Twofocused said:
Waste of money.
Consumer Reports strongly recommends that you not buy extended warrenties. Extended warrenties are one of the highest profit accessories that Dealers sell. Of course they will strongly recommend them.
First off it isnt a Ford warrenty. Its sold by an 3rd party through Ford.
You already get a 3/36 warrenty for free. So your $1500 or so only buys the 2/24 or 4/49.
How many of you who bought a 5 or 7 year warrenty kept your last car that long?
Not many I bet.
Waste of money.
Dude you dont know what youre talking about
1. The ESP program my dealership offers is 100% FORD and its nationwide with Ford tech's and parts, so just an extension of your actual bumper to bumper warranty
2. ESP's sold at MSRP are very low profit items compared to any other product available at the dealership .
here's an example,, if a 5yr/75000 miles plan costs 1500 to the customer (FOLLOWING THE ACTUAL SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE), the profit on that is around $250-$300.
3.during the first 36m/36000miles of your warranty, you dont have Rentalcare, towing assistant or all the other benefits your secondary ESP would offer.
If you think protecting your vehilce is a waste of money , thats your problem,
but I personaly think the FORD ESP , if sold at the recommeneded price, could be a great protection for unplanned costs,,,, regardless of early or late bugs, mustangs break down too,, after all theyre maid in detroit, not heaven!
Last but not least, I think anyone considering an extended service plan should think about the following things before gettin one:
1. Will you even keep the vehicle for the length of time or mileage that youre payin for
2.what will you run out of first? time or mileage?
3.If you think the price is too high, try to negotiate...
4.Dont forget that besides the PremiumCare( same as bumper to bumper) you can always just get a PowertrainCare for much lower cost , which will protect you from high costs repairs on the Engine and Transmission
peace