Do ex-rental cars have less warranty?
Asked by Sam
In 2012 I bought an ex-rental 2011 Kia Sportage from a dealer who informed me the warranty would be shortened from 7 years to 3 because it was an ex-hire car. I agreed to it at the time, but I am curious to know if this is a legal practise and if not/not sure where I can check?
Answered by CarsGuide
18 Mar 2016Kia’s warranty on commercial vehicles and rental cars is the same as that on their regular passenger cars in time terms, but the kilometres are limited. Being a rental car yours would have been sold with a warranty of 5 years and/or 150,000 km, and it would have been transferable to you when you bought it. If you were told it would be shortened to 3 years you were misled.
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