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#1342 of 3107 FYI: Must buy New Car EW by 6000 miles by stevehecht Dec 11, 2006 (5:27 pm)
I just learned this today, and thought I would pass it on. After 6000 miles the rates start going up since it is not considered "new" anymore.
#1343 of 3107 2007 Odyssey Warranty by ag2006 Dec 12, 2006 (1:09 pm)
Folks on the forum,   Ten days back I bought a 2007 Odyssey (in CA state) and fell for HC warranty offered by dealer.   Now I do know that I have 60 days to get full refund. My question is - is it easy to cancel the current HC warranty coverage (I haven't even received HC warranty package yet) and instead buy it from other good warranty sources discussed on this forum ?   Is it possible to do so ? From what I have read on this forum, even though I am based in CA, I can buy HC from online sources mentioned on the forum. Is my understanding right ?   Please respond   Thanks   AGC Replies to this message: qbrozen (Dec 12, 2006 1:15 pm) ag2006 (Dec 12, 2006 1:32 pm) dwynne (Dec 12, 2006 6:32 pm) dwynne (Dec 12, 2006 6:27 pm)
#1344 of 3107 Re: 2007 Odyssey Warranty [ag2006] by qbrozen Dec 12, 2006 (1:15 pm)
Replying to: ag2006 (Dec 12, 2006 1:09 pm) Before worrying about all of that, why not just print out the prices you see online and go back to your dealer to ask for a pricematch? Let them know that you will be cancelling if they won't give you a similar price you can get elsewhere. If it were me, I'd take it from that dealer even if it was within $100 just so I didn't have to go through all the hassle and paperwork of cancelling and rebuying elsewhere. Replies to this message: ag2006 (Dec 12, 2006 1:32 pm) dwynne (Dec 12, 2006 6:32 pm)
#1345 of 3107 Re: 2007 Odyssey Warranty [qbrozen] by ag2006 Dec 12, 2006 (1:32 pm)
Replying to: qbrozen (Dec 12, 2006 1:15 pm) Thanks for the suggestion qbrozen. I will certainly try this option.   Coming back to questions I posed, is it possible to do all that ?   Another additional question - 8 years quotes - these begun from date car/van was purchased or form the date warranty was purchased ?   Thanks again   AG Replies to this message: dwynne (Dec 12, 2006 6:32 pm)
#1346 of 3107 Re: 2007 Odyssey Warranty [ag2006] by dwynne Dec 12, 2006 (6:27 pm)
Replying to: ag2006 (Dec 12, 2006 1:09 pm) Yes, you can cancel within 60 days for a full refund as long as:   You purchased a real HC warranty (some others may have different rules).   You have not used the warranty (like for a rental car, etc).   You didn't finance the warranty. If you did, the refund goes back to the bank and THEY decide what to do with the money. They could apply it do the amount of the loan up front and reduce your monthly payment or they could keep your payment the same but you make fewer payments (this is the normal way, I have heard). If you paid cash or CC from the HC, then you get the refund direct.   Unless you live in FL, you can purchase HC from any Honda dealer anywhere for any price. FL residents have to purchase (for full price, which may be LESS than what you paid at your dealer) from a FL dealer.   The warranty expires x years or xxx,xxx miles from the delivery date of your new Honda. It is NOT x years from the date you buy it. You have to purchased within the first few months and before you hit 6k miles or the price goes up and the options go down.   A lot of dealers will say "you can only buy one HC per car, and if you cancel this one you can't get another" - this is BS. You can cancel and buy another for less.   Dennis
#1347 of 3107 Re: 2007 Odyssey Warranty [ag2006] by dwynne Dec 12, 2006 (6:32 pm)
