How warranties actually work.

[Trogdor]

Originally Posted by SLOW_V

Extended warranty is always a gimmick

Depends on the company. You can ask a handful of people and they will tell you they had a shit experience with them.

If you ask me, I had about $3,400 worth of repairs covered on my wife's old Rav 4 including; a transfer case and a throttle body. Certainly made up for the $1900 initial cost.

Or if you ask Tom (Evoacha) on EvoMN he swears by them.

All depends on the company providing the warranty.

[Perkul8r]

When I bought my used 01 nissan altima, I did get the extended warranty. It was offered through the nissan dealership back home.

I never thought I would need it. However. Two days before the warranty was up, the intake manifold gasket had gone to hell. I wasn't able to get up to the dealership for another week. They still covered it when i got there.

I couldnt believe it. They even covered the rental car for the day. So in this instance, it was a good thing.