Warranty periods for replacement goods

[PhilT]

There have been a number of posted outcomes of CATs where (esp a multinational business) did not attend and a default judgement was made against them.

As for refurbs, my post in this other topic is germane to how it can go.

Apple employees telling consumers with faulty products incorrect information

There is a counter argument to refurb parts that one does not have to agree with, and the legal system does not but. If you have a 100% new part it has been tested. Sometimes the test itself is enough to degrade or cause a premature failure if the part is marginal to begin with. The new part could last days or forever. Most people are comfortable with new because it is new, and because most things have DOA return/replace, no hassles, and things are normally reliable. OTOH, a refurb could be…

It can be a roll of the dice.