jlglr4
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I can’t believe you have a 2016 with only 15k miles. I put 20k in my first year of ownership, and I work 15 minutes from home. If you plan on the same low mileage driving, you probably have less need for the warranty.
I decided against a warranty. I try to do most work on my own, so that makes it an easier decision. But I also didn’t want to have to battle it out with a warranty company everytime I wanted something fixed, or to be waiting for something to break when I’m out in the mountains knowing that it should be replaced beforehand.
The other thing is that a warranty is not going to cover at least some problems we already know will happen. It’s not going to cover coolant pipes (crossover pipes) or consequential damage (engine overheating). It’s not going to cover the supercharger coupler unless it totally fails (which it won’t - just gets noisy). It might cover LCA bushings - but that’s not a huge expensive repair. It would probably cover the water and fuel pumps but, again, not worth a $3-4K warranty (especially in CA where the entire emissions system - which includes the fuel system - is covered for 7 years/70K miles). It’s not going to cover any of the stuff that starts to fail around 100K or so.
The peace of mind would be nice for some really big item like a transmission, but the cost of those warranties was just too much. And these cars don’t have too bad a history. The transmission might eventually need a service, but that’s not covered. Engine failure usually is associated with some form of neglect (low/wrong oil) - which wouldn’t be covered, or overheating (coolant crossover failure) - which also would not be covered.
If I were to buy a warranty, I’d look hard for an exclusionary policy. They only exclude the listed items and cover everything else. The premium inclusionary warranties seem to list everything you can think of, but it still generally covers far less than an exclusionary warranty with a short list of exclusions.
I decided against a warranty. I try to do most work on my own, so that makes it an easier decision. But I also didn’t want to have to battle it out with a warranty company everytime I wanted something fixed, or to be waiting for something to break when I’m out in the mountains knowing that it should be replaced beforehand.
The other thing is that a warranty is not going to cover at least some problems we already know will happen. It’s not going to cover coolant pipes (crossover pipes) or consequential damage (engine overheating). It’s not going to cover the supercharger coupler unless it totally fails (which it won’t - just gets noisy). It might cover LCA bushings - but that’s not a huge expensive repair. It would probably cover the water and fuel pumps but, again, not worth a $3-4K warranty (especially in CA where the entire emissions system - which includes the fuel system - is covered for 7 years/70K miles). It’s not going to cover any of the stuff that starts to fail around 100K or so.
The peace of mind would be nice for some really big item like a transmission, but the cost of those warranties was just too much. And these cars don’t have too bad a history. The transmission might eventually need a service, but that’s not covered. Engine failure usually is associated with some form of neglect (low/wrong oil) - which wouldn’t be covered, or overheating (coolant crossover failure) - which also would not be covered.
If I were to buy a warranty, I’d look hard for an exclusionary policy. They only exclude the listed items and cover everything else. The premium inclusionary warranties seem to list everything you can think of, but it still generally covers far less than an exclusionary warranty with a short list of exclusions.