Renault India has announced a new warranty and roadside assistance scheme for its best-selling car, the Kwid. Under the scheme, the French carmaker will now offer 4 years/1,00,000km (whichever is earlier) warranty along with roadside assistance as standard on the hatchback. This includes 2 years/50,000km standard warranty and a 2 years/50,000km extended warranty (the latter covers fewer services/parts). This warranty is applicable on all Kwid models.
Maruti Suzuki offers a standard warranty of 2 years/ 40,000 km on the Alto twins, Hyundai offers a standard warranty of 3 years/ 100,000 km on the Eon, while Datsun offers 2 years unlimited km standard warranty on the redi-GO. With the increased duration now, standard warranty on the Kwid lasts longer than any other car in its segment.
Renault has bettered its opponents as far as the duration or mileage of the standard warranty on the Kwid is concerned. While the redi-GO gets a 2 years/unlimited km warranty, we don’t expect many private vehicle owners to do lakhs of kilometres in the first couple of years of ownership. On the other hand, there are a lot of owners who might not hit the 1 lakh mark on the odometer in the first 4 years of ownership, making the Kwid’s warranty more protective from a buyer’s standpoint.
Apart from the Kwid’s standard warranty package, Renault has also upgraded the Renault Secure program (includes extended warranty and RSA). The program now offers 5 years/1,00,000km warranty (whichever is earlier) along with RSA on all cars including the Captur, Kwid, Duster, and the Lodgy. So, if you plan to extend the warranty term of your Kwid, you can do so by purchasing Renault Secure. It will increase the duration of the warranty by one more year.
Other carmakers also offer extended warranty on their cars in the entry-level segment. The total warranty (standard + extended) on the Alto twins is 5 years/1,00,000km, on the Datsun redi-GO is 5 years/unlimited km and on the Hyundai Eon is 5 years/1,00,000km. This April, Renault is also offering various discounts on the 2017 Kwid. Both the manual and AMT versions of the entry-level hatchback are available with a cash discount of Rs 20,000 (Rs 15,000 off on the 2018 Kwid Super Hero edition). Cost of insurance for the 2017 Kwid has also been reduced - the MT variants get a 50 per cent cut and the AMT can be insured for Re 1.
Source: CarDekho.com
