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Thread ID: 107574 2010-02-22 09:25:00 Nissan or Toyota? bk T (215) PC World Chat
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860637 2010-02-22 20:34:00 Stupid names though, not like in old days when cars names were cool like the Ford Prefect.

Humber
Gobe1 (6290)
860638 2010-02-22 20:35:00 Nope you guys are latin big shot intelligentsia with cool Roman names I am just a peasant. prefect (6291)
860639 2010-02-22 21:09:00 OK. Let's come back to the subject (just for a while).

Is it worthwhile to purchase a Mechanical Warranty Insurance even when an AA pre-purchase check reported OK? Notice that the MWI requires you to have your car fully serviced by an approved workshop like the AA service every xxxx kms.
bk T (215)
860640 2010-02-22 21:31:00 If the AA have done a check on it and said everything's fine then everything should be fine. They are usually pretty tough on their checks. The MWI sounds like buying an extended warranty at HN. --Wolf-- (128)
860641 2010-02-22 21:34:00 If the AA have done a check on it and said everything's fine then everything should be fine. They are usually pretty tough on their checks. The MWI sounds like buying an extended warranty at HN.

That's my thought to - AA botched a check on a bluebird I bought, got a free clutch out of it. Definitely worth getting an AA check.
wratterus (105)
860642 2010-02-22 23:16:00 Wouldn't trust the AA checks for a dime, based on the experience I wrote of in the other thread.

Mechanical warranty is always a good idea. 1k for piece of mind is worth it, IMO. But you gotta look at the fine print. Wear and tear isn't covered.
Cato (6936)
860643 2010-02-22 23:22:00 Notice that the MWI requires you to have your car fully serviced by an approved workshop like the AA service every xxxx kms.

AA is expensive, as far as I recall. And not something you have to do. It just has to be an MTA assured place. Pit stops charge 80$ odd for a service.
Which isn't too bad, considering the oil filter will set you back 10-20 and oil around $50 + getting your hands dirty.
So it ain't too bad.
Cato (6936)
860644 2010-02-23 00:40:00 Another question:

As indicated in link re Toyota Corolla Runx , it's a 2002 model with only 52K, do you guys think that there's something not quite right with such a low mileage done, considering it's 8 years old? The odometer is AA certified, so I assume that it is genuine.
bk T (215)
860645 2010-02-23 01:08:00 Probaly a nanas car used to go to church on Sundays. Not exactly the best car to buy because nanas dont rev them up they get a lip on the cylinder bore. When you hoon them the xtra revs stretch the piston a bit more and the rings clang into the ridge and start breaking
Check wear on pedal rubbers
The silly name runx would hold me back from buying it.
prefect (6291)
860646 2010-02-23 01:34:00 Bodykit - Boyracer bumpers and possibly side skirts.

Which are so stupidly low they can't go into a normal driveway without scraping on the concrete :illogical
Agent_24 (57)
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