Comments by "JackTannehillPromoter" (@njsongwriter) on "The Car Care Nut"
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I'm 74 (today) and I've only bought an extended warranty twice in my life. Both were from a dealer and were for used cars. The first was on a VW Vanagon. The warranty proved to be a good deal cause it ended up needing CV joints and major engine work that would have cost a lot more than the warranty. The last extended warranty is on our present vehicle. We hopefully will never need to use it. The vehicle was ten years old when we bought it but it had only 18,646 miles on it (in March 2019). We now have 53,750 miles on it and nothing except normal oil changes, tires and regular service. I have done three drain and fills of the ATF and had an after market ATF cooler installed cause it runs hot in the summer. It will need front brakes soon. There is less than 16,000 miles left on that 48,000 mile warranty. Yes, I view it as insurance not a waste... It's a 2009 RAV4 FWD with 2.5 liter 4 cylinder. We are currently averaging 29 mpg using ethanol-free fuel almost exclusively. I personally change the full synthetic oil every 5,000 miles. We paid the dealer $1400 for the four year, 48,000 mile warranty. That was my only mistake, not getting them to lower the price.
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