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- From: etpeters@dal.mobil.com (E. T. Peterson(Eric))
- Subject: Re: OK..why shouldnt I get an extended car warranty?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec16.161538.14956@mobil.com>
- Sender: news@mobil.com
- Organization: Mobil Exploration & Producing Technical Center(MEPTEC), Dallas.
- References: <BzBxu0.M4@cup.hp.com> <BzCz6s.6uE@ssesco.com>
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- Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 16:15:38 GMT
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- In article <BzCz6s.6uE@ssesco.com>, nau@ssesco.com (William Nau) writes:
- |> In article <BzBxu0.M4@cup.hp.com>, staggers@cup.hp.com (Ken Staggers) writes:
- |> |> I just bought my new car, a Mercury Tracer LTS. Today's session with
- |> |> the sales people was to talk financing and "other options". They made
- |> |> the extended car warranty sound OH SO GOOD. After listening to him,
- |> |> I couldnt remember anything the net has said about these warranties.
- |> |> I need to be reminded...why are they such a bad deal? On principle, it
- |> |> sounds great. For $660 I can get an extra 2 years of coverage. And the
- |> |> brochure they give indicates a lot of things that are covered. I have
- |> |> a lot of power options like door locks and windows. Couldnt they fail
- |> |> during years 4 and 5? What didnt the sales guy tell me? What was he
- |> |> leaving out?
- |> |>
- |> |> Yeah, I turned it down. But they will be "giving me another chance" to
- |> |> take it when I pick up the car. I wonder how many other chances will I
- |> |> get afterwards?
- |> |>
- |> |> --Ken
- |> |> staggers@cup.hp.com
- |>
- |> The first thing you have to do is think to yourself "Why do they want me
- |> to buy an extended warrenty?". Think about it. They do it because it
- |> makes them money. If it makes them money, you lose money.
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- I also agree that extended warranties are a bad deal. But the above reason
- is not not necessarily a good one. They also "want me to buy a car" and it
- also "makes them money" to sell me a car. Does that mean buying a car is
- not a good deal?
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