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#2995 of 3011 Re: Extras Continued [lrguy44] by jeffyscott Jul 17, 2009 (11:41 am)
Replying to: lrguy44 (Jul 17, 2009 11:35 am) Ah, sorry...I misunderstood and did not catch the lower cost figure that was given. $1200 is certainly less bad than $1900, but I sure would not pay that much for 2 years of coverage on a car with less than 50K mi. Replies to this message: verdugo (Jul 17, 2009 1:19 pm) british_rover (Jul 17, 2009 1:46 pm) verdugo (Jul 17, 2009 2:52 pm) exb0 (Jul 17, 2009 3:41 pm) jeffyscott (Jul 18, 2009 4:33 am)
#2996 of 3011 Re: Extras Continued [jeffyscott] by verdugo Jul 17, 2009 (1:19 pm)
Replying to: jeffyscott (Jul 17, 2009 11:41 am) I sure would not pay that much for 2 years of coverage on a car with less than 50K mi.   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. Replies to this message: british_rover (Jul 17, 2009 1:46 pm) verdugo (Jul 17, 2009 2:52 pm)
#2997 of 3011 Re: Extras Continued [verdugo] by british_rover Jul 17, 2009 (1:46 pm)
Replying to: verdugo (Jul 17, 2009 1:19 pm) about $800 for an extra 3 years/40k miles.   All it takes is the nav screen to short out one time to pay for that 800 bucks too. Replies to this message: verdugo (Jul 17, 2009 2:52 pm)
#2998 of 3011 Re: Extras Continued [british_rover] by verdugo Jul 17, 2009 (2:52 pm)
Replying to: british_rover (Jul 17, 2009 1:46 pm) All it takes is the nav screen to short out one time to pay for that 800 bucks too.   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
#2999 of 3011 Re: Extras Continued [jeffyscott] by exb0 Jul 17, 2009 (3:41 pm)
Replying to: jeffyscott (Jul 17, 2009 11:41 am) The quote I posted was for 8 years 120K miles. That is additional 5 years 84K miles. Replies to this message: jeffyscott (Jul 18, 2009 4:33 am)
#3000 of 3011 Re: Extras Continued [exb0] by jeffyscott Jul 18, 2009 (4:33 am)
Replying to: exb0 (Jul 17, 2009 3:41 pm) That seems pretty reasonable then, I had thought the quote was for the same 2 years that the OP had posted about.   Wow...that dealer really screwed him with $1900 for the addition of 2 years and 14K mi.
#3001 of 3011 Follow UP by jungle_cat Jul 29, 2009 (10:04 pm)
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 Replies to this message: verdugo (Jul 30, 2009 9:14 am)
#3002 of 3011 Re: Follow UP [jungle_cat] by verdugo Jul 30, 2009 (9:14 am)
Replying to: jungle_cat (Jul 29, 2009 10:04 pm) Great news. I'm glad you were able to cancel the 3rd party warranty.
#3003 of 3011 3/36 B to B warranty by mako1a Aug 07, 2009 (6:39 am)
How much is the factory warranty?   I want to do away with that and shave say $5k off the price as I have an excellent mechanic. Besides we're going to put some Mustang performance mods on shortly.   Is that doable? Replies to this message: jeffyscott (Aug 07, 2009 7:56 am) volvomax (Aug 07, 2009 8:12 am) lrguy44 (Aug 07, 2009 11:03 am) boomchek (Aug 07, 2009 1:34 pm)
#3004 of 3011 Re: 3/36 B to B warranty [mako1a] by jeffyscott Aug 07, 2009 (7:56 am)
Replying to: mako1a (Aug 07, 2009 6:39 am) I'm pretty sure the answer is "no", and even if it weren't I doubt that the value of the factory warranty is anywhere near $5000. It is probably closer to $500.

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