When I bought my 2001 van new I extended the warranty (at that time it was 3 /36,000) I did 5 yr 50,000 maxicare with a $50 deductable. It was $800 from the dealership for that 5/50 bumper to bumper plan and it seems to cover a lot of stuff here.
I used the plan so far for tie rods and a few other front end things, heater went out, power door broke, needed new battery etc, besides the deductables my only real costs were an alignment and brake pads, so I sure can't complain much.
Well I am 4 years into this contract and just hit
46,000 miles, I still have about 12 months and about 4,000 miles left (whichever comes first) on the 5/50,000 plan... I took the van in to get my rear heater checked out (blowing cold only) and thought i should check into what it will cost to extend it some more here...The service dept of this dealer i liked, they seem fast and reliable and cover most everything each time i bring the car in, but the sales manager who i sat down to talk to about this warranty extension (to me anyways) seemed to be a huge jerk... ok hes a jerk but i just wanted to get my info on extending the warranty...
He says to stay with a $50 deductable, based on my current info 46,000 miles 4 yrs into the warranty I bought for $800 when I bought the van, to extend me with that same coverage (maxicare $50 deduct, for upto 100,000 miles would run me $3450.
That just seemed crazy to me (the amount) has anyone else sat down before their extended service warranty was expired and had that sort of a shock at renewal prices or was this guy trying to totally rob me (got the feeling he was a bigtime jerko)....
Called another dealer (blind call) was gonna get their price over phone for my details and info yet haven't got a call back from them yet...
Bill