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3011 messages, Last post on Aug 27, 2009 at 10:23 AM
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Replying to: exb0 (Jul 17, 2009 5:46 am)
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Replying to: lrguy44 (Jul 17, 2009 6:44 am) It woud be a rare car that would have $1900 in repairs in years 4 and 5, with less than 50K miles...whether it is a Ford or a Honda.
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Replying to: jeffyscott (Jul 17, 2009 11:29 am)
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Replying to: lrguy44 (Jul 17, 2009 11:35 am) |
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Replying to: jeffyscott (Jul 17, 2009 11:41 am) But maybe to the OP it was. Like somebody above said, only the OP can say whether it was worth it or not. He was worried about NAV and electronics. My case is similar. I bought a Jeep Grand Cherokee with the lifetime powertrain warranty and 36k/3years for everything else. Before the warranty is up, I plan to buy a Jeep (no 3rd party) warranty to cover repairs for NAV, etc. Because it won't have to cover powertrain, it's pretty cheap -- about $800 for an extra 3 years/40k miles. 
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Replying to: verdugo (Jul 17, 2009 1:19 pm) All it takes is the nav screen to short out one time to pay for that 800 bucks too.
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Replying to: british_rover (Jul 17, 2009 1:46 pm) Exactly. Oh, and if I don't end up using the warranty, it's refundable. It's also transferable. And now it's back by the US Government and FIAT 
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Replying to: jeffyscott (Jul 17, 2009 11:41 am)
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Replying to: exb0 (Jul 17, 2009 3:41 pm) Wow...that dealer really screwed him with $1900 for the addition of 2 years and 14K mi. |
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Just a little follow up. I paid a little over $ 1,800 for CostGuard; I think it was for five years or 60,000 miles--which also included a $ 100 deductible. Yesterday I contacted the dealer and informed them I wanted to cancel it. I am kind of amazed that a Honda Dealer is not selling a Honda warranty. After looking around I can get a 7 or 8 year/120,000 mile Honda Cares warranty which seems quite good. Not sure on the difference between the two except the Honda cares warranty is about 1,200. Just wanted to say thanks everyone for your help. JC
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