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Extended warranties a con

Consumers should check whether the likely benefi ts of these contracts justify the additional cost and especially that the extended warranty is not duplicating statutory rights that exist anyway. Sellers who offer such warranties risk breaching the Act if they misrepresent either the real benefi ts or a consumer's need for them.

Examples.........

In the ACCC's view a consumer is entitled to a refund if a TV that could be expected to last at least 10 years develops a serious fault after

12 months. A consumer would probably be more than satisfi ed with a two-year run from a $10 watch but not if it had cost $2000.

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Cheers, Ed.

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edziu
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"edziu"

** Completely irrelevant twaddle.

Extending the maker's agreed warranty period avoids the need to use uncertain and time consuming legal processes to gain benefit of nebulous statutory rights.

** Try proving that contention in a court or getting anyone committing such a breach punished for it.

The ACCC and Fair Trading NSW are just so full of shit.

....... Phil

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Phil Allison

Phil,

What elite manufacturer would want to admit that their product which may cost thousands is inferior after 1,2 or more years? in a public court. Bad for business.

I have actually tested this statutory right with a top end Sony amplifier when it broke down after 2 years and got it repaired free by a Sony authorised dealer. So suck on that one you pile of phil f.

Edziu

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edziu

Ah, but Phil is desperately trying to cut out a niche market in the toaster repair business. As such extended warranties aren't in his interest.

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Alan Rutlidge

On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:08:14 +0900, "edziu" put finger to keyboard and composed:

A similar experience was reported by a person who wrote to Choice magazine saying that he had received statutory redress when his TV broke down after only 2 years, despite the manufacturer's voluntary warranty being limited to 1 year.

- Franc Zabkar

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Franc Zabkar

most ext warrenties are parts and labour only hs stated in there warrenty guidelines when you are sold ypu can ask for these guides

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DJMick

"DJMick"

** Same as most normal warranties - d*****ad.

Replacements are offered when the item is not repairable.

Like most PC accessories, digital cameras, DVD players etc .

...... Phil

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Phil Allison

not all man warrentys are parts and labout some items are replacement only

eg some samsung monitors have a 3 year 0 dead pixle warrenty and these units get exchanged if faulty direct from samsung to your door not repaired.

hp home printers dont get repaired under warrenty you get sent out an exchange unit

lg mp3 players are swaped over by the selling store under warrenty

there are many other examples of different warrenty terms

** Dickhead

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DJMick

Well we dont want to mention 'Teac' using 55 degree electrolytic capacitors in their (??older??) crt range of tv's......... the replacement of all electrolic capacitors necessary for a longtime reliable repair..... usually uneconomical or a repairers long time fruitfull association with the tv gotta pay for the ESR meter somehow.....many times over....... I wonder how many other brands have planned obsolescence built in such a dodgy manner ? Cheap brand well you pay in the end,but should you have? Lets hook another dumb ass customer They should have bought a better model in the first place!!!! Whats that? parts made in the same factory!!! Why should the public put up with such shit from multinational companies Who the f*ck has got more power then? and what about the environment? the land fills are getting a flogging.

Edziu

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bigbud

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