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Replying to: sabre364 (Dec 25, 2007 12:18 pm)
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I got my 08 not too long ago (about 1500 miles on it so far) and while I was getting it there were a few things the dealer wanted to add like sound proofing, rust protection, etc. We said no to all of them. Of course now that the excitement of getting a new car is gone and we can make more calm decisions we are wondering if we should have gotten the extended warranty from Chrysler and if we still can get it? is it worth the money? how does it differ from the power train warranty? Thanks for any info! |
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Replying to: casolorz (Dec 25, 2007 12:49 pm) |
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Replying to: casolorz (Dec 25, 2007 12:49 pm) You can get a warranty from Chrysler at any time up until the 3 year/36k miles warranty is up. Google around for Chrysler Warranty. You'll get tons of hits. |
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Replying to: naatz1 (Dec 25, 2007 12:46 pm) The biggest difference between 08s and 07s that affects me is the now standard heated side mirrors. I will try to drop the dealer down a little bit more, but gettign an 07 with 0% for around 21k would be great. And I plan on keeping the car at least 6 years so resale is not an issue for me. |
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Replying to: casolorz (Dec 25, 2007 12:49 pm) I had the Max care on my 01 Jeep when it was a more reasonable $500 (and there was no power train automatically priced into the vehicle either, go figure!) however that was for 5 yr 70,000 at the price. It barely paid for itself since that vehicle has been pretty reliable: 2 of the 3 drivers seat heaters got replaced in that time. I bought a 7/70 Max care at 3/36 last Spring for my 04 Chrysler 300M which has been very reliable w/only one warranty repair in the 3 years - even with 7/70 powertrain they wanted $900 but in that case they'd wanted $1100 on day of purchase and it went DOWN (we got a $100 coupon from Chrysler that helped, interested the price to buy it from Chrysler via mail was higher than the dealer). We did have the instrument panel go out this summer which cost $700 so we have almost paid for it in the first 6 months. Dealers want you to buy these warranties or service contracts which is what they are officially called since they know you'll come back for more routine service like brakes & fluid changes as well, and most like our dealer do a good job but at 2-3x higher price than the corner garage. One of my thoughts however is with these extended or lifetime power train warranties any battles you may have w/Chrysler will go smoother with dealer records and the dealer on your side. The only other option for extended warranties is buying one from an independent outfit as I did some research on these (Warranty Gold, Warranty Direct, but one of these is out of business already...there are forums discussing these). Their price on my 300M turned out to be higher than the $900 I got from the dealer and I did not consider mixing that with a Chrysler lifetime warranty this Fall on our new Jeep. Also you get free towing/jump start etc, free rentals if > a day service or if problems away from home with Chrysler's service contracts. I did ask the ominous question what if Chrysler sells Jeep but the dealership said the warranties go to the new buyer, just like they did from Daimler to Cerebus ... well you never know. |
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Replying to: naatz1 (Dec 26, 2007 6:24 am) I got a quote from a dealer's website (found him via google, heard about him in other forums) for $750 for a 5 years/60k miles with $100 deductible warranty. Not bad. That's hundreds less than what my dealer wanted.
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Replying to: verdugo (Dec 26, 2007 7:39 am) BTW, I should have mentioned in my post above, for anyone reading this, all my service contracts were with a $100 DEDUCTIBLE. It's worked fairly well to lump 1-2 things together at a time (now that I think of it, when I had them change my instrument cluster last summer they checked a tranny thing which was a fluke and replaced a door speaker that had a slight rattle too, all for a single $100 payment). It's a great debate if they are worth it but with all the expensive parts (that even the corner mechanic has to buy from Chrysler or even NAPA is not always that cheap), new US vehicles are a pricey maintenace proposition despite being usually less expensive than overseas brands. |
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Replying to: verdugo (Dec 26, 2007 7:39 am) I have heard of eservicecontracts.com on a couple of jeep forums.
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Just lease an 08 GC Limited. 4.7 V8 with NAV and back up camera, Chrome rims, Chrome rear tail light gards, chrome gas tank cover. nothing down only first payment. 512.00 per month. 12,000 miles, 36 months Do you think I got a good deal? |
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