Extended Warranties
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Extended Warranties
Anyone