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The Company undertakes that on the immediate return of the part which is alleged to be defective carriage paid or the Works at Coventry it will examine the same and should any fault be found by the Company on examination to be solely due to defective material or workmanship the Company will repair the defective part or supply a new part in place thereof free of charge and send the same to the owner carriage forward.
  1. Should the owner prefer to send the car or chassis to the Company for examination then on the car or chassis being delivered carriage paid to (1) the Company's Works at Coventry or (2) any one of the Company's service branches selected by the Company within twelve calendar months from the date when the car or chassis first left the Company's Works at Coventry, the Company will examine the alleged defective part, and should any fault be found by the Company to be solely due to defective material or workmanship the Company will in addition to the repair or replacement under clause 10 free of charge to the owner dismantle and reassemble the portion of the car or chassis involved and send the same to the owner carriage forward. Dismantling and reassembling will not be done free of charge after the first twelve months from the date formerly given.
  2. If at any time the Company makes either at the request of the purchaser or otherwise any alteration in or addition to any car or chassis such alteration or addition shall be deemed to have been incorporated in the car or chassis when it first left the Company's Works and shall accordingly come within the terms of these agreements all the aforesaid conditions, warranties and liabilities mentioned in Clause 9 being excluded.
  3. These agreements shall apply to parts repaired or replaced under Clauses 10, 11 or 12, and the agreement as to such parts shall run concurrently with and shall terminate on the same dates as the corresponding agreements given under Clauses 10 and 11.
  4. If the Company although it is not liable to do so repairs or replaces any part or parts either gratuitously or for a special price then these agreements shall apply to such part or parts.
  5. The Company's responsibility is limited to the terms of these agreements and it shall not be answerable for any contingent or resulting liability or loss arising through any defect or for any claim for labour, material or other expenditure incurred in remedying any defect.
  6. While the Company desires to meet the wishes of its customers as to detail yet it reserves the right to set its own standard of the functioning of every part of the car and it gives no guarantee as to performance or as to matching any particular colours, upholstery or decoration and the above agreements as to materials and workmanship shall not, nor shall the conditions warranties or liabilities mentioned in Clause 9 relate to defects caused by racing, wear and tear, dirt, misuse, accident or negligence, and shall not apply (1) if the identification numbers or marks on the car or chassis have been altered or removed or (2) if the car or chassis has been let out on hire or (3) if the part or parts is or have been repaired by any other person, firm or company other than the Company without the Company 's written consent or (4) if the total weight of the complete car with equipment and passengers has at any time exceeded a weight to be specified by the Company or (5) if the car or chassis has been sold as a new vehicle by any agent for or dealer in motor vehicles to any person (not being an agent for or dealer in motor vehicles) at less than the full retail price set out in the Company's price list current for the time being.
  7. These agreements shall not apply to any parts of the car or chassis which are not manufactured b v the Company or any of its Allied Companies, and all conditions, warranties and liabilities whatsoever which exist either by Common Law, statute, or otherwise relating to such parts are hereby excluded but the Company shall give to the owners the benefit of any guarantees given to it by the manufacturer of such parts as shall not have been manufactured by the Company,
  8. These agreements are transferable to any person who purchases the car or chassis from the owner.