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Auto Warranty
Dec 17, 2020 10:47:01 #
dpfoto
Loc: Cape Coral, FL
I ask them, "Is this for my 1957 Edsel, or my 1938 Plymouth?" I don't understand WHY they just hang up on me.
Dec 17, 2020 11:34:32 #
Dec 17, 2020 11:36:36 #
dpfoto wrote:
I ask them, "Is this for my 1957 Edsel, or my 1938 Plymouth?" I don't understand WHY they just hang up on me.
"The blue Buick or the green Buick?"
(they pick one)
"I don't have a Buick....."
Dec 17, 2020 11:49:17 #
Scruples wrote:
If you regularly take care of your car(s) there isn’t much of a problem. Keep some money in the bank for contingencies. I’m not fond of spending money on an extended warranty. If the thing wasn’t built properly in the first place why don’t we get a 20 year warranty when we buy it.
This isn't the case for many European vehicles. I own a 2006 M5, but I purchased the extended warranty. I don't really take the car to it's limits. During the warranty period, I've had several systems replaced due to failures. Total cost was over $10,000. I paid $0. After the warranty expired, I had a Alternator fail, and a VANOS failure. Very costly repair. The care runs like new. All I generally do is the required maintenance, when the message system tells me it's time. Within the next 400 miles, I need to have an oil and filter change. 8 qts of synthetic at $16/qt and a filter. When I asked about the warranty, the cost was $750/month. Definitely not worth the money.
Dec 17, 2020 11:54:49 #
Dec 17, 2020 12:16:52 #
Amielee
Loc: Eastern Washington State
I normally never buy a warranty but with my last car I did. Found out the number of computers in the car and they are a contract supplier to the manufacturer. So I did buy one. Four years later at an oil change found out the rear seal was leaking. Had 60,001 miles on the odometer, warranty ran out at 60,000 miles. The extended paid for the repair, over $1200.00 with separation of engine and transmission. Third party suppliers to the manufacturer may not be the best. Think airbags.
Dec 17, 2020 12:43:15 #
G. Crook
Loc: Linden, TX
My truck has nearly 300,000 miles and I still get pestered regularly about a warranty.
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Dec 17, 2020 14:25:03 #
I only had one lemon, a 1971 Chevy Vega - my 4th and last last GM car.
I have owned cars for more than 50 years now and have never bought an extended warranty. By now I've saved enough money to buy a new car.
I have owned cars for more than 50 years now and have never bought an extended warranty. By now I've saved enough money to buy a new car.
Dec 17, 2020 17:53:46 #
I truly believe that phone companies could put a stop to the robocalls and spoofed number calls, but for some reason they won't do it. I've also heard, and seen lawyer ads on TV, that robocalls to a cell phone are illegal and the callers can be fined at a minimum $500 per call if you can get them into court.
Dec 17, 2020 21:38:37 #
Ya it is illegal, but just try to locate them. Remember they aren't using real numbers. Many of them are in other countries.
Dec 17, 2020 22:42:45 #
Our efficient federal government has a do not call list. Shouldn't that solve the problem?
I wouldn't be surprised if they are the ones selling the numbers to the telemarketers.
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Dec 17, 2020 23:15:36 #
gastech1949
Loc: Imperial Beach, CA.
Get on the Do Not Call list, then report, report, report. I know it's a pain in the a**, but the more reports the better. It may not seem like it but they are shutting a lot of them down and enforcing fines.
Dec 18, 2020 13:50:13 #
My grandson purchased a car two years ago, along with the extended warranty which is still in effect. Monday his car died. The dealership he purchased the warranty is about 35 miles away. They referred us to their local dealership here in town. Our local dealership turned us down as they don't have the tools or parts to work on the car. Told them I have tools they may borrow and I'll even run to Napa Autoparts for the parts they need. After sevral calls to higher ups in the company, the dealership found some tools of their own and lo and behold Santa or someone left them parts in their supply cage. The problem was, because the warranty is in effect, there wouldn't be an exchange of cash from my pocket to theirs.
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