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From: Mrcheerful on 9 Jul 2010 12:14
Peter wrote:
> On Mon, 05 Jul 2010 01:47:57 +0100, Conor <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> On 04/07/2010 23:57, Peter wrote:
>>> Does anyone know are all car parts covered on a guarantee for 12
>>> months after they're fitted to your car in the UK?
>>>
>>>
>> Usually, they're not. Recon tend to be 6 months. Brakes and other
>> consumables have no real guarantee other than fit for purpose.
>
> Conor,
>
> So if you spend �500 on a brand new Cat, and it fails after only 10
> months there's nothing you can do? You have to fork out another �500
> to replace it? No replacement parts guaranteed? Aren't Cats meant to
> last a lot longer than 10 months? esp for official replacements direct
> from manufacturer?

cats fail in two main ways: actual breakage, usually caused by speed humps
or bad fitting. Or they stop cleaning up the exhaust gases, this is much
rarer and is often caused by engine faults which overload the cat.

I would expect that internal breakage NOT caused by physical damage/fitting
would be covered under guarantee/SOGA.

What has actually failed on yours?


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