Hi All,

A friend of mine has a '99 and his warranty is running out in May and needs to renew it in Feb.

Any suggestions/experiences you can share with a good extended warranty program I can refer him to?

Thank you,

Bob Turner

 

Try Warranty Direct, but with a '99 he will be limited at what he can get covered, if they will cover it at all. He can also try 1Source - they seem to cover vehicles with more miles and ones that are older.

 

just took out a 4yr/48k miles on my 98 vert. under 50k miles. $1,500. i chose "direct vehicle service contracts" on the net and member BBB ( good report) and verisign. phone 1-800-324-3559. also checked outl warranty direct and 1 source. this was less money,more coverage and 25 year record with BBB also coverage starts immediately, no 30day/1000k wait. hope this helps, but a good idea for piece of mind. whoever you choose, be careful, lots of scams outg there.

 

I'm in the process right now getting a policy from warranty direct, 4 year 100k bumper to bumper. $2100 for the complete deal. You will have to have your car inspected and that cost $100, they forgot to tell me that.

 

Global here....around 3000$...expensive..but worth every penny!!!!
3y/36000 Miles....
my .02 cents....

 

I have Warranty Direct ..
Read this: http://www.carbuyingtips.com/warranty.htm
I bought Warranty Direct 3 years ago... 7 years 100,000 miles zero deductible bumper to bumper... for 1200 dollars... I paid 200 dollars the first month then 100 dollars a month for the next 10 months... with no interest..
Warranty Direct is one of the oldest extended warranty companies in the country... they were writing extended warranties years before GM and Ford ever got into the extended warranty business.. Their D&B rating is "A" Superior.. which is the highest you can get... To date : I have used them six times.. Water pump, oil sending unit, Door control Module, and Headlight actuator control motor..[alternator, belt tensioner and idler pulley ](this was one claim ), and just this week a new seat adjuster.. they had paid over 3,000 dollars in claims so far , and always with a thank you and, we will be here for you if you need us again... And the Best Part is I do Not have to take it to the dealer...Although many dealers will take this warranty because it actually pays them 40 % more for labor than GM pays them... I don't have to deal with people that know less about a Corvette than I do.... No dealer 18 year old Lot jockeys lighting up my tires... No inept techs working on my car... no threats or hassles from a guy that was working at McDonald the year before.. MY repair guy has been in business 40 years.. can do anything GM can do... he doesn't have any kids working for him... I can watch... My repair shop told me that Warranty Direct is the best warranty company he has ever worked with... he even Now has his personal cars covered by them.. Never a penny out of my pocket... MY guy calls Warranty direct to open a claim... he repairs the car... calls me when it is done.. submits his repair bill Via a fax to Warranty Direct, and he gets paid right on the spot via corporate credit card,,, just as if I gave him my credit card,,,
I still have four years and 50,000 miles left on this warranty... it would be worth 6 to 800 dollars to anyone who would buy my car... if I decided to sell it.. Would I do it again...? in a heart beat !


Experience
Well over 1.5 million contracts sold.
Over $400 million in claims paid.
Over 800,000 claims paid.
Over 9,000 claims handled every month.

Stability
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Over $140 million in assets, mostly in insured claims reserve accounts.
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Reliability
Over 18,000 dealers and repair facilities do business with Warranty Direct.
Over 2,200 car dealers, banks and credit unions sell our coverage.
ZERO Better Business Bureau complaints in the past 16 months.
That is over 144,000 claims without one single complaint..
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Coverage
It's a Wear and Tear Warranty not a breakdown only warranty
A breakdown warranty means the car has to be broken to be fixed
A Wear and Tear Warranty is much better, because something could be failing, and still be fixed.. e.g.. alternator bearing starting to go bad..
A Wear and Tear claim will fix this before you get stuck..
A Breakdown Warranty means you have to be stuck somewhere before they will fix it.
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Wear and tear, seal and gaskets, overheating- all covered!
No restrictive, vague or fuzzy contract language.

When your vehicle breaks down or starts to fail, Warranty Direct pays.

 

Thanks to all for the info!! I'll pass it on!

Bob