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#2756 of 3104 Re: [jwalls] by dantz Dec 02, 2008 (7:16 pm)
Replying to: jwalls (Dec 02, 2008 4:24 pm) You're very welcome. I'm glad it's working out so well.
#2757 of 3104 Re: [dantz] by jet10000 Dec 02, 2008 (7:27 pm)
Replying to: dantz (Dec 02, 2008 2:42 pm) I think you should buy your Honda Care contract from a Honda dealer in California, as there's no legal or honest way to do otherwise.   You shouldn't make that comment about legality or honesty until you have read the actual California code that supposedly restricts this type of sale. I have, and links have been posted to it, and it is very vague and does not specifically mention service contracts at all.   Some dealers were warned of this, and voluntarily decided to stop selling them. But I challenge you to find a SINGLE case where the State of California has went after any out of state dealership selling them in California. You will not find one. Replies to this message: dtownfb (Dec 02, 2008 8:53 pm) dantz (Dec 03, 2008 4:09 pm) jet10000 (Dec 03, 2008 6:26 pm)
#2758 of 3104 Re: [jet10000] by dtownfb Dec 02, 2008 (8:53 pm)
Replying to: jet10000 (Dec 02, 2008 7:27 pm) Also the OP did talk to Honda Corporate and that person was not aware of the supposed California restriction. Not saying it doesn't exist but I think the OP did due dilligence by contacting Honda directly. Shouldn't they knoW????
#2759 of 3104 Re: [jet10000] by dantz Dec 03, 2008 (4:09 pm)
Replying to: jet10000 (Dec 02, 2008 7:27 pm) Said by jet10000: You shouldn't make that comment about legality or honesty until you have read the actual California code that supposedly restricts this type of sale. I have, and links have been posted to it, and it is very vague and does not specifically mention service contracts at all.   I just helped a guy save almost $500 and all you can do is criticize my advice that he avoid getting tangled up in legal issues? Anyway, I found the links and read the code, and it's anything but clear. Issues like this are decided in court, not in online forums. Replies to this message: jet10000 (Dec 03, 2008 6:26 pm)
#2760 of 3104 Re: [dantz] by jet10000 Dec 03, 2008 (6:26 pm)
Replying to: dantz (Dec 03, 2008 4:09 pm) Anyway, I found the links and read the code, and it's anything but clear. Issues like this are decided in court,   I agree it should be decided in court. But your original statement declared that it was illegal and dishonest for a California resident to purchase an extended warranty outside of the state. I was merely pointing out that your statement is not accurate in that the code is not clear nor has it been fully resolved in the court. Since I pointed this out, others who read this forum will not be mislead by what you wrote.
#2761 of 3104 Re: update??? [gardinerr] by davidows Dec 08, 2008 (2:34 pm)
Replying to: gardinerr (Nov 25, 2008 1:04 pm) "This will determine if we can continue to operate through trial."   As I understand it, the only issue to be decided, even in the full trial, is whether Honda dealers can advertise via the internet, not whether they can sell to anyone from another state. That would be a clear violation of laws concerning restraint of trade and interstate commerce.   Therefore, even if Honda were to prevail, and I doubt they will, there is nothing stopping any of us from calling Saccucci, Bernardi, Curry or Hyannis Honda and requesting a price, as long as our own state law doesn't prohibit sellers from out of state, as with FL, WA and maybe CA.   So we should all make sure that we keep records of the contact info for these dealers (listed alphabetically), as their website addresses may disappear.   Bernardi Auto Group 960 Worcester Road Natick, MA 01760 800.455.5905 (p) 508.651.1394 (f) SalesTeamBernardiWarranty.com   Curry Honda, 765 Memorial Drive, Chicopee, MA 01020 Sales: 888-670-6449 Fax: 413-593-0230 internetcurrycars.com   Hyannis Honda 830 West Main Street Hyannis, MA 02601 Phone: (508) 778-7878 Fax: (508) 775-6855 infohondacareextendedwarranty.com   Saccucci Honda 1350 West Main Road Middletown, RI 02842 (401)-847-4737 salessaccucci.com   In any case, as long as the dealer is willing to sell you the Vehicle Service Contract, the dealer is the one taking the risk, not you. Your state may take action against the dealer, but they cannot invalidate your warranty, IMHO.   Even if Honda succeeds in blocking internet advertising, they would have no grounds for refusing to honor the Vehicle Service Contract, and it wouldn't be in their interest to do so. Imagine the consumer uproar if they were to even try! They might as well shoot themselves in the foot.   In fact, their database has no way of determining how you came to one of these dealers in the first place.
