ChiefD
Footballguy
That's a pretty good deal, especially for that truck. Congrats.
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SUV shopping - looking for ideas where to start... (1 Viewer)
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Ron Swanson
Footballguy
That's about as good as it gets. Nice work!
MTskibum
Footballguy
All extended warranties are a ripoff. They make money on the overhead, just put that money away.
If you do get an extended warranty, make sure it is through the factory. I have been listening to guys who wrote the below article on the radio for years. They specailize in helping people make car decisions.
Are Extended Vehicle Warranties A Good Investment?
CarPro Show host Jerry Reynolds explains why buying an extended warranty from a good auto dealership is a good investment.
www.carpro.com
snellman
Footballguy
As someone who works in the service side of a dealership. Extended warranties are not a ripoff as long as you are buying the right one and know what you are getting. If you are someone that can put away 4-5K for car repairs and not touch it, don't buy an extended warranty. If you are not and plan on keeping the vehicle a while, buy one. I am the service manager at my dealership and I buy an extended warranty when I buy my vehicles. I normally keep my vehicles 6-7 years (100K-120K), and have to pay for repairs done to them just like the customer that comes in the door (I do get parts at a discount, but when you are looking at a 1200-1300 repair, the parts discount is not huge). Yes, I get the extended warranty at a discount because of my employment, but it is an insurance policy for future repairs that my vehicle may need. No matter what they tell you, there is no service contract that is a true bumper to bumper warranty, and if you understand that you will be better off.
All extended warranties are a ripoff. They make money on the overhead, just put that money away.
If you do get an extended warranty, make sure it is through the factory. I have been listening to guys who wrote the below article on the radio for years. They specailize in helping people make car decisions.
Are Extended Vehicle Warranties A Good Investment?
CarPro Show host Jerry Reynolds explains why buying an extended warranty from a good auto dealership is a good investment.
When a dealer sells you a service contract, part of the sale is profit and part of the sale goes into another fund of the dealer for the future repairs that are administered by the service contract. The fewer repairs you have, the more the dealer will end up making because those funds are not used. The more repairs you have done, the less the dealer will make or possibly even lose because of the repairs you have done.
I used to be somewhat against service contracts because if you didn't need to use them, you were losing money. However, with the cost of repairs going up along with the complexity of repairs that 95% of us can't do on our own. I strongly encourage people to purchase a service contract for their vehicle. Just don't purchase one of the ones you see on TV or online. Having dealt with those companies for customers that bring their vehicle into the shop it is a very painful experience. Find a dealer that you trust, and buy it from them. If they sell them, they also work with them in the service department and are not going to sell one that is difficult to deal with on the repair side.
glvsav37
Footballguy
We might be in the market soon. My wife has a 2012 Honda Pilot that she loves, but its getting old and needs to be replaced by summer.
Her Pilot is a tank and she loves the large-sized vehicles. We are a travel sports family—ice hockey—so we need something with good capacity for both running to weekly practices with a bag or 2 in the back as well as on road trips with luggage.
She also wants to keep the 3rd row
What's out there these days in that size? I know they changed the Pilot as few years ago and it got smaller. Doubt we could do new but a year or 2 older would be fine.
Her Pilot is a tank and she loves the large-sized vehicles. We are a travel sports family—ice hockey—so we need something with good capacity for both running to weekly practices with a bag or 2 in the back as well as on road trips with luggage.
She also wants to keep the 3rd row
What's out there these days in that size? I know they changed the Pilot as few years ago and it got smaller. Doubt we could do new but a year or 2 older would be fine.
gianmarco
Footballguy
Absolutely love our Palisade. Sister vehicle to a Telluride so look at that too. Can't recommend the Palisade enough.
The other one I found similar in size and price was a VW Atlas. Liked that a good bit but don't own it.
matttyl
Footballguy
Or none at all? I bought a (used) Tahoe 2 years ago and opted for the warranty as I was using it as a tow vehicle for a 5k pound travel trailer. Haven’t used it to tow as much as we thought, and it’s been a tank - no issues at all. Moreover, I’m pretty mechanically inclined, so tend to fix small things myself. At most it might need the oil and transmission fluid cooling lines replaced soon, but t he warranty was like $2k with a $250 deductible - but it was for 3 years and 24k miles.
GoBirds
Footballguy
So I’m less mechanically inclined and I would be able to expense it through our company.
