Car warranties

Alright we all know dodge neons are not the most reliable car out on the road. I have one and its a Dodge Neon r/t 99 with 57,578 miles on it and so far so good I have not had any serious problems with it (it had minor window problems and other little things that were covered under the warranty fixed and working well). I have the option to purchase an extended warranty for $1,000 to extend my coverage bumper to bumper up to 100,000 miles outside of dodge with a company who handles warranties. Im curious if any members have bought these warranties and actually had great success with them. I’m very interested in the warranty as I am planning to keep the car for awhile as im a poor college student


Thanks

Jason

[skuz]

Well I have absolutely no experience with warranties, so far I didn't buy a car still on warranty. My newest is 14 years old and I've had it for 8 years.

But, knowing Dodge's reputation and based on friends' experience with them, an extended warranty may be very handy.
Carefully read the warranty paper, I would be very cautious with a 3rd party warranty company.

[nunyadam]

read what is covered very carefully.

Originally posted by skuz

But, knowing Dodge's reputation and based on friends' experience with them, an extended warranty may be very handy.
Carefully read the warranty paper, I would be very cautious with a 3rd party warranty company.

Yes! Me too! You might be better off taking that grand and putting it in the car repair account. Even a major problem can be covered by that much.

[Omardeth]

yes read it carefully , u will be suprised what isn't covered in them . is the car paid for ? are you able to get a new car? i am not saying the neon is a bad car , even bad cars have good ones mixed in but if you are that worried why not get rid of it and get a newer car ? or is that outta the question .

so far i have not had any real problems. since im getting a $1000 for taxes im just gonna keep it to the side for just in case with the car. thanks

[Ed_S]

I've worked at a Ford dealer all my life - I'd strongly recommend not getting a 3rd party warranty.

It may sound great on paper, but in practice it's another story. Some of them may be great, I can't say for ALL, but most are a major pain.

Expect delays - they usually have to authorize every little thing individually. For example, let's say a major repair's in progress & something additional is found neccessary. Job just came to a grinding halt while they spend a day or two playing with paperwork. Meanwhile, the technician has worked on twenty other cars w/o using his lift which is tied up with your car - imagine how utterly thrilled he is to slam that thing back together & roll it...think this might affect the quality of the job just a tad???

And warranty co's often nickel-and-dime a job to death, too.

Remmeber, whenever you sign a repair order that says "repair as per XYZ co" you are no longer the paying customer - XYZ co is. But they get to hide behind the repair shop who has to deal with the owner & explain all the delays...

Compare this to a manufacturer's warranty, were the dealership is the warranty agent & determines coverage on the spot, and is guaranteed payment by the manufacturer....

Brings up the subject - who will honor this co's policy? Our service dept has refused to deal with some co's...

And a grand for what comes to 40K miles coverage seems steep. You've had no major problems so far, just keep up the maintenance & bank the money just in case - if nothing major ever happens, you've got a downpayment on the next one...


If you're still interested, then:

Get a specific list of covered components. They may say B-to-B, but I'll bet there's a long list of non-covered items.
Ask who honors it, then go to a couple places & ask their advise. If they welcome it with open arms it may be OK.

Ed_s thanks i think i will save the money for a rainy day. appericate it much

[Omardeth]

wow thats about scarey .

[kenyg]

watch for fine print -