Re: Extended warranty or not?

In general it is better to be self insured if you can afford it. Extended warranties are high profit items for sellers. Did you ever wonder why Subaru keeps pushing them? Frank

Normally I don't consider extended warranties ffor products. That said I usually tend to buy beaters or new. Since the bumper to bumper is probably going to run out befor I get to know the vehicle, I am sort of tempted to get an extension on the warranty. I also have heard that the automatic transmissions are prone to failing, but I don't know how legit that claim is for the 2001 legacy L wagons.

F. Plant

I THINK (kinda confusing between the brochure and the website) Geico has an extended warranty the is 'exclusionary' (they tell you precisely what is not covered) and is 100,000mi NO time limit. For those of us that don't put miles on quickly that's cool. BUT deductible is $250.

might be wort investigating

Carl

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F. Plant wrote:

Extended warranty....yes, I'd did it, and think it'll pay off for me.

BUT, my advice is DON'T buy the "Classic Plan" that comes from Subaru America in their mailer you'll get in your mailbox. It's WAY overpriced. What they don't tell you is that you can get the official subaru warranty from any dealer, and that the dealer will nearly always discount off the list prices they tout in their mailer.

For the price SOA wanted to charge me for the Classic plan (which is little more than a power train warranty) for 60000 with a$250 deductible, I was able to get the 100k/6yr Gold Plus whatever warranty that was exclusionary coverage (everything covered except a list of things), NO DEDUCTIBLE and the same cost. You can choose a deductible if you prefer, though and pay even less.

I got mine from

(Subaru of ChicopeeMassachussetts).

Related thread:

-- Todd H.

2001 Legacy Outback Wagon, 2.5L H-4 Chicago, Illinois USA

Thanks for the links Todd. I'm looking at a Canadian warranty, the "Complete Care" from Subaru which sounds like your gold plus. I'm going to try asking for quotes from about a dozen dealers and see what I get. I'm also going to check what exactly is excluded as the brochure is quite simplified.

F.Plant

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I bought it. The Canadian version was a bumper-to-bumper and the different levels are based on how much deductable you pay per occurance, and for how long. In my case, it is four years or 160,000 KM whichever comes first, with a $100 deductable per occurance after the base warranty is over.

I think it depends on how much you rely on your car, the possibility of failure, and the potential cost of repair. I have the STi. It is a new engine combination (2.5l turbo) and the cost of a turbo failure is high. I also use the car for my daily commute so I rely on it heavily. If Subaru lives up to its reputation as a solid and very reliable car, I'll probably never need it. However, it gives me peice-of-mind that I won't be stung with a huge bill in the case of a major component failure. My understanding is that if the turbo fails, the car won't work, so for me, it was a no-brainer. I guess it really depends on your situation.