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How long have you worked for Auto Warranty, Stella? Is business slow?   You just joined today, and have a lot of knowledge about this company.
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Replying to: luvmybenz (Jul 27, 2007 8:27 am) |
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and talks like an advertiser... Stella, When you say 'reinsurance' policy, do you mean one backed by an RRG? One of the biggest SCCs in the internet is backed by a Risk Retention Group, so it's not always small companies that are backed this way. Joel, you really carry service contracts on your personal vehicles?! I thought I knew you better than that! Well, as long as you wrangled a good price out of that sneaky F&I guy. 
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My sweet mother-in-law bought a 2005 Honda CRV in May,2005. She doesn't drive very many miles a year so she decided to buy the extended warranty, 6yrs/75k. She hasn't even reached the period that the extended warranty would start. She got a letter saying API, the company that she got the EW with, went bankrupt. What if anything should she do? I was surprised that they didn't sell her the Honda Care Warranty. Does the dealership have any responsibility here?
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Replying to: 8sparkplugs (Aug 02, 2007 6:11 pm) In other cases where a SCC went under, some dealers have paid claims out of thier own pockets, some have done partial payments, others say 'tough luck'. Next time, tell her to skip the service contract. In the 10 years it'll take her to drive 20,000 miles, she is unlikely to use it. Her biggest problem will probably be a crapped-out battery due to lack of driving. Batteries aren't covered by service contracts. Dealerships sell third-party contracts more often than mfg-backed ones for one reason: money. They make more profit off third-party ones than mfg-backed ones. My former F&I guy would 'advise' against GMPP, even though he knows it's a superior product.
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Replying to: mitzij (Aug 03, 2007 3:40 am) Spend a couple hundred extra and get the factory service contract. Though now days with the longer factory warranties the after markets are usually more expensive. When Ford went to 5yr/60K standard Powertrain warranty my service contract prices dropped an average of around $400. Also if an Am warranty is extremely inexpensive there is probably a reason why.
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I've seen some aftermarket contracts that cost MORE than GMPP. I'm constantly amazed at what people get themselves into. (I make a habit of reading customers' contracts when they give 'em to me) |
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Replying to: joel0622 (Aug 03, 2007 4:02 am)
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Replying to: jipster (Aug 03, 2007 6:17 am)
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Replying to: joel0622 (Aug 03, 2007 6:32 am) I have yet to get anything from them in the mail about getting my van serviced or buying any of their preowned cars. Maybe, it is because they screwed me out of my "free tires for life" and they knew what the answer would be. Who knows. |
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