My First Vette
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My First Vette
If I plan to keep my C6 for 6 or 7 years, but I only put on 3000-3500 miles a year, how important is an extended warranty? I'd appreciate input from anyone who has owned low mileage Vettes over a number of years.
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Well with that low of milage, in 3 years when it is up, you'll have a problem.
most problems seem to come out of 10-15000 miles, so by then your warrenty is up by then.
I got the 6/72000 warrenty. My mileage is about like yours.
I like knowing that I can get the stuff fixed. The cost of warrenty is going to be much less than the cost of replacement.
LEX
most problems seem to come out of 10-15000 miles, so by then your warrenty is up by then.
I got the 6/72000 warrenty. My mileage is about like yours.
I like knowing that I can get the stuff fixed. The cost of warrenty is going to be much less than the cost of replacement.
LEX
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Congratulations on your first Corvette....drive safe and enjoy! Most often and with rare exception (such as expensive plasma TVs), extended warranties typically benefit the manufacturer, retailer and the insurance provider....not the consumer. That being said, if you don't plan on modifying your Vette and the extended warranty affords you extra peace-of-mind, I'd say buy it.
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Originally Posted by mickmike1
If I plan to keep my C6 for 6 or 7 years, but I only put on 3000-3500 miles a year, how important is an extended warranty? I'd appreciate input from anyone who has owned low mileage Vettes over a number of years.
) and fully intend to purchase the extended warranty on the C6 just prior to it turning 1 year old - so that I can get the maximum time out of the warranty. In 10 years, I might have 30K miles. Of course, wnen the C7 comes out and is something that I just gotta have ...well at that point....
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From: Toronto Ontario
Originally Posted by Corvette Junkie
I'll just say the lack of use will cause more problems than what you think.
Pick the longest term with the lowest mileage that they offer. It works out very reasonable in $$$
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From: San bernardino ca
i would like to congratulate you on your first vette
look into diffrent option maybe one that has more years and less milage and increase deductable. to at least protect you from possible trans, motor, rear axle failure.
look into diffrent option maybe one that has more years and less milage and increase deductable. to at least protect you from possible trans, motor, rear axle failure.
