Extended car warranties are B.S.

[Sawyer Rob]

Well, IF I bought a dodge pu, maybe I'd consider an extended warr., I mean the last one I bought sure could of used it!! BUT, I've got a lot smarter now, and I will NEVER buy another one of those POS ever again...

Last four vehicles we have bought were GM, and none have needed any extended warr., and all four (three older and one new) are still going strong!

SR

 

[dnw64]

Well, IF I bought a dodge pu, maybe I'd consider an extended warr., I mean the last one I bought sure could of used it!! BUT, I've got a lot smarter now, and I will NEVER buy another one of those POS ever again...

Nor will anyone else, since they haven't been making them for over a decade... :laughing:

 

[LouNY]

Well my current pickup is a Ram half ton with an engine that many people love to hate, the little V6 eco-diesel.
It'll be 5 years old this fall and now I'm looking and wondering what to do with it, and if I replace it with what.
Looked at Fords, nope; looked at Chevys maybe but several thousand more then a new Ram. So what to do,
I'm thinking another year or two anyways with her then a good possibility of another Ram and hopefully with a little diesel again.

 

[ovrszd]

I'm in farm country, mostly cattle operations. Rarely see a GM truck on the job. Very common to see them in the repair shops. One Son is a mechanic, works on GM more than other two combined. One Son works at a dealership parts counter. Sells more GM parts than others combined. Odd since the percentage of GMs on the road here is so small.

Dodge/Ram have a healthy share of the market. I think this is only because of the Power Stroke fiasco. With the introduction of the 6.7 Super Duty the Ram numbers are slipping.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Nor will anyone else, since they haven't been making them for over a decade... :laughing:

You can put lipstick on one and rename it, but it's still a dodge...

SR

 

[5030]

Nor will anyone else, since they haven't been making them for over a decade... :laughing:

Only the badging changed. Everything under the sheet metal is the Dodge or Diamler Chrysler or RAM or FCA, depending on the year... Pick your name, all the same...

 

[5030]

I had a somewhat similar deal...well not quite.
I bought a one year old 7K mile Corolla from a Honda dealer across the street from the Toyota dealership.

The Honda sales manager called me in his office and essentially tried to force the $800 extended warranty down my throat.
He simply would not take no for an answer.
He told me if I decided I did not want it, I could cancel with a phone call,..... if I did so within one week.
To get him off my back I agreed!

The following morning I called and cancelled the extended warranty.
My refund check arrived 5 days later.
Who buys an extended warranty on a one year old Corolla?

Who buys a corolla anyhow...except you.:laughing:

 

[ultrarunner]

Only new car bought in the family and it was factory ordered and spent the day watching the car go from body she'll to finished first start driving off the line...

19 years of trouble free ownership and no extended warranty...

 

[fried1765]

Who buys a corolla anyhow...except you.:laughing:

I have an E350 Mercedes, a K2500 4x4 Suburban, a 4x4 Jeep Wrangler, and the Corolla.
The Corolla is without question, the most trouble free of the bunch, though the Suburban is a close second.

 

[RjCorazza]

I bought an off-lease 1997 F150 with the horrible 4.2L V6 and 5 speed transmission, short bed 4x4. I twas a fun little truck to drive.
...

I had the same combo, MFG 01/01/97. Ford warrantied the 96 for the same timing cover and intake manifold gaskets, but flat out refused to fix mine. It was an expensive repair, but at least I avoided hydro locking the engine.
My DW finally killed it last year by riding the clutch in traffic.