Ask the Car People.SM


Honda Extended Warranties Pricing and Info

3776 messages,  Last post on May 17, 2013 at 4:53 AM

You are in the Smart Shopper Forum.

What is this discussion about? Honda Odyssey, Honda Accord, Honda Civic, Honda Element, Honda Pilot, Honda S2000, Car Warranties

Messages Page 242 of 379

#2403 of 3776 Re: On-line extended warranty in California [duke23] by aspesisteve

Jun 16, 2008 (10:27 am)

Replying to: duke23 (Jun 13, 2008 7:06 pm)
duke,
 
what business is it of yours what my age is?
I have never leased a Honda before.
 
My first Honda was a 1979 Accord. Purchased new for $6,100. I owned that car for 9 years and the only thing I had to replace was tires, a water pump ($60 part I installed myself) and the battery - which is not covered by an EW. The car did have carburator problems after 100k miles. I don't know what an EW would have cost back then, but I'm sure it was more than $60.
 
My 2nd Honda was a 1988 Accord. My wife purchased a new Accord in 1992.
We had an Odyssey in 2002 and now have a Pilot. No major repairs - in fact there were no repairs other than those covered under the factory warranty or recall than I've experienced.
 
Like I said - an EW would not of paid off for me.
Perhaps it gives comfort to those who worry and fear the catastrophic breakdown, but not me.
 
Tell us how many Honda's you've owned?
Maybe you can learn something from someone with a little more experience in life?

#2404 of 3776 Re: On-line extended warranty in California [aspesisteve] by duke23

Jun 16, 2008 (8:20 pm)

Replying to: aspesisteve (Jun 16, 2008 10:27 am)
Credibility, that's what business it was of mine.Ok working the time line, you traded your '79 Accord for an '88. Your '88 for an Ody '02 and your '92 for a Pilot? Forgive me if I'm wrong but you don't provide details willingly.Date of purchase on the Pilot ? Did I ever claim to own generations of Accords? Far from it I admitted comng from a non Honda brand on my first post. Oh I'm sure I can learn from your life experience , btw you never stated your age? More witholding?But in the final analysis we have only one, two if you would part with more facts ,vehicles held 8 years or more yet you portend to be an expert in Honda part failure rates.
Give it up bub.

#2405 of 3776 Re: getting your money's worth [mitzij] by duke23

Jun 16, 2008 (8:56 pm)

Replying to: mitzij (Jun 16, 2008 7:09 am)
Thank you for posting your hourly rates. Many independents around me charge $ 95-110 per hour and and tweak the book to the maximum. I don't excuse the insurance provider for the outlandish premium I pay despite no claims. Is it my fault the Florida people with four hurricanes and the Katrina people scammed them so badly? I keep hoping they will go from a mutual to a stock company as other mutuals have done, but my patience is wearing thin.I may choose to switch providers this year and save $1,000 and watch those b'stards go stock once I do so.. You do not have experience with Honda care but at least you admit so.But at least you are not a poseur as some others might be.My commendations on doing such cheap and clean warranty work. And based on your rates I can see your trepidation with ew. If only your competition was the same.

#2406 of 3776 Re: On-line extended warranty in California [duke23] by aspesisteve

Jun 17, 2008 (11:31 am)

Replying to: duke23 (Jun 16, 2008 8:20 pm)
you're being rediculous telling me I have to prove that I didn't need an EW with my Honda ownership. That I must state my age.
 
The fact that you can't believe that the majority of Honda's don't experience a catastophic break down says you don't even understand the business of selling warranties. That you don't understand that Honda makes a reliable product
 
You do know they make a profit off the EW...don't you?
It's simple math - the majority of these EW provide nothing more than security.
I understand that some people do use them. But for some reason you can't understand that I have not in my lifetime needed an EW??
 
"give it up bub" lol

#2407 of 3776 Note by tidester

Jun 17, 2008 (4:32 pm)

It seems the conversation is becoming somewhat personal. Let's try to stick closer to the topic and keep the discussion a bit more friendly. You can always scroll past messages you don't care to read.
 
tidester, host
SUVs and Smart Shopper

#2408 of 3776 Reliable cars are the solution by wisemoney

Jun 17, 2008 (5:54 pm)

Since people in this post seem to think I don't have experience to back my statements up. Let me just say this about my previous car.
 
I owned a 1996 Toyota Corolla and up until about 120,000 miles, there were NO MAJOR BREAKDOWNS. I took excellent care of the car following the maintenance schedule, and only minor things wore down like the tires, light bulbs, and brake pads. I spent less than $400 on repairs outside of the normal oil changes, tire changes, etc. between 0 and 120,000 miles. YES, I stated that correctly. It's only after 120,000 miles that I experience my first minor BREAKDOWN costing $250 to repair, and it involved a leaking brake fluid which caused a malfunction in brake operation.

#2409 of 3776 Et Al by duke23

Jun 17, 2008 (8:16 pm)

Tidester, I respect you and all your posts and I am friendly. This is internet, hard to take too seriously. wise, I believe you. He who will not be named. Whatever. Darn if that wasn't the gen x, y teenager's best comeback.All insurance companies need to earn a profit, all businesses do. In every bell curve, taught more in the bs, ms degrees than the ba, ma. there is a normal distribution.If you are in the hump of the curve, good for you. Inside but to the far right, I pity the fool. Basic insurance 101. I am not reposting the Honda Accord forum for late April '04 .Moving on.

#2410 of 3776 Re: Et Al [duke23] by aspesisteve

Jun 18, 2008 (9:43 am)

Replying to: duke23 (Jun 17, 2008 8:16 pm)

#2411 of 3776 ?? by mitzij

Jun 18, 2008 (10:23 am)

A bell curve (also taught in Chem I in high school ) doesn't work for service contracts. There's not an even number of 'winners' and 'losers' to balance out the bell when it comes to service contracts.There is no normal distribution to be found in service contract land. As I've stated before, a vast majority of purchasers of service contracts don't see a reasonable return of their money. (and I'm going by Chevy owners, Honda owners must really not need a service contract! ) The benefit usually does not outweigh the cost. In the case of car insurance, the possible benefit (getting a large accident paid for) is far greater than the cost (which we are required to spend anyway).

#2412 of 3776 Re: ?? [mitzij] by wisemoney

Jun 18, 2008 (11:46 am)

Replying to: mitzij (Jun 18, 2008 10:23 am)
A bell curve (also taught in Chem I in high school ) doesn't work for service contracts. There's not an even number of 'winners' and 'losers' to balance out the bell when it comes to service contracts.There is no normal distribution to be found in service contract land. As I've stated before, a vast majority of purchasers of service contracts don't see a reasonable return of their money. (and I'm going by Chevy owners, Honda owners must really not need a service contract! ) The benefit usually does not outweigh the cost. In the case of car insurance, the possible benefit (getting a large accident paid for) is far greater than the cost (which we are required to spend anyway).
 
Nicely stated. This is what I've been trying to explain to those who have Extended Warranties. It's nice to know that another person agrees with me.

Messages Page 242 of 379

To POST a message, please Sign In.

Advertisement

Browse by Category

Browse by Vehicle
   View All Vehicles

Browse by Board
Browse by Topic
View All Topics

Edmunds Community

Advertisement