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Old 20 Sep 2006, 02:25 pm
Scott Van Nest
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Default Re: Hondacare Warranty for a new FIT???

check out this place. I used this website when I purchased my Ody.

http://www.curryhondacare.com


"Ike" <binarydotike@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Last month we bought a new Fit Sport and are delighted. We shopped via
> phone and found a dealer only an hour away that had one coming in and
> was willing to sell it at sticker price.
>
> As we bought the car the saleswoman was fine and helpful. But when we
> were ushered into the office of the "closer" who does the paperwork, the
> weather changed a bit when we produced a certified check for the price
> we had discussed on the phone.
>
> He didn't mention teflon sealant, undercoating, and theft-proof wheels,
> etc., but insisted that a Hondacare extended warranty could only be
> bought at time of purchase, and was $2,200 to extend the warranty to
> 100k miles. He offered to take a personal check or credit card for the
> difference. We didn't bite, and drove away in the new car (first Honda
> in the family, but not the last!).
>
> When my Toyota Prius approached 36k miles, my local dealer asked $1,900
> for a Toyota Platinum warranty (100k miles/7Y). I shopped online, and
> got precisely the same thing for under $1k from a dealer that sells them
> online.
>
> Seems to me that the Hondacare warranty might be available similarly, as
> that Fit nears the end of the original warranty. Or, given the lower
> complexity of the FIT (compared to the Prius), perhaps it makes sense
> not to extend the warranty at all.
>
> Thanks for your views, gurus.
>
>
> PS - the FIT is auto trans, drives 40-50 miles a day (half on freeways),
> and with A/C on averages 34.5 mpg. It's accumulated about 1.5k miles so

far.


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