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34 messages, Last post on Sep 06, 2007 at 4:58 AM
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Are you sure? Two years ago, people in this forum were stating that, after careful research, they had decided to buy a Warranty Gold policy. They were thrilled by the price, financial security, and coverage offered by this company. Now, those same people are behind the eight ball because WG's insurer filed bankruptcy, leaving these posters and several HUNDRED THOUSAND people with expensive, useless pieces of paper. Their contracts. If you type in 'extended warranty' in a search engine, you'll come up with hundreds of websites wanting to sell one. There is a reason for this: Service contracts make money. Lots of money. The average consumer will not see a return of his money when he buys a service contract. There are instances where you will, but be prepared for the inspection-before-authorization process, the 'we will pay for a USED engine' line, and the 'we only pay 1 1/2 hours labor for that transmission replacement' spiel.
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| Warrantywarehouse is a scammer. they have stole monies from folks and from myself. Just like warranty gold they will soon be gone! | |
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| I just cannnot believe that this company called me AGAIN after I have told them over a month ago that I am not interested in doing business with them, and not to call me. Last September I listed my telephone number with the Federal Trade Commission to be placed on the Nationwide "Do Not Call List", and I even instructed the salesman from Warranty Warehouse, Inc. to put me on their own "Do Not Call List". He told me that he would. Evidently this company does not play by the rules, so I reported them to the FTC. Maybe now they will get my message. | |
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I am a WarrantyWarehouse customer. I enrolled in January and I am a customer from Tampa Bay, FL. I researched Warrnaty Warehouse before I enrolled. Their BBB rating does say they are a company that was started in 1983. I also was nervous about legalities of companies doing business in Florida, so I looked up their license in Florida. It is listed under their administrator American Guardian Warranty Services. Here is the license #: 75-3055774. I got the license info off of the Florida Department of Insurance website. I have not seen the Am Best logo on the website of WarrantyWarehouse. When I enrolled they sent an inspector to make sure the vehcile was ok. I passed. The policy began right away. I had a repair for a powerwindow that stopped working the first month of my policy. $189.56 was the repair bill. They covered it. I admit I favor these guys because I had a good experience with them. They do have my real address on file, and I was satisfied with the research I did. And most important my claim got paid. I have read posts on Edmunds for a long time. If these guys suck in the future I will call them out on it, but only customers should put messages on Edmunds, not rival companies. |
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I am shocked and apalled of this!! I was scrwewed by WarrantyGOld and am now a Warehouse customer. I am not sure if you work for another compnay but not only am I happ I chose them, they padi a $1800 repare without hassle, and are definitely liscended in FLorida. Due your research, you are the one who lost out!! |
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I'm glad you're happy with your service contract. There are many people who are tickled pink pre-paying for repairs. I hope the company does not go belly-up before your next claim. This does bring me to an anecdote, however. I work in the service dept of a small dealership. One of my customers came in for repair. He was gushing about the service contract he'd bought with his new truck. 'That's the best money I ever spent!' That would be great, but, his service contract had not kicked in yet. All of the repairs done to date were under GM warranty. Even after I told him this, he still stated that service contract was the best money he ever spent. |
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I am not sure what you mean....I did not have to 'Pre-Pay for repairs'....At this point I am already head of the game by $450..... Worrying about the compnay going Belly-Up? Major compnaies all seem to fall, Enron, Ect...What it comes down to is peace of mind!! I felt good about the compnay even after my experience with Gold!! I chose them based on their partnerships, coverage, past history, and the fact they have 24/7 Customer Service....It wqas better than getting 'Robbed' by my dealer... |
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Well, most people who buy service contracts do not see such a quick return of their 'investment' That's why I call it pre-payment. Maybe you had a preexisting condition and the company didn't catch it. Maybe you got 'lucky' and had a major failure. I hope you get 'lucky' again. I work for a dealership service department. In the time I've been here, I've only seen a handful of people recoup their 'investment'. But it is a free country, buy a service contract if you really want to, but you'll see few glowing endorsements on this forum. You might check in the archive for warranty gold customers who researched diligently and purchased plans. They were happy as larks until June of last year. WG had a stellar record, was in business for years, then, as if by magic, it all went away. Now thousands of people are left holding very expensive pieces of paper instead of their 'peace of mind' |
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highrolla, what mitzij means by pre-paying for your repairs is, when you buy an extended service contract, the company you buy from invests that money to pay your claims when you have them. So you're paying $1000 now for the transmission job 3 years from now that will cost $2000. kcram Host Smart Shopper and FWI Message Boards |
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Think about it this way: only one of the following two statements can be true for an independent extended warranty company: 1. The extended warranty company remains solvent. 2. The average customer gets back more in repairs than they spent on the warranty. For a manufacturer-backed warranty, however, the equation is different. Maybe it's worth $450 a policy to GM to keep their customers happy, and coming back to GM. If an independent warranty company loses $450 a policy, it goes out of business pretty darn quick. |
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