[Darren Boyle]

Spoke to Jamie at SMD yesterday and he clarified that all existing "standard" products will still carry the full 25 year LRP Warranty, "However" the top spec equipment (such as the SXX) will now carry a 2 year warranty for the UK.

We are told that this is for several reasons but one is that the expectations and demands on such high end equipment means the 2 year warranty (for the original purchaser only) is more appropriate.

To explain further, LRP are saying that they can make their equipment to last forever but at the sacrifice of performance but the top end kit is so close to working at 100% of its capability it just simply cannot carry such a long warranty any longer with the stresses and strains we are putting through them.

A good comparison would be the motor car engine. An every cars engine will often have a minimum of a 3 year warranty, some 5, some even 10 years now on same makes, since the motor car engine is not working at any near 100% of its capabilty these is relatively simple to offer and stand by, on the other hand a Formula 1 engine will deliver optimum performance but will never be expected to last 100,000's of miles like a road car would, hence at its performance level its life expectancy is lower......