Extended Warranty: didn't pay for itself for me fwiw

I gambled, I lost. :-) Ah well.

That 30k mi is now down to about 600 miles. My car's in today with a variety of nitty complaints fishing for the last ounces of value out of the warranty, and nothing came of the fishing expedition.

o drivers door window squeaks mid-travel. Dx: worn weather strip and rubber components requiring taking apart the door and a part they don't stock. Est: $300. Not covered by warranty. o groaning of rear wiper motor during cold weather. Claimed it was my wiper blade and no noise made when wiper blade lifted from glass. *sigh* The noise I experience is indpeendent of that, but of course it's not cold today. I wonder if having the complaint on record may help when it does get cold. o groan/squeak from rear strut when going over curbs or speedbumps slowly. No problem found. Strut not leaking at least, which is good news. Dunno if suspension would be covered or not anyway. o Broken retainer clip on rear headrest. $26. Interior trim not covered.

So, despite a lot of early trips to service for various engine and idle issues and it being relatively new in a subaru design cycle (which motivated me to seek the extended coverage I normally turn down), the car has been awfully damned reliable in it's mid-life. I think I did get about $400 worth of repairs or so out of the warranty, but nothing really to write home about.

So the warranty didn't pay off for me, for whatever that's worth in the net.knowledgebase.

Happy subie-ing,

-- Todd H.