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When is it worth purchasing an extended warranty on a used vehicle?
Is it ever worth purchasing an extended warranty on a used vehicle
that is relatively reliable (toyota, honda, etc.)? |
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When is it worth purchasing an extended warranty on a used vehicle?
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... > Is it ever worth purchasing an extended warranty on a used vehicle > that is relatively reliable (toyota, honda, etc.)? No. |
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When is it worth purchasing an extended warranty on a used vehicle?
"Piso Mojado" <floormop@bucket> wrote in message ... > > wrote in message > ... >> Is it ever worth purchasing an extended warranty on a used vehicle >> that is relatively reliable (toyota, honda, etc.)? > > No. Maybe IF you have the option in the 3rd year - by then you'll know IF you need it - otherwise I agree |
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When is it worth purchasing an extended warranty on a usedvehicle?
On Mar 18, 9:40*pm, wrote:
> Is it ever worth purchasing an extended warranty on a used vehicle > that is relatively reliable (toyota, honda, etc.)? I bought my 'Toyota Certified Used Vehicle' from Lithia Toyota in Medford, Oregon. I also (first car buying experience, give me a break..) was conned, er, talked into buying the 'extended warranty' offered by Lithia. Like a moron -- I bought it. Since I drove a lot -- and it was a miles/years thing -- I went past the piles in a pretty short amount of time. That was $2k down the drain pretty fast. The few issues I did have with the car, I caused myself by using way to much injector cleaning thinking I was doing a good thing when I wasn't. Also, since Lithia seems to employ morons in the service department, it took them '10 hours' to diagnose and thankfully, that 10 hours x 95.00/hr was covered under the warranty and the replacement of the cracked/dirty injector was as well. They told me that I should feel thankful I had the warranty because had I not, I guess they really thought I would have paid $1000 just to DIAGNOSE a bad injector. Ray O can chime in but that just seems absurd.... In an ideal world, a dealer wouldn't possibly think $1000 to diagnose a vehicle is sane -- but Lithia can and does. Anyway, I wouldn't recommend it. I wish I hadn't purchased it on mine. (2002 Toyota Corolla, CE purchased with 62,000 miles -- 144k strong today!) |
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When is it worth purchasing an extended warranty on a used vehicle?
If the vehicle has a lot of bells and whistles it might be worth
considering an extended warranty. My last car was a Ford and the warranty just about paid for itself in repairs. I just purchased a Honda with Navigation and a few other options. I did get the extended warranty, but I debate every day if it was worth the extra cost because of Honda reliability. However, the 99 Accord I had purchased used had the ECM fail and the warranty paid for it. Consumer Reports usually votes against them. > wrote in message ... Is it ever worth purchasing an extended warranty on a used vehicle that is relatively reliable (toyota, honda, etc.)? |
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trailer wrote:
<SNIP> > However, the 99 Accord I had purchased used had the ECM fail and the > warranty paid for it. > ====================== WOW, you should have run out and bought a lottery ticket. A failed HONDA ECM is about the rarest event on the planet. About the only way to wreck one is from arc welding on the chassis or the windshield leaking water through it for a while / total immersion. http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/faq_ii.html#changeecu 'Curly' |
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On Mar 19, 12:06*pm, "trailer" > wrote:
> If the vehicle has a lot of *bells and whistles it might be worth > considering an extended warranty. > > My last car was a Ford and the warranty just about paid for itself in > repairs. > > I just purchased a Honda with Navigation and a few other options. *I did get > the extended warranty, but I debate every day if it was worth the extra cost > because of Honda reliability. > > However, the 99 Accord I had purchased used had the ECM fail and the > warranty paid for it. > > Consumer Reports usually votes against > wrote in message > > ... > Is it ever worth purchasing an extended warranty on a used vehicle > that is relatively reliable (toyota, honda, etc.)? The last warranty I bought was a Nissan Stanza. Waste of money, never used it. Ron |
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On Mar 19, 9:06*am, "trailer" > wrote:
> If the vehicle has a lot of *bells and whistles it might be worth > considering an extended warranty. > > My last car was a Ford and the warranty just about paid for itself in > repairs. > > I just purchased a Honda with Navigation and a few other options. *I did get > the extended warranty, but I debate every day if it was worth the extra cost > because of Honda reliability. > > However, the 99 Accord I had purchased used had the ECM fail and the > warranty paid for it. > > Consumer Reports usually votes against > wrote in message > > ... > Is it ever worth purchasing an extended warranty on a used vehicle > that is relatively reliable (toyota, honda, etc.)? Lithia told me the ECU was thousands if it went bad. That convinced me it might be worth it. I've found ones for my 1ZZFE automatic for $50 on eBay that claim they've been tested and work fine. |
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"ronbon" > wrote in message ... On Mar 19, 12:06 pm, "trailer" > wrote: > If the vehicle has a lot of bells and whistles it might be worth > considering an extended warranty. > > My last car was a Ford and the warranty just about paid for itself in > repairs. > > I just purchased a Honda with Navigation and a few other options. I did > get > the extended warranty, but I debate every day if it was worth the extra > cost > because of Honda reliability. > > However, the 99 Accord I had purchased used had the ECM fail and the > warranty paid for it. > > Consumer Reports usually votes against > wrote > in message > > ... > Is it ever worth purchasing an extended warranty on a used vehicle > that is relatively reliable (toyota, honda, etc.)? The last warranty I bought was a Nissan Stanza. Waste of money, never used it. Ron Have you used any of your life insurance policies yet??--waste of $$$ I guess. |
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When is it worth purchasing an extended warranty on a used vehicle?
On Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:40:25 -0700, techman41973 wrote:
> Is it ever worth purchasing an extended warranty on a used vehicle that is > relatively reliable (toyota, honda, etc.)? If you're buying a car and getting a Ceritfied Pre-Owned Toyota (has to be CERTIFIED) the warranty is free... |
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