[daikon]

So I am a sucker.

I was looking for a 10 year warranty, but every dealer I am calling has been quoting 8 years as the max they offer!? Should we be scared about year 9!??? Anyway..

Has anyone been offered Drive Easy for more than 8 years

For those that got the 8year 100k, what did you pay and where? It seems most dealers will sell these plans over the phone so if anyone got a great deal, please share ...and save me calling again and again and again, lol.


Side note - one dealer tried to offer me a package through a company called RoadVantage - ever heard of them? It was longer, 10yr/150k and cheaper than the 8yr VW one. Any thoughts on that would be welcome!

Thank you all!

 

[JPWhite]

Unless steep discounts are available to buy today, I'd be tempted to wait until the bumper to bumper warranty (4yr / 50,000 Mile) is set to expire and buy then.

So much can happen between now and then. An extended warranty has zero value to you until the factory warranty expires. I would only consider a warranty directly from VW at that time.

 

[daikon]

Unless steep discounts are available to buy today, I'd be tempted to wait until the bumper to bumper warranty (4yr / 50,000 Mile) is set to expire and buy then.

So much can happen between now and then. An extended warranty has zero value to you until the factory warranty expires. I would only consider a warranty directly from VW at that time.

I do hear you loud and clear, although I wonder how much more that same warranty would cost at that time period.

And if anyone has experience (warranty price at new vs once factory ends) I would love to hear it. If we are talking a difference of a few hundred no big deal, few thousand, I may buy sooner rather than later.

Thank you both for the advice!

 

[Eric Nay]

Electric cars should be a lot more reliable than gas cars, unless they aren't. I sold back my three year old Bolt EV to GM for a great price, due to California's strong Lemon Law. Otherwise I could have driven it for waaaay longer than a typical gas car.

I'm not worried about extended warranty. Save what you would have spent on oil changes and use it to cover any miscellaneous issues you might run into after the bumper-to-bumper warranty wears out.

 

[DWalk]

unless you are on a very fixed budget, I would highly recommend against paying for an extended warranty on a vehicle that is under warranty. Even then you still have 4 years more of coverage for the only truly expensive part on the car - the battery. You'd be far better off investing the $ you think you want to spend on an extended warranty and in 8 years when battery warranty is gone perhaps then spend the money on a nice vacation. lol. Or use that money for the little repairs that the car may need. Again, highly recommend against any extended warranty for a new vehicle. If you get burned in 4yr and 1 mo. I'll give you my address and you can come punch me in the gut.

 

[Don]

+1 on forgetting about any extended warranty, especially buying anything before the factory bumper to bumper runs out. Dealers LOVE to sell extended warranties almost as much as the companies that underwrite them. Why? Because a huge percentage of the people who buy them never get much of anything for the thousands they spent and they are HUGE money makers for everyone involved

Great advice to put the sum of what your monthly payment for the warranty would be into a savings account - When you're ready to trade cars, you'll have an nice down payment saved up

Don