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Edmunds article: Third-Party Extended Warranty Scams
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Replying to: greasykid1 (Jul 10, 2007 12:48 pm)
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Replying to: thaitravellr (Jul 10, 2007 12:54 pm) |
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I would like to purchase the OEM warranty for my '06 Pilot. Has anyone been able to negotiate the price in FL on these warranties? The in-state versus out of state prices are unreal  For a 48/48 an online quote from an out of state dealer was $1,205 and the in state dealer was $2,705 
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Replying to: jam8 (Jul 14, 2007 5:19 am) |
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Replying to: jam8 (Jul 14, 2007 5:19 am) You FL folks need to band together and get extended auto policies excluded from this law. If you go to any of the online HC links, like the one user msw66 provided, they will not sell you a plan once you disclose you live in FL. BTW, there is a HC specific forum here at Edmunds . Dennis |
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Replying to: dwynne (Jul 14, 2007 7:06 am) I was hoping to learn from other Floridian's experience. I know it is a rip-off. Florida's insurance situation is a nightmare, and extended warranties are a minimal issue. I just renewed my professional liability insurance and there was a 2% surcharge to help bail out Citizens Insurance, the State's property insurance Company. I've got a real problem with it.
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Replying to: jam8 (Jul 14, 2007 10:04 am) I too got that on my State Farm auto policies. Don't ya just love it? For those not familiar with Citizens, it's a state run home owner's insurance company for folks that live on the coast and can't get insurance elsewhere. So instead of jacking up the policy holders rates, our lovely legislators are forcing the rest of us Floridians to chip in with a surcharge on EVERY insurance policy, homeowners, auto, liability, etc, etc.
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Replying to: jam8 (Jul 14, 2007 10:04 am) If you don't own property out of state, I am not sure of the cost and legality of setting something up to dodge the FL law. A mailboxes etc type address would be cheap enough to set up, but you are likely to run afoul of the law if you got caught. Dennis
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Replying to: dwynne (Jul 14, 2007 1:09 pm) |
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| I am trying to find out if Audi offers its own extended warranty. I have read a press release somewhere they made an agreement about 2003 with the JM&A group, wherein their dealers would sell JM&A's warranty products. The JM&A website is unsettling because it talks primarily about increasing sales and profits for the dealers, and relatively little about customer satisfaction with their warranties. My local dealer (Checkered Flag Audi in Virginia Beach, VA) only offers extended warranties through them, as do all the local Checkered Flag dealerships in other brands. I have the feeling this is more because of greater profits for them than better service for the customers, but I'm kind of cynical that way. One message I took from the extended warranties discussions on Edmunds a year or two ago was to avoid third-party warranties if at all possible, due to problems with getting repairs approved, and finding places that would accept the warranties, whereas all brand dealerships would/have to accept their own brand's warranty. But if Audi doesn't have its own OEM warranty, then it's third-party or nothing. If the JM&A warranty is "endorsed" (for lack of a better word) by Audi, then I would presume all Audi dealerships would accept it. Any feedback will be much appreciated. | |
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