Is Mitsu the only one that has such horrible warranty issues??
Dec 24, 2003, 08:08 AM
#16
Evolving Member
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Norman, OK
Posts: 226
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Hmm, I have a modded Supra TT and a modded Evo. I believe I have established good rapport with the dealers in OKC. They have been very good about warranty work. It definitely has to be dealer localized, because it seems that the SoCal dealers are the worst and most frequently posted about.
Dec 24, 2003, 08:32 AM
#17
Evolved Member
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: San Diego
Posts: 1,164
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
How often have you ever needed a car manufacturer's warranty? Before my Evo, I had purchased three new cars and kept every one of them for at least six years. I never needed anything covered under warranty.
I don't know, maybe I've just been lucky, but I'd just as soon buy the car without a warranty at all if it would save me money. But the feds won't allow that -- our wonderful government forces me to buy a manufacturer's warranty. And, yes, you do "buy" the manufacturer's warranty -- they raise the price of the car to cover the expected warranty claims.
One other possibility, which I have no experience with, but which might be worthwhile... Geico (and perhaps other auto insurers) offers a warranty plan for new cars which you insure with them. I think you pay roughly an extra $100 a year and it provides similar coverage to the manufacturer's extended warranty, but with a $250 deductible. I don't know if it covers clutches, it excludes "maintenance and wear and tear" but doesn't mention the clutch. Check it out yourself: http://www.geico.com/auto/mbi.htm
I don't know, maybe I've just been lucky, but I'd just as soon buy the car without a warranty at all if it would save me money. But the feds won't allow that -- our wonderful government forces me to buy a manufacturer's warranty. And, yes, you do "buy" the manufacturer's warranty -- they raise the price of the car to cover the expected warranty claims.
One other possibility, which I have no experience with, but which might be worthwhile... Geico (and perhaps other auto insurers) offers a warranty plan for new cars which you insure with them. I think you pay roughly an extra $100 a year and it provides similar coverage to the manufacturer's extended warranty, but with a $250 deductible. I don't know if it covers clutches, it excludes "maintenance and wear and tear" but doesn't mention the clutch. Check it out yourself: http://www.geico.com/auto/mbi.htm
Dec 31, 2003, 03:05 PM
#18
Newbie
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Virginia Beach, VA
Posts: 66
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally posted by Rudy
Mitsu is not the only one's with bad warranty service. My last car was a VW Passat 1.8T. Thank God that i really didn't have many problems with the car because VW is notorious for not honoring warranty work. They come up with any possible reason to avoid warrany work.
Mitsu is not the only one's with bad warranty service. My last car was a VW Passat 1.8T. Thank God that i really didn't have many problems with the car because VW is notorious for not honoring warranty work. They come up with any possible reason to avoid warrany work.
There is a 90+ page thread over at VWVortex.com about the BBS wheels on the 2002 337 Edition. Just some FYI.
VWVortex 337 Edition Forums - BBS Wheel Corrosion Thread
