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Old 11 Feb 2006, 11:56 am
bearman
 
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Default Re: extended warranty-Does it worth it?

> My question are:
>
> 1/ Is that way too expensive?
> Any Honda dealers offering the same warranty at the cheaper price?
> And should I buy it from a Honda local dealer or just go online, such as
> curryhondacare.com, to buy it?



Way too expensive. I paid $1100 and that was probably too much. Shop
around. Go to another dealer. Or call another dealer. Get their prices
and go back to your original dealer.
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> 2/ Does the extended warranty really work, if that was the case?
> Because I heard Honda manufactured very reliable, durable cars. So someone
> educated me that the extended warranty is just another profitable cow for
> dealers making money.


It is a profitable cow for the dealer. I bought it for peace of mind
mostly. But we have used it to fix a gas tank problem after the
manufacturer's warranty had expired.



> 3/ So should I drop the extended warranty and go back to manufacturer
> warranty which is 3yrs/36,000 miles and get my money back?


How much is peace of mind worth to you?


>
> 4/ How much the refund I can get?
> Here is my situation: I used Honda care for towing my car to the nearest
> Honda dealer service center to some jobs needed to be done.
> So if I decided to switch to manufactuer warranty of 3yrs/36,000miles, I
> would get FULL refund? Or $1,595.00 subtracted the amount that I had used?
>
> I have 2 weeks left to decide, based on the "60 days cancelation, no
> obligations"



I got my extended warranty almost four months after I bought our 2000
Odyssey. You have some time. I'd drop it and, if you want to get an
extended warranty, do some searching. I'd make sure it's a Hondacare
warranty.

BTW, you really need to pay more attention when buying a car. Look over all
the purchase papers much more closely. Having an extra $1,595 charge is
something that should not have gone unnoticed.
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Bearman
If it's got tits, tires, tubes, or transistors, it's trouble.


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