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Vans & Minivans Honda Odyssey Article Comments - 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan vs. 2007 Honda Odyssey Touring
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Replying to: ducksdad007 (Nov 08, 2007 12:48 pm) Were you not aware of the lifetime powertrain warranty on the GC? The transmission is part of that.
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Replying to: tedebear (Nov 09, 2007 11:47 pm)
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Replying to: tedebear (Nov 09, 2007 11:47 pm) Bottomline: LIFETIME WARRANTY = GIMMICK.
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Replying to: jchan2 (Nov 17, 2007 10:44 pm) |
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Replying to: vinnyny (Nov 18, 2007 5:05 am) GM just announced a 100,000K TRANSFERABLE powertrain warranty too. Years ago cars used to rust out so few were ever required to reach those high mileages. They were being discarded due to chasis problems. Now many of us are going 200,000 or more. There are pros and cons to doing this verses trading in every 3 years. I will probably keep my new 08 van for a long time too. |
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Replying to: vinnyny (Nov 18, 2007 5:05 am) How many people? Well, I keep my vehicles 10 years before trading them in, so for someone like me it's an excellent program. For someone like my wife's aunt, who drives a new car 2-3 years and sells it and rarely ever does anything else to it except fill it up with gas during that time, well, maybe a lifetime warranty isn't the best thing for them. The lifetime warranty is free, as is the powertrain inspection every 5 years. No other manufacturer's warranty comes even close. I'm glad I have it on my new Sebring.
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Replying to: tedebear (Nov 18, 2007 5:52 pm) Not to disappoint you, but almost nothing is free, inccluding this warranty. Chrysler pays for it and so do you. You can bet that there's a line in Chrysler's end-of-year accounting reports that either shows how much they paid to outside insurers for the "lifetime warranty" or shows the millions they charged off as warranty expenses for the year. They might even show millions in "warranty reserves" for anticipated costs. If Chrysler pays for it, you pay for it. For the X% who actually will keep their Chrysler product 10 years, the warranty might be a good deal. For the millions of people who won't, it's just an added expense (however well it might be hidden).
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Replying to: vinnyny (Nov 19, 2007 6:43 am) I believe Chrysler can offer this warrenty because 1. They don't have lots of powertrain issues. The other piddly things that send people to the mechanic other than powertrains aren't covered after 36K. 2. A certain number of their products will be totalled in crashes, stolen, repossessed, or simply leased out. LOTS of autos are leased instead of bought anymore. Invalidates the warranty. 3. A large number of their products will be traded in invalidating the warranty. 4. A certain portion of people won't do the simple 5 year check up invalidating the warranty. The 3.3L and 3.8L engines are tried and true as Chrysler has had lots of time to work out the bugs. Its the 4.0L and the new 6 speed transmission that concerns me so I'm glad they offered this warranty.
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Replying to: maryh3 (Nov 19, 2007 7:12 am) I agree with everything you've said, but I'll take it one step further. Warranties aren't free. You pay for it somewhere. I'd be willing to bet that if buyers were presented the choice of a lifetime limited warranty or $500 cash and a 5/60 powertrain warranty, most buyers would take the cash and the regular, fully-transferrable warranty.
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