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Article #79: How to Choose an Extended Warranty.......

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There are several types of warranties you cover very little and if you have to pay
can purchase when you buy a for them they are of little value and you
vehicle,depending on if it is a new or should get a 12-24-36 month policy.
used vehicle and if used,the mileage on If you plan on keeping your vehicle or
vehicle at time of purchase. have it financed you should definitely go
If you purchase a vehicle with some for the length of finace if possible as
factory warranty left on it you can buy there is nothing worse than paying for a
an extended factory warranty that will vehicle and then have a $2000.00 failure.
take over when the new car warranty Your less expensive warranty will be on a
expires. driveline failure only, and this can get
The extended warranty will cover most of sticky if you buy one of these and have a
the things the orginal warranty did failure for a couple of thousand dollars
except for maintenance items such as and then find its not covered.
belts,hoses,light bulbs etc. This is where you read the policy, have
The extended warranties will have it fully explained or get someone that
different levels depending on what you knows warranties to go with you and check
want covered and what deductible you it over before buying.
want. If you can't do any of the above I will
The factory extended warranty is probably be putting up a check sheet on my web
the best you can purchase on a newer site ( you can download and check
vehicle,but always compare before you yourself or have dealer do it for you,
purchase and make sure you get the most they should do this if they want to make
for your money.Here at the Carfacts the sale.
Warranty page I will try to show you what You may buy a driveline policy that
to look for before you buy. dosn't cover gaskets and seals, then have
The aftermarket warranty is the most a cylinder head gasket fail, overheat the
popular warranty and most times will cost engine and dump antifeeze in your oil and
less than a factory extended warranty, damage the rod/main and cam bearings and
but one thing you must do is read the other internal parts to the extent of
contract and make sure you understand it needing an engine replacement. Then you
fully before you buy so you don't get a find out none of it is covered due to the
shock when you have a failure and its not "MAIN" failure being a gasket failure
covered. with sub damage to the engine.
There are hundreds of aftermarket Another thing to look out for is a
warranties on the market some are very pre-existing clause. Pre-existing is
good and some are not worth the paper where there is a problem with the vehicle
they are written on and just because a that is not visable or noticeable at time
dealer sells it dosn't make it a good of purchase.
policy as there is a heavy markup for the Since you don't know how the vehicle has
dealer to sell these warranties. been maintained before you bought it
Sometimes a dealer will loose money on a there may be a serious problem lurking
vehicle sale and then sell you an and then raises its ugly head after you
aftermarket warranty to make a profit on have had the vehicle a short time. You
the total sale. may be stuck with a major repair due to
I will touch bases on a few of the things the failure being considered
to look for in an aftermarket warranty. "PRE-EXISTING".
Like I said before there are many Make sure the vehicle has been inspected
different types of warranties and the and has a signed inspection sheet that
aftermaket warranties vary from policy to states all items that had been checked
policy and company to company. and has no problems, then have the dealer
There may be a free,or low cost, 30-60-or waive any pre-existing problems that may
90 day warranty that the dealer will arise or make sure your policy states
offer you on certain vehicles and then that any "unknown" pre-existing problems
offer an up grade to a better warranty. will be covered.
Usually these 30-60-90 day warranties






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