Monday, Jun 23, 2014 at 09:33
Some extended warranties will increase the warranty on specific major components to a set number of kms - say 300,000kms, for block, crankshaft, head, transmission, rear axle, etc. They're all different between different companies, you have to read the fine print.
I would have agreed with you, re extended warranties, many years ago - but with the exceptionally complex vehicles being produced today, and with the astronomical costs associated with any major drama - such as common rail injection repairs - then an extended warranty probably isn't such a waste today.
The problem is, when a major defect is built into a vehicle - such as early Toyota D4D injectors, or the Nissan ZD30 engines - then if you don't have extended warranty, the manufacturer is free to tell you to get stuffed - to tell you, "you're the only one having this problem" - and to deny everything - until they are finally, grudgingly, forced to admit, years down the track, that - "Yes, they did stuff up the design, big time". [:-(
Cheers, Ron.
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