Replying to: ag2006 (Dec 12, 2006 1:32 pm) A good question is why you didn't prepare for the warranty purchase by researching the prices before you went to buy the Honda? You checked prices on the van, right? You found invoice price, incentives, what others are paying, asked in the Ody price paid forum? You should do all that to be sure you got a good price on the Honda - then also check HC prices to know what is a good deal and what is not - then don't sign up for a rip-off price.   BTW, when my daughter purchased her new Civic we showed the F&I guy the online prices and he had no interest in matching or even getting close to the price (said to be $1 over cost). So I would be really shocked if you took a Bernardi or Saccucci price in and was able to get them to match it.   Dennis
#1348 of 3107 Has anyone had good experience with the Honda Care warranties? by sunshine529 Dec 20, 2006 (8:57 pm)
I just bought my Odyssey today and the finance guy tried to scare me into buying the dealer's warranty. Then I asked him if he I can just buy a honda care warranty (because I browsed this forum before I went there). He told me that Honda Care is bankrupt because they never pay out their claims. But then I remembered seeing the honda care rates at one of the website. Was this guy just lying to me? He was telling me that the sliding doors on the honda would cost like 2 K to fix if I gets broken because of all the electronics in it. He was trying to sell the 7 yr/10000mi policy to me for 2400, then I said no, and he offered $1650. I still said no. Replies to this message: dwynne (Dec 21, 2006 7:50 am) wildsandpiper (Dec 27, 2006 5:19 pm) mitzij (Dec 28, 2006 4:51 am) and 2 more... nbarraga (Jan 04, 2007 10:49 am)
#1349 of 3107 Re: Has anyone had good experience with the Honda Care warranties? [sunshine529] by dwynne Dec 21, 2006 (7:50 am)
Replying to: sunshine529 (Dec 20, 2006 8:57 pm) It is news to Honda, they still show HondaCare on their web page   No problems as far as I know. For $2,200 you could hang on to your money and pay to have the door fixed when/if it ever fails   From a discount HC dealer, 8 years 100k miles $0 deductible would be about $1,130 and 8/120k/$0 would be about $1,230. The price is high - due to all the electronic do-dads on the Ody, I guess.   The finance person will always SAY they have your best interest at heart when trying to sell you a service contract, but in general they will sell you the one that has the highest profit margin for the dealer.   Read about what is covered and what is not, then decide if you really want to buy the service contact (warranty) or not. If you decide to, I would buy only HC and from a discount online dealer. You have until 6k miles (or so many months?) to decide.   Dennis Replies to this message: wildsandpiper (Dec 27, 2006 5:19 pm) mitzij (Dec 28, 2006 4:51 am) wildsandpiper (Dec 28, 2006 9:02 am) and 1 more... nbarraga (Jan 04, 2007 10:49 am)
#1350 of 3107 Re: Has anyone had good experience with the Honda Care warranties? [dwynne] by wildsandpiper Dec 27, 2006 (5:19 pm)
Replying to: dwynne (Dec 21, 2006 7:50 am) Dennis,   Have you actually have a chance to use the EW? or you just bought it because you think you would need it? I've been wondering about weather I need EW for my 2007 Civic. Saccuci quoted me for about 656 (7years/100K) which is affordable to me, but my friends keep saying I would only need the major repair stuff after the car reach 100K or more...and if it's so, it seems to be a waste to spend money on something you'd never need...Is there any reason why they wouldn't offer the EW after 120K miles? Replies to this message: mitzij (Dec 28, 2006 4:51 am) wildsandpiper (Dec 28, 2006 9:02 am) mitzij (Dec 28, 2006 9:26 am) nbarraga (Jan 04, 2007 10:49 am)
#1351 of 3107 Re: Has anyone had good experience with the Honda Care warranties? [wildsandpiper] by mitzij Dec 28, 2006 (4:51 am)
Replying to: wildsandpiper (Dec 27, 2006 5:19 pm) Is there any reason why they wouldn't offer the EW after 120K miles?   Because they'd lose money on it. Businesses don't like to lose money. Replies to this message: wildsandpiper (Dec 28, 2006 9:02 am) mitzij (Dec 28, 2006 9:26 am)

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