My father is considering purchasing and extended factory warranty. With the tried and truly 6.7l hemi and the 8spd zf tranny would there be any reason to do this?
2024 ram 2500. Any reason to buy a factory warranty?
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What warranty does it come with?
Hemi and its normal failures, still have to keep up on all the oil changes etc. for the warranty to work.
I have a 2024 Ram 2500 Laramie Mega Cab, with the 6.7 Cummins, and it has been to the dealer 3 times (same issue) for warranty work already. It’s about to go back again, for another issue, and I bought it new in June (9,400 miles so far). Hope this helps.
Stellantis does offer a refundable extended warranty if it is unused, but it does cost more than their normal plan. I have one. But if you end up using it, it’s a double lose.
Most are refundable (from the manufacturer) on a prorated basis depending on how much time has passed. But why would you want to cancel? If I bought a new Ford or RAM product-I would definitely buy one-with the intention of keeping the warranty until it runs out.
sorry meant 6.4L
The 6.4 should be an amazing engine but unfortunately the quality control with the valvetrain isn't great. Ask him if he would be willing to reconsider and get a 6.8 or 7.3 superduty unless he already bought it. The thing about the 7.3 is that ford forces you to spend a ton more to get it not as an engine option alone but a trim upgrade and then a powertrain upgrade on top of that so it's 10k more unless he would consider the stx or higher. But the base xl can't have the 7.3 only the 6.8 and the PSD.
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I would.
I have bought several over the years.
I always found the best deal from a dealer online out of Adrian, MI. Chryslerwarrantydirect.com
You can fine tune what you really need with them: scope, mileage, years, deductible, loaner car, etc
I got money back when I traded in or sold within the extended warranty period.
The 2500 6.4 had the ZF-8 starting in 2019.
I have bought several over the years.
I always found the best deal from a dealer online out of Adrian, MI. Chryslerwarrantydirect.com
You can fine tune what you really need with them: scope, mileage, years, deductible, loaner car, etc
I got money back when I traded in or sold within the extended warranty period.
The 2500 6.4 had the ZF-8 starting in 2019.
My friend has a 6.4 gasser in a 5500. I think he has about 35,000 miles on it and other than being extremely thirsty for fuel and being underpowered it’s been very reliable.
I think his weighs about 16,000 pounds and then sometimes he’s also pulling a smaller excavator or a skid steer too so it’s taxed all the time.
I think his weighs about 16,000 pounds and then sometimes he’s also pulling a smaller excavator or a skid steer too so it’s taxed all the time.
Propflux01
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If he has to buy an extended warranty, he's buying the wrong vehicle.
That's not a bad deal then.
I just read an article on this. There are so many sub components-a big one being info infotainment systems. GM/RAM, etc., doesn't make the infotainment systems-so every sub component is going to have their own manufacturers quality control. With 100's of sub components there are failure rates. That's what an extended warranty is for.
Despite what the Internet would leave you to believe-the power train itself is probably one of the most reliable things in a vehicle.
Nick1994
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It’s often times better to buy right before the warranty is up. Gets you a longer term without being more expensive.
Say right now, you get a 7 year/100k warranty for $4k. It’ll end in 2032 or 100k miles. If you wait 2 years it’ll go 7 years more until 2034 or 100k miles + whatever he mileage he has.
Say right now, you get a 7 year/100k warranty for $4k. It’ll end in 2032 or 100k miles. If you wait 2 years it’ll go 7 years more until 2034 or 100k miles + whatever he mileage he has.
It generally doesn’t work that way for new vehicle plans — the plan starts at the same time as the vehicle’s original in-service date.
Also, certain automakers (Stellantis is one of them) will have a different pricing structure after the vehicle is over 1/12K old.
