Snap just took it out this week. Green flag wanted £98.65 for the same cover I got from Start-Rescue for £56.00 was a bit pissed off to be honest I've been with green flag for years and they wouldnt budge on their price.
Nothing other than I'm to take my panniers in to J&L (Cumbrian duc dealer) for a longetivity recall (I presume on the 'hooks' that clip into the DVT Mutleys subframe). Not sure when I'll get there as it's a 90 mile round trip but probably mid May. Can't find anything online so best ask your stealer.
I must admit when they're full it's a slightly nervy affair taking them off given the problems people have had with them breaking
Aye it is first time I used them crack one went when I'd just got my mUtley. Was gutted but fixed under warranty. Hardly used the panniers since don't trust them.
I did some digging, apparently their Which? recommended Breakdown service of the year 2016, Green flag didn't come close.
Yeah, very good I saw it the first time you posted it, Have you read the small print? excess, parts and labour? and what they actually cover. these guys are quick to take your money but not so fast to pay out so I'm told.
Ah so it did post earlier. I couldn't see so thought it hadn't uploaded lol. Heard they do payout from a couple of testimonials on here. Always read the t&cs as you rightly say.
My bike's going in tomorrow for a service, told to take my panniers in for a mod so will report back to what they actually do.
I picked up my DVT in Feb 2016 and it is the first bike I've decided to lease. My plan has always been to run it for two years and as soon as the warranty runs out it's getting traded for a new one .... rinse and repeat. I came to the conclusion (for too slowly) that since I change bikes every one or two years that ownership was a liability. Many years ago I came to the same conclusion with white goods (fridge, freezer, washing machine, dish washer) - ownership of all these items is a ball-ache and I'm damned if I'm going to hand over extra money to an extended warranty outfit. If there is an issue then I want it to be someone else's problem. I've been in the situation where I've had to litigate over the condition and reliability of a brand new vehicle once before, and I've decided that life is too short to get attached to cars or bikes and it gets too expensive when you have to take someone to court. It's a high value item that has the potential to be temperamental, so why would you want to invest yourself in it? Lease it. What you hand over in monthly payments is going to be roughly equal to the depreciation if you owned it anyway and the PCP deals are seriously good these days and you can still keep the bike and buy it if you want to anyway.
You lease your kitchen appliances? I know what you mean about expensive extended warranties, but generally with ovens etc., the risks/costs are nothing like those with modern vehicles. The ideal is to buy top quality second hand when someone is selling up and emigrating or whatever - I've been very pleased with Miele appliance survival rates; they get snapped up quite quickly on Gumtree if newish and a fair price.
I'm old fashioned. I am very attached to my Ducati and my Golf R. Strange really, they are just things, but they are my things and I like them a lot. I haven't managed to convince myself of PCPs yet.
Yup. You need to be getting top-end stuff or it's just not worth it. My kitchen is all Neff or Bosche and I can change anything after 18 months and just get the latest model. Best of all, I never have to lift a finger if anything goes wrong or when I want to change it. If I had to cart this stuff around to return it or sell I'd have to hire a van or pay someone. I rent a top end washing machine, dish washer, fridge freezer and two 47" 4K TVs (soon to be upgraded to bigger screens) and a 32" TV - £150 a month. I have absolutely no interest in owning any of these potential headaches, I merely want their use and I'm happy to pay for that and there lies the limit of my responsibilities. I can't even be bothered with selling them as used, I'm just too busy to deal with it and it's not worth my time and my wife certainly won't do it. I've already got other stuff I need to eBay but just don't have the time or inclination.
I can totally relate to that, and I still feel the same way about my Nissan GT-R R35 and I can't quite bring myself to lease that thing (although I am financing it), especially since Nissan keep increasing the RRP every year which is keeping the residual value at exactly the same level as when I bought it two years ago. I think it's too early or even unrealistic to call it an investment, but it's starting to look that way. If I did decide to lease a brand new one and traded my one in I could save myself £200 a month over what I'm paying out in straight finance but then it wouldn't be mine and at the moment it just makes sense to keep it that way with this particular vehicle.
I've thought about leasing a Harley but the trubble is I'd want to change it to make it my own. and I know you cant without voiding your agreement.
