pish as i'd like to have a good relationship with MMC and am looking to extend my warrenty come september , but if they are gonna mess me around then will defo be taking my busness elsewere

Jamie84 · Post by **Jamie84** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:40 pm

anyway off to bed chaps keep you posted

jj · Post by jj » Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:44 pm

j33ama wrote: also said that my rear passenger tyre was on the wrong way !!

Looking closely at pic3 in the link you can see its on the wrong way (drivers side)

Sounds like you`ll be OK on the warranty so no worries.

Mr Momo · Post by **Mr Momo** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:56 pm

Sounds like you bought it from your brother - if so, don't be so hard on MMC, but 1)it's till in warranty, 2) the word "shaft" may have been used to describe what they intended to do to you 3) accept no crap and 4) buy that extended warranty.....

Post by **simon** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 11:01 pm

Warranty is from registration date so provided it has a full service history and no sub-standard parts fitted that could affect the part in question there's no arguing.

A little bit of brightening on the pic shows your drivers side tyre is the wrong way round:

Jamie84 · Post by **Jamie84** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 6:58 am

bloody hell so it is !!!! got the receipts here aswell for 2 tyres been fitted by straton lotus .

didnt buy the car from dealer bought private

Jamie84 · Post by **Jamie84** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 7:12 pm

quick update guys bad news i am afraid

jonhn from lotus called me today to tell me that he has ripped out the gearbox ......and that something from the clutch has spun round and cracked the gearbox . apparently they need to send pics down to lotus base , then they send up new gearbox and then its fixed .

bloody nightmare i am burstin to drive it .

Post by **Shug** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 7:13 pm

j33ama wrote:quick update guys bad news i am afraid

jonhn from lotus called me today to tell me that he has ripped out the gearbox ......and that something from the clutch has spun round and cracked the gearbox . apparently they need to send pics down to lotus base , then they send up new gearbox and then its fixed .

bloody nightmare i am burstin to drive it .

Ouch and ouch....

Interesting failure

Jamie84 · Post by **Jamie84** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 8:08 pm

I take it this is a manufactures fault eh ? what could possibly cause somthin like that to happen ? thank god its under warrenty