Hello listers,

I hope you may help me by laying your hands on this mini survey.
Basically I want to figure out whether it is worthwhile to purchase
the extended warranty for Honda Civic. My 03 Civic will hit 30k miles
in one and half year after its purchase. If at that moment I am to buy
a bumper-to-bumper wear and tear plan for 5 years/100k miles with $0
deductible, the premium will be $1,000 or so. It will pay the cost to
repair or replace any part of the vehicle where a failure has
occurred, EXCEPT for those items listed below:

Battery; tires; wheels/rims; exhaust and emissions systems; shock
absorbers; friction clutch disc & pressure plate; throw out bearing;
manual and hydraulic linkages; safety restraint systems; glass;
lenses; sealed beams; bulbs; brake rotors & drums; TV/video/game
systems; weather strips; exterior body parts/ornamentation; paint;
upholstery & carpet; phone systems.

I figure out that if in five years, my repair/replacement costs for
items NOT listed in the EXCLUSION list are more than $1,000, then it
is worthwhile to buy the extended warranty now. Since it is my first
car, I do not know how much I might be spending in repair/replacement
in the first several years on a Honda Civic. If you have owned the car
for a while (not necessary 5 years), can you let me know how much the
cost is for you? I appreciate a lot if you can distinguish between
both the cost for the items in the exclusion list and those are not.
Thank you very much!

SS