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Hatchbacks Honda Fit Honda Fit Extended Warranty
23 messages, Last post on Dec 28, 2008 at 9:24 PM
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| I've been offered an extended warranty on my Fit I purchased in April by the dealer who just sold my wife her Fit. He says I can buy the warranty (7 years, 100,000 miles) for just short of $800US. He sold my wife on the warranty based on the cost of the electronics in her car (the automatic) after the expiration of the 3 year Honda warranty. What's the consensus - is it worth it? | |
The Honda warranty is not three years. It is now 5 years 60,000 miles, I believe.
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Replying to: fitman548 (Mar 12, 2007 12:27 pm) |
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Replying to: scottgroff (Mar 12, 2007 10:10 am) |
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Replying to: scottgroff (Mar 12, 2007 10:10 am) |
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Replying to: scottgroff (Mar 12, 2007 10:10 am) 14 Years ago when I bought my first Civic new, I bought an extended warranty. 6 Years or 60,000 miles or something like that. I regret it for a few reasons It's a honda -- it's supposed to last and they usually do, so you need an extended warranty less than other cars. Also, It's a 'warranty' so it only covers manufacturers defects and such not wear and tear. So the longer your warranty the less likely it is that the problem you encounter will be covered under the warranty. Your 3 year, 36000 mile warranty gets the job done, and anything beyond that should be 1) rare and 2) normal wear and tear repairs. As for paint protection -- I bought that too. Some sort of BS clearcoat added by the dealer. The paint suffered normal wear and tear and after being in a few accidents whatever positive effects it brought weren't on the entire care -- only the old, unrepaired sections. The best results for getting paint to look good in the long run were relatively simple: I got the car repainted from head to toe. Looked great. |
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Replying to: scottgroff (Mar 12, 2007 10:10 am) It should be incredibly reliable. Even more reliable than a Civic. |
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I wrote about this on the fitfreak.net website but will post my 2¢ worth in here also. It will save some folks at least that much, I think . . . Re: Honda Care--BEFORE YOU SIGN ON THE DOTTED LINE, read one more time this Honda Care clause that seems to have sweeping implications. It is in section IV. WHAT IS NOT COVERED: M. Negligence, error or omission on the part of any servicing DEALER, repair facility or CCMC, or any MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN or consequential damage to YOUR VEHICLE caused by negligence, error or omission. The all-caps words are in the definitions in front of the contract. DEALER means an authorized HONDA dealership. So to me, this clause sounds like a total loophole if Honda simply wants to deny coverage. As I read it, even if you dutifully take your vehicle to your HONDA DEALER for routine maintenance and even if you can prove that they messed up your car bigtime thru "negligence error or omission" which leads to MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN, this clause has indemnified them against any damages you might be able to claim! I got suckered into buying HC for more that TWICE what it is available for online, felt ripped off and wretched, so I cancelled it. You cannot get it again once you cancel. I am flying w/o a safety net now and feel ok about it. It is a Honda. But if you just gotta have the HC for peace of mind, here is what I suggest: Go online and find the dealers/vendors that offer it for the lowest price. The best deals I found were at: Bernardi Honda (Natick, MA), Saccucci Honda (Middletown, RI), Curry Honda (Chicopee, MA), College Hills Honda (Wooster, OH). Call them up and talk to them about getting HC on your vehicle, make sure it is possible, (for instance, it seems Florida owners must buy from Florida dealers etc.). While on the phone with the dealer offering a good price for HC, reconfirm the price, and then print out their price list. Then when the slick finance guy at the dealership tries to sell you Honda Care for more than you can buy it online, pull out printouts of the Honda Care prices from the dealer of your choice and use them to negotiate a better deal, preferably priced as low or lower, than the one on your printout. Sionce the lots aren't brimming with unsold Fits right now about the only thing left to negotiate about is the extras and add-ons, so you might as well play hardball with those.
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Replying to: pueo (May 14, 2007 8:58 am) |
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Hello, I am new on this board-and I would appreciate immensely for some info-but this may take an Attorney-but if anyone knows-please help. 3 days ago I purchased a "used" 2008 Fit w/ 2200 miles on it. $15,900-Baby blue Sport w/ AT. Lots of accessories-I think I made a really good deal. I purchased the extended warranty from the Honda Dealership in Bentonville, Ark and I reside in Springfield, Mo-dealership here would not negotiate whatsoever and had a very small inventory. My extended warranty was for 8 years and 100,000 miles-cost $1100.00 Supposedly, some lady purchased the car, owned it 3 months, did not like the size, traded it in on a Toyota in Joplin, Mo-and the Fit ended up back on the lot in Ark. As I was going thru the papers from the glovebox-I noticed that the original owner(lady) had also bought an extended warranty. So, the Dealership in Ark sold the same Fit twice in 3 months, and sold an extended warranty twice in 3 months! Is this legal?? Why was the original extended warranty not applied to me..I am sure extended warranties are transferable. Any recource to get my 1100 bucks back?? Should I call a Lawyer?? or is this legal. I am also paranoid the dealership here in Sprld will not be very "friendly" to do any warranty work since I chose not to purchase the car or the warranty from them.
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