Originally Posted By: geeman789
Illegal, yes.... worthwhile to challenge via the legal process... a big MAYBE...?
Time and cost become factors... the car in question is 8 years old, with 95 000 miles, and a resale value of about $ 1000 bucks... give or take.
The owner says that the car maker is being sticky about a couple of undocumented oil changes... and as we all know, there are two sides to every story...
And those who follow the "by the book ... " dealer maintenance schedule will often end up paying for any "warranty..." claim anyway, thru excessive maintenance costs. Inspect and adjust, rotate tires and change oil ... that'll be $ 200.00... !?!?
Same thing for the guy who pays for an extended warranty... I checked the Toyota . ca website recently, and discovered that extending the comprehensive warranty 2 years out to 5 years to match the drivetrain warranty was $ 2000.00 ...! Or, extending out to 7 years , 200 000 km is a whopping $4500.00...
That $ 2 grand + would pay for a chunk of repairs, IF something should fail. Buying the warranty means they get your money up front. Not getting it means they MIGHT get your money...
In the case of the car you mentioned an extended warranty would pay book value of the car if a big repair came up. Example: the transmission dies and the repair is $4,000. If the car has a book value of $1000, that's all the person gets, and the warranty ends. Just read the fine print of an extended warranty.