Re: When is it worth purchasing an extended warranty on a used vehicle?

"Frank" <Frank@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>I generally don't buy extended warranty but I bought a 4 year old 4 door 
>civic (2002) that had been returned from a 4 year lease. Dealer offered
an 
>extra 1 year warranty making a total 6 years covered. I paid $500 for the

>warranty. In the End, Honda changed the automatic transmission twice, and
3 
>suspension components parts that were worth around $300 excluding labour.

>In my case, $500 was definitely worth it as everything happened to me 
>around 3-4 months after the standard 5 year warranty was over.

With Hondas, you did the wise thing.


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> "trailer" <st74dummy@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> If the vehicle has a lot of  bells and whistles it might be worth
>> considering an extended warranty.
>>
>> My last car was a Ford and the warranty just about paid for itself in
>> repairs.
>>
>> I just purchased a Honda with Navigation and a few other options.  I
did 
>> get
>> the extended warranty, but I debate every day if it was worth the extra

>> cost
>> because of Honda reliability.
>>
>> However, the 99 Accord I had purchased used had the ECM fail and the
>> warranty paid for it.
>>
>> Consumer Re****ts usually votes against them.
>> <techman41973@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> Is it ever worth purchasing an extended warranty on a used vehicle
>> that is relatively reliable (toyota, honda, etc.)?
>>
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