...well, probably. The honda garage are stripping it down to have a look at what's causing the juddering type noises/vibrations from the rear end. They reckon its a knackered diff, and so do I. The worst bit is the time between now and the time they tell me whether it's covered under the extended hondacare warranty or not. If it isn't, then I'll get stung for the labour done so far as well as the repair ......... bye bye s2000, hello ford mondeo probably.

 

Nightmare, fingers crossed for ya fella.

 

 

If its anything major, then I would be surprised if you were not covered. Take a look at the exclusions section of your warranty before they call.

 

I'm clutching on to that thought ......! Stupidly, I left the warranty in the service book which I handed in to the dealer - but if memory serves right, I was under the impression the only exclusions for the extended hondacare warranty were wear and tear and neglegence - anyone care to back that up? I'm in need of some reassurance to relieve my worry!!

 

I can hardly see a diff being classed as wear and tear. As for negligence - as long as the car has been serviced correctly at the correct intervals then u have nothing to worry about IMHO as who (ok, maybe Brian - and good on ya fella if u have the bottle to do it) ever messes around with a differential.

Not your average Honda customer. I reckon you'll be covered just nicely dude.

 

Thanks Kelk - I needed that!

 

Wear & tear, owner neglect or abuse, modifications and lack of servicing are the main extended warranty exclusions. I don't see how they could hit you with the first two and as long as your car isn't modded (it doesn't seem to matter to warranty companies whether the mod has caused the problem from what I hear although personally I would fight such a decision) and has FHSH you should be OK. Good luck.

 

Well - they need to replace the differential at a cost of just under 4 grand. The claims office, however are still umming and aahing as to whether or not they will cough up. It's a nightmare waiting for their decision! I don't know what process they need to go through to decide - will they send someone to the dealership to inspect the car? Or will they call me to ask me questions? Does anyone have experience of claims and how long they usually take to decide?

 

Usually decison only take a few days or less but I have never had to claim for something that costs big