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Hi Lez. At that age you are probably going to struggle to get decent cover as most are limited to 10 years or 100k after which cover limit and items covered drops substantially. There are some that will go to 12 years and 120k but personally at 10yrs I would be going with your AA option and laying aside a couple of hundred a month in a savings account to "self insure" Good luck John

I use the iCarSoft scanner and have to say in all the many scan tools I have owned over the years for professional garage use, now I am retired from the trade I bought an iCarSoft and quite honestly don't need any other scanner in the future. It is fully updatable and quick and intuitive to use (even for a beginner) but what is most important to me is the system reset and programming features it has built in - it is much more than a code reader for sure. I got the ten manufacturers setup which only costs a few more pounds than the one manufacturer licence. Handy if you wish to scan family or friends cars.

Hi Lez, I agree with John above. My own Jaguar has been under warranty from new - Jaguar extended - and it is definitely a "peace of mind" thing. I reckon had I followed John's advice, I would be quid's in by now, but once you are in the warranty cycle, it is very difficult to step off it. N6 JMX

!Removed! hell, your fault? an insult if you ask me...yeh i would speak to dealer principal, if they won't even entertain the idea, legal action full on.

The onus is on them to carry out the work you are paying them for with an appropriate level of skill and professionalism. I would first ask to speak to the dealer principal / head of business, if you don't have any success, trading standards / consult a solicitor.

Hi Les, I think I would consult a suitable petrolhead solicitor as the comment by the garage is just plain dumb - no-one dips their oil or checks the level of the work completed by their dealer ahead of driving away. Hatfield's are trying it on. In the past, I have had an oil leak on my drive after the dealer returned my car without having replaced the washer / seal on the sump plug - their fault and fully rectified, including a full underbody clean-up where the oil had been spraying the underside of the car on the drive from the dealer to home. N6 JMX

My heartfelt sympathy, having just cracked my sump traversing a ramped pedestrian crossing. Trashed the engine by not pulling over when the oil warning light lit up. Only 35k miles in 10 years. Anyone know of a trustworthy firm who would put in a replacement engine - refurbished, salvaged or new.