ͽ»»-friendly car À½Â¤¼Ô Dacia ³«»Ï¤¹¤ë¡¤ÂǤÁ¾å¤²¤ës seven-year warranty - and it's ÍøÍѤǤ¤ë for used ¾è¤êʪs too
- Dacia Zen ¿½¤·¹þ¤à¡¿¿½¤·½Ðs ±äŤ¹¤ëd cover by having the car serviced at a retailer Ëèǯ
- ·×²è¡¿±¢ËÅ open to used Dacias up to six years old and clocked under 75,000 miles?
Dacia, the popular ͽ»»-friendly car À½Â¤¼Ô, has ³«»Ï¤¹¤ë¡¤ÂǤÁ¾å¤²¤ëd a new warranty programme ¿½¤·¹þ¤à¡¿¿½¤·½Ðing up to seven years cover for cars - even those that are already on the road and have likely racked up thousands of miles.
The Romanian À½Â¤¶È¼Ô - now part of the Renault Group - has introduced a new ·×²è¡¿±¢ËÅ that Äɲ乤ës to its ¸ºß¤¹¤ëing three-year/60,000-mile warranty.
Called Dacia Zen, it ¶¡µë¤¹¤ës cover for up to seven years, as long as the owner has the ¾è¤êʪ serviced each year to µö¤¹ for the warranty to roll-on.
And it's not just for new models - those with Dacia under six years old and ¤¤¤Ã¤½¤¦¾¯¤Ê¤¯ than 75,000 miles can get it too.
ͽ»»-friendly car À½Â¤¼Ô Dacia has ȯɽ¤¹¤ëd a new seven-year warranty programme - and owners of its older ¾è¤êʪs are Ŭ³Ê¤Î for it too
When a Dacia reaches the end of its ´ð½à three-year warranty, ¸ÜµÒs who have their car serviced at a franchised retailer every 12 m onths (or 18,000 miles, whichever comes first) will Íø±× from another year of ±äŤ¹¤ëd cover.?
For ¸ºß¤¹¤ëing Dacia drivers with older models, the À½Â¤¼Ô says?that owners won't be penalised if they have used Èó¡¤ÉÔ¡¤Ìµ-¸ø¼°¤Î¡¿Ìò¿Í retailers to »ý³¤¹¤ë the car in the past, just as long as the car has been serviced Ëèǯ.
The warranty covers the cost and ½¤Íý of most main defects that ¹Á¡¿ÈòÆñ½ê't resulted from the ¾è¤êʪ ¸ºß in an »ö¸Î.
And it will be ÍøÍѤǤ¤ë for Dacia's first electric ¾è¤êʪ (EV), the Spring, which arrives later this year.
The Romanian À½Â¤¶È¼Ô has introduced Dacia Zen as a bolt-on to its ¸ºß¤¹¤ëing three-year/60,000-mile warranty. It ¶¡µë¤¹¤ës cover for up to seven years, as long as the owner has the ¾è¤êʪ serviced each year to µö¤¹ for the warranty to roll-on
The ·×²è¡¿±¢ËÅ will be ÍøÍѤǤ¤ë across all new models, ´Þ¤àing the Í褿¤ë¤Ù¤ Spring EV - the brand's first electric car, which starts from just under ¡ò15,000 in the UK
While Dacia's Zen programme is mightily impressive for a low-cost car À½Â¤¼Ô, it's not market ¼çÍפÊ.
Suzuki ¿½¤·¹þ¤à¡¿¿½¤·½Ðs a Îà»÷¤Î 'Service ³èÆ°¤µ¤»¤ë¡¿Àï»þÊÔÀ®¤¹¤ëd Warranty', which ¶¡µë¤¹¤ës rolling ǯ¼¡¤Î cover after each scheduled service at a retailer, up until the car turns seven years old or reaches 100,000 miles.?
Kia and MG also both have seven-year/100,000-mile warranties, while Peugeot ¿½¤·¹þ¤à¡¿¿½¤·½Ðs eight years/100k miles.
The longest warranties of all are ÍøÍѤǤ¤ë from Japanese sister brands Lexus and Toyota and a colossal 10 years or 100k miles.
Like Dacia Zen, these warranties all Í׵᤹¤ë servicing to be carried out at a main ÇäÇã¶È¼Ô.?
By doing so, À½Â¤¶È¼Ôs can ÊÝ¾Ú¡Ê¿Í¡Ë an after-sale ºÐÆþ stream and by using certified parts should ²þÁ±¤¹¤ë the reliability of their ¾è¤êʪs.
Any Dacia under six years old and ¤¤¤Ã¤½¤¦¾¯¤Ê¤¯ than 75,000 miles is also Ŭ³Ê¤Î for the ·×²è¡¿±¢ËÅ. The company says that owners won't be penalised if they have used Èó¡¤ÉÔ¡¤Ìµ-¸ø¼°¤Î¡¿Ìò¿Í retailers to »ý³¤¹¤ë their cars in the past, just as long as the car has been serviced Ëèǯ
'Dacia Zen ¿½¤·¹þ¤à¡¿¿½¤·½Ðs a level of Êݸî that is ¶á¤Å¤¯ to that of a new car warranty, even though it can be ŬÍѤ¹¤ëd to ¾è¤êʪs that have been on the road for several years and clocked up thousands of miles,' the company says.
And Steve?Whitcombe, Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë of Dacia UK aftersales, Äɲ乤ës: 'Owning a Dacia is all about adventure, but that doesn't mean that owners should have to worry about the ͽ´ü¤·¤Ê¤¤.?
'The reliability and durability of our ¾è¤êʪs is °æ¸Í¡¿ÊÛ¸î»ÎÀÊ Ê¸½ñd, but Dacia Zen gives our ¸ÜµÒs even more °Â¿´.?
'In the ¤¢¤ê¤½¤¦¤â¤Ê¤¤ event of an ÌäÂ꡿ȯ¹Ô¤¹¤ë, Dacia Zen means they won't have to »Ùʧ¤¦¡¿Ä¶â out for any ½¤Íýs and can spend the money on the things that they really want and enjoy.'