I just got a loan from JP Morgan Chase for a used 2000 Audi A6 with 88,000 miles. The dealer told me that because its expensive to work on he would suggest a waranty. But also because it has a Turbo engine, it would be pointless for me to go with a basic one. The one (out of the three) called the PLUS plan he said would cover a turbo engine but he said it would go for around $3500 for 2 yrs. Do I have to go with the "brand" waranty company suggested by the dealer?,... or is there another waranty provider I can use... Do they need to be approved first by JP Morgan or something?... Or does $3500 sound fair? Are there any auto dealers or ASE guys willin' to help me with this question?.... Thanks a bunch.
2007-11-02 03:43:27 · 4 answers · asked by Liana 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Buying & Selling
Shop around, Service Contracts (or Extended Warranties) are a very profitable add-on for the dealerships and they love to sell them with used cars.
Ask your loan provider, search the Internet but shop around you'll find variable rates and levels of service. The most important feature is to verify that your mechanic will honor the warranty companies policy.
2007-11-02 04:10:58 · answer #1 · answered by mccoyblues 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely way too high. I would shop around for this. There is no real reason to buy the dealer warranty other than they make more money on what they sell. Did you buy this at an Audi dealer? If you did, they should have a warranty directly from Audi called Audi Assured. It will last until 100,000 total vehicle miles. This would definitely cover the turbos should anything go wrong.
Does this car have the 2.7T engine?
2007-11-02 04:37:57 · answer #2 · answered by Jay P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3500 is way too high. I got a 3 yr 36,000 for 1650. Look it up on the web. there are a lot of sites, but look for one that allows you to go anywhere and you are out of pocket 0.00 dollars, I mean the shop will call the warranty guys and they give them a credit card # to pay for the repair.
Look around and remember to service at the manufacturers recommended interval and read the contract OH SO CAREFULLY!
Oh ya you DO NOT have to get the one from the dealer, unless you want it financed.
2007-11-02 03:50:17 · answer #3 · answered by Uncle Red 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the third party warranties are rip offs. dont get it.
this is how they say it work,
if something goes wrong with your car you will have to take it to a shop, the shop will fix it for you and you will pay the shop.
then you will contact the warranty company and they will mail you a check.
now here is whats gonna happen:
your car breaks down and you take it to the shop
the shop will charge you more than what you are spose to be charged cause thats what they do. then when you pay the bills and contact the warranty, they will say all the things done to the car would have cost you less if you took it somewhere else and also they will tell you that we are not convering these items that were fixed. long story short you will have to get a lowyer and take them to court to get something out of it.
it will get messy.
put that 3500 aside and when something happened TAKE THE CAR SOMEWHERE THAT WILL FIX IT FOR YOU FOR A FAIR DEAL.
2007-11-02 05:17:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