New Renault Clio maintainance plan - R33701 !!!

[Brawler]

Maybe Renault is including the price of a rental car in the maintenance plan for when the turbo pops and the replacement turbo takes 6 weeks to get here.

 

[Fazda]

Can you add this extension to a second hand Forester which is just about to go out of the standard plan, or can you only do this when buying new?

You can add the Motorite plan, not the Subaru one that I quoted, which has to be bought when the car is new.

 

[Quantum Theory]

Just keep in mind what that plan covers and what possible major services will be included.

I'm paying R10K for a 5yr (I think it might be 150 0000km) for my i10. A major service for our ATOS at 90K km was R3K so one has to keep it all relative

Are you paying for a service plan, or a maintenance plan? I'm surprised how many people do not know the difference. A maintenance plan will obviously always cost more than a service plan, but I have to agree that the OP's R33k sounds excessive.

My 100 000 km maintenance plan came free with my car. 8 services, wheel alignments, brakes, light bulbs, wipers... Just pull into the dealer and they sort it with a smile. Pity the tyres are so damn expensive!

 

[DJ...]

Are you paying for a service plan, or a maintenance plan? I'm surprised how many people do not know the difference. A maintenance plan will obviously always cost more than a service plan, but I have to agree that the OP's R33k sounds excessive.

My 100 000 km maintenance plan came free with my car. 8 services, wheel alignments, brakes, light bulbs, wipers... Just pull into the dealer and they sort it with a smile. Pity the tyres are so damn expensive!

Don't be fooled into thinking that it's free. The dealership has to pay for it, and they simply load the cost into the deal itself. F&I is where dealerships really add to their bottom line, and importantly, their profitability. 9/10 items like service and maintenance plans are not free, even if they're sold to you on that basis...

 

[Quantum Theory]

Don't be fooled into thinking that it's free. The dealership has to pay for it, and they simply load the cost into the deal itself. F&I is where dealerships really add to their bottom line, and importantly, their profitability. 9/10 items like service and maintenance plans are not free, even if they're sold to you on that basis...

I know, I know. I said it tongue in cheek, but it was still a bargain. Competitors without a maintenance plan cost the same and more... at the time.

 

[Fazda]

Don't be fooled into thinking that it's free. The dealership has to pay for it, and they simply load the cost into the deal itself. F&I is where dealerships really add to their bottom line, and importantly, their profitability. 9/10 items like service and maintenance plans are not free, even if they're sold to you on that basis...

Not quite - we pay R x for a car, and included in that R x is the Maintenance Plan - we don't have the option of getting the car cheaper if the plan is not included.

 

[DJ...]

Not quite - we pay R x for a car, and included in that R x is the Maintenance Plan - we don't have the option of getting the car cheaper if the plan is not included.

Sure, I'm simply pointing out that there's no such thing as a free lunch in this game...

 

[Centaur]

That Clio 4 should have a lifetime warranty on the timing belt (cambelt) and minimal maintenance on the engine. So that maintenance plan is excessive. Tell them about their French competitor Peugeot, that gives you a 5 year Maintenance plan on all their cars for "free". In their engine showcase video, around 3:55 they show "Lifetime Timing Chain" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNvRhWL1stQ


Also:

servicing
Renault’s new servicing policy sees the introduction of an annual service
with alternate oil changes for new vehicles sold from 2012 in Europe
(in almost all countries). With New Clio, the standard oil change interval
is every 30,000km or two years, while the first service is scheduled for
after 30,000km or one year. Outside Europe, servicing schedules are
adjusted to suit each country’s road network and running conditions.
In the case of the tCe 90 and tCe 120 engines, the timing chain
requires no maintenance. For the other engines available for New Clio,
the timing belt is changed after six years or 150,000km.
The rear brake drums require no servicing before 90,000km.

From http://media.renault.com/download/media/specialfile/33383_1_5.aspx page 28

 

[cYcLIc]

Just a quick update. Renault quoted about R26k for a plan on the Cleo. Apparently its because the car is still new and parts are expensive. A Megane maintenance plan is around R15k. I went for the Megane with the prime -3% special offer which was within my car allowance budget.

 

[e4et]

Seems Liquid Capital are still crazy expensive. They quoted me 32 odd thousand to extend my Clio's maintenance plan with 4 years \ 90 000 Kilos. Sommer wanted me to call Wesbank to have them load it onto my monthly instalments, hahahahahaha.
What madness is this :wtf:

 

[Fazda]

Unless it is part of the package ( like buying a Subaru, for example) I really don't see the point in going for a FM Plan.

You must remember that a FMP looks at the worst case scenario, and unless you are the sort of person who manages to make a car self destruct in 3 years - rather just go for a service plan.

 

[e4et]

Unless it is part of the package ( like buying a Subaru, for example) I really don't see the point in going for a FM Plan.

You must remember that a FMP looks at the worst case scenario, and unless you are the sort of person who manages to make a car self destruct in 3 years - rather just go for a service plan.

Sounds like good advice. I've had the Clio for two years now, and I'm sitting on 15k kilos, so I still have 1 year left of the initial maint plan I took out when I initially purchased the car. I just wanted to cover myself for any unforeseen repairs. I will get some quotes on a service plan and see how it compares.

 

[pboy]

service plan to maintenance plan .... sounds about right.

 

[far2000]

dont get the renault.......