Is the warranty valid on a second hand Giant?

[Skylark]

Apparently according to the CPA warranty conditions cannot be tied to the original purchaser only, if you have proof of purchase and there is a warrantee able defect the must help you. That's what I heard in another discussion, makes sense.

Edited February 9, 2014 by Skylark

[PaulTeague]

Forget about warranties...just insure...peace of mind

[Witkop]

Asking for a warranty on a second hand bike, is like asking for a guy whether is ex-wife is worth dating......

[DJR]

Forget about warranties...just insure...peace of mind

 

Yup, if you buy second hand, especially for something expensive enough that you cannot easily replace it out of your disposable income, insurance is the way to go!

[Cellar]

Yep, is a bit of a mystery that warrantee is tied to person buying...unlike with a vehicle. DJR summed it up perfectly. And it is what it is...

 

Doesn't mean it has to be.

[Cellar]

Asking for a warranty on a second hand bike, is like asking for a guy whether is ex-wife is worth dating......

 

Stupid argument is stupid. In ex'es, both have crap to answer to.

[Cellar]

Good question that one

 

I think there are several reasons:

 

1. If the bike frame warranty is for life of the original owner, the manufacturer has to limit it somehow, otherwise they would have to replace every bike frame eventually, if the lifetime warranty got transferred on and on.

2. A car warranty is for a limited time period, so there is a limit to the liability for the manufacturer.

3. I think the bike makers use that warranty as a marketing tool to encourage people to buy new bikes, which is what they need to make a profit.

4. There is nothing preventing the seller of a 2nd hand bike to offer the buyer a warranty, limited or lifetime, but it never happens, because the seller knows it is too great a liability to shoulder.

5. I think a limited time warranty should be transferred to the next owner, hopefully bike makers might do this some day

 

Btw Cellar, I only meant to explain why the initial depreciation on 2nd hand bikes is so steep. Basically, it is that lifetime warranty that the 2nd owner don't get, that cause the price to drop like a lead balloon when you walk it out of the bike shop. I know both the pain and the joy, having bought and sold new and second hand myself.

 

Point 1 lifetime is always subjective and a marketing tool. Pointless.

Point 2, is exactly what the manufacturer of a R100k+ bike should offer me. Something real.

Point three, as with point one and two, yes, the warranty is something that influences my purchasing choice. Why do bike makers ignore this?

Point four relies on transferability of the initial warranty in my mind.

Point five, I am 1000% with you.

[rouxtjie]

Doesn't mean it has to be.

Sure....just pointing out that I don't think they give a crap. Also the reason why secondhand bikes depreciates the way they do. But the interwebs have made the world a smaller place and me thinks the manufacturers might need to review this policy.