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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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Replying to: vinnyny (Nov 20, 2007 6:51 am)
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Replying to: ducksdad007 (Nov 20, 2007 12:25 pm) What do the Feds have to do with a Class Action Lawsuit? I question whether the Feds could even force a recall by a foreign company. If you remember, several years ago one of the German companies (either Audi or BMW) cars had a defective transmission, and it was jumping out of park and rolling forward. Several deaths occurred. Unfortunately they never recalled or admitted the defect, and the US government could not force a recall by a foreign company.
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Replying to: maryh3 (Nov 21, 2007 7:40 am) http://www.car-forums.com/s10/t2240.html |
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Replying to: maryh3 (Nov 21, 2007 7:40 am) Audi was exonerated in the DOT investigation. Of course, the truth couldn't help Audi which almost went out of business in the US. Some good came of this travesty: the Audi debacle resulted in the addition of an added safety feature--the one that requires you to depress the brake before starting a car with an automatic transmission.
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