Honda Care Extended Warranty - Is it worth it? - Page 3

warner · #41 (**permalink**) 08-10-2009, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by lostpacket

It's a scam.

Do this, add up the extra money you pay per month. For me they wanted to charge $50, then when I told him I used to be a mechanic he dropped it to $30 a month.

Let's say $30 a month for a 4 year extended warranty. 30 * 12 *4 = $1, 440

You can buy damn near any part for that.

That is also IF it breaks. Now add on 5 years, 6 years, 7 to that payment and you will see just how much of a money maker it is for them.

I personally chose to bet with the odds in my favor instead of just paying the extra cash each month.

I got my 6yr/120,000 mile zero deductible HondaCare warranty for $799. This added $15 a month to my payment. I'll eat one less pizza per month and know that I won't have to cough up 3 grand if my transmission blows up.

Warner

PS - If $15 a month sounds like a lot....how about 50 cents a day?

Alex007 · #42 (**permalink**) 08-10-2009, 01:58 PM

The talk about mods voiding warranty is starting to scare me. I upgraded to a bigger horn (fiamm) this weekend. No cutting or splicing any wires was involved, I plugged a relay in the existing horn connector. I also ran new wires from the battery (and used a fuse) to power the new horn.

Did I just completely void my 7yr/160'000km extended warranty ?

If I did, removing all I did is a piece of cake, I don't want to risk having to pay for whatever should be covered but isn't because of a horn.

ORfit4me · #43 (**permalink**) 08-10-2009, 04:21 PM

"PS - If $15 a month sounds like a lot....how about 50 cents a day? "

Sounds like an ad for a health club membership!

warner · #44 (**permalink**) 08-10-2009, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ORfit4me

"PS - If $15 a month sounds like a lot....how about 50 cents a day? "

Sounds like an ad for a health club membership!

What could be more appropriate for a Honda "Fit"?

Warner

AL3X · #45 (**permalink**) 08-10-2009, 05:11 PM

If you buy the car as a daily driver then if you can afford the warranty, which is pennies, go for it. i did and the only reason for it is that since this car is fairly new in the states there isn't that much aftermarket support meaning most of your repairs will have to come from Honda anyways, why not be covered if that ever happens?

rangefit · #46 (**permalink**) 08-10-2009, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex007

Did I just completely void my 7yr/160'000km extended warranty ?

Upgrading something wouldn't completely void a warranty. Think of it this way, the other parts of the car are still covered but your new horn won't be. If for some reason the upgrade caused an issue, that would not be covered.

Same with an intake doesn't void a warranty as long as it didn't cause the issue with the engine.

Some dealers are tuner friendly and some are not. Some service dealers are quite incompetent too (saw that clock issue fix on of the threads-geez) and some are not.

Look for recommendations from others on which dealers are easier to deal with.