#2762 of 3104 Arrived here too late! by davidows Dec 08, 2008 (3:52 pm)
Having read about a few other's mistakes and lessons learned, I thought I should confess mine. Hopefully, someone else might learn from my mistake.   When I found the '06 Accord Hybrid I wanted online, it was being sold as a used car - dealer demo, with 11 months and almost 15K miles on it already, although I would be the first titled owner. I asked if they would sell it as a Honda Certified Used Car, and they agreed, but it added $800 to the price, before they offered to take $400 off the total. Not bad for a 1-year old car that would have been $32K new without the extended drive-train coverage, and I was getting for about $25K in cash.   Now I realize my mistake, though. All I really got for the $800 was the 7-year drive train warranty, but they had already performed the certification before I drove from Philadelphia to Baltimore (Dundalk, MD) to pick up the car. That's when I asked about upgrading it to a bumper-to-bumper warranty, as we had just done for my wife's 2008 Toyota Camry for under $800 (it was already being sold as a Toyota Certified Vehicle with less than 4K miles).   Just for the wrap-around service plan, on top of the $800 already paid for the HCUC drive-train coverage, Norris Honda wanted another $1400 and they were only willing to come down to $1200 something. I walked, and I'm glad I did. When I got home and found this thread, I only wished I hadn't wasted the $800 to have it certified in the first place.   I probably could have negotiated the $400 price reduction anyway, but even if I couldn't, I would have been better off to pay Bernardi $980 for a full warranty instead. Now I'll be paying twice for that drive-train coverage.   A couple of years ago, I was just lucky that I didn't have to pay $3000 or so for a rebuilt transmission in my 96 Accord EX. I bought it from a private party when it was just a year old, and I never purchased a service plan. Fortunately for me, some Hondas and Acuras from that year were covered by a consent decree the EPA enforced on Honda, which required them to repair any part, for 14 years or 150K miles, that would cause the vehicle to fail an emissions test. Since the transmission wouldn't shift out of first gear, that qualified. Driving in first gear all the time certainly would have caused more pollution.   I still haven't decided if it's worth it, just to cover the rest of the car for an extra 5 years or 84K miles. Since the car has over 6000 miles, I might as well wait until just before the 30,000 mile cutoff before deciding whether to buy the 60-month/84K-mile warranty extension available on a used Honda. Those warranties begin at the time of purchase, not the In-service date, as with a new car warranty sold before the vehicle has 6000 miles on it.   Since the car will be ~27 months from the In-service date by then, the warranty will last until the vehicle is 87 months or 114K miles from the original In-service date. Buying it now, would just overlap the 36/36 coverage by at least 12/12 and cause it to run out at 75 months or 102K miles instead. I might as well get all I can, if I decide to do it!   BTW, I was told that I wouldn't be able to extend the Honda Care after 30K miles. Does anyone know if that's true? I thought it should be any time before the factory warranty expires at 3 years or 36K miles. If that's true, I can probably get closer to 8 years or 120K miles.   Although that transmission failure would be covered under the drive-train warranty I already have, I've seen reports online that the A/C condenser in my Accord is vulnerable to damage from road debris and a replacement is $500-600 at today's prices. I sure don't want to find out what they cost in 4-5 years. I'd like to install some mesh to protect the condenser, but that might void the original warranty. It's another catch 22, or a case of "damned if you do and damned if you don't".
#2763 of 3104 Honda Odysey Extended Warranty by navisu Dec 09, 2008 (1:49 pm)
I bought 7 year extended warranty with my 07 odyssey ,which got rear ended and totaled and the waranty is useless now,can i get my money back for the unused years/miles? Please send me your suggestions.   I am not sure i posting on the right location,But i see a lot of useful tips and help content here,so decided to post here. Replies to this message: tidester (Dec 09, 2008 4:29 pm) duke23 (Dec 10, 2008 8:29 pm) tidester (Dec 11, 2008 12:30 pm) jet10000 (Dec 11, 2008 7:27 pm) and 1 more... ezshift5 (Dec 19, 2008 6:14 am) tidester (Dec 19, 2008 7:47 am)
#2764 of 3104 Re: Honda Odysey Extended Warranty [navisu] by tidester HOST Dec 09, 2008 (4:29 pm)
Replying to: navisu (Dec 09, 2008 1:49 pm) You should be able to get a prorated cancellation refund based either on miles driven or time elapsed. Typically, there would be a cancellation fee deducted from a refund.   tidester, host SUVs and Smart Shopper Replies to this message: duke23 (Dec 10, 2008 8:29 pm) tidester (Dec 11, 2008 12:30 pm) jet10000 (Dec 11, 2008 7:27 pm) duke23 (Dec 15, 2008 10:07 pm) ezshift5 (Dec 19, 2008 6:14 am) tidester (Dec 19, 2008 7:47 am)
#2765 of 3104 Honda Care by stripe1 Dec 10, 2008 (5:06 pm)
My three year 36,000 mile warranty expired 10-31-2008. I didn't realize until two weeks ago that it expired. I called a dealer in Philadelphia, and was told that I couldn't purchase Honda Care because the Mfg warranty had expired on 10-31. I only have 24,000 miles on my 06 Accord Sdn EX V-6. Is there any one that I can call other then a dealer for Honda Care? Replies to this message: jb_turner (Dec 10, 2008 7:41 pm)

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