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Extended warranty on used 05 WRX worth it?

Hi,

I'm buying a used MY05 WRX wagon with 7k miles from a local Subaru dealer. The car was a trade in and had a problem with the transmission slipping out of reverse. A brand new transmission was put in (under warranty) after it was taken in. It's actually a little more than 1 year old so has about 2 years left on the bumper-to-bumper and about 4 years on the powertrain warranties. The dealer offers an extended 5/60 b-to-b warranty for $1800 (car is $20k before tax). This would be 5 years total, not 5 years in addition to the remaining 1.5.

Do folks think getting this extended warranty is a good idea?

Thanks for any help,

-Brett.

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Edward Hayes

I too would be inclined to pass on the (Dealer's at least) extended warranty. If you want, you can send me $1800, and I'll stand behind your tranny* for 5/60. You've got factory drivetrain coverage for another 53k, right? I would think that if anything were to happen, as a result of the neglect or abuse, it would probably happen within that period. Extended warranties, offered by the dealer, are typically over-priced fluff and should be avoided. Buy the car from the dealer, do the rest on your own. The only reason to buy these,or any, add-ons at the dealer is to: preserve your warranty, or to bundle into financing.

Honestly, if you're that worried about it, you're probably better off passing on this car. Keep looking.

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j

Yes, correct.

This is sort of what I suspected, thanks for the input.

No, way, I've already bought it! I wasn't worried, just wanted to go in as informed as possible. Now that I've driven it for a day and after driving my previous car (Toyota Echo) this car makes me smile like the guy in the "male firmness pill" commercial.

Weee,

-Brett.

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Brett Viren

Well, when I bought an almost new car a few years back I opted for the extended warranty seeing as it only added a small amount of money to my monthly payment. However, after I settled into the car and really read the warranty it didn't really cover anything that is likely to fail. All of the things listed were things like pistons, that practically never fail. The things specifically excluded were all the things most likely to go wrong. I actually had a barometric pressure sensor fail a couple years in, it WAS covered but it was only a $400 job/part so I am still not getting anything out of the warranty.

You should read the warranty details and decide for yourself.

--Dan

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dg

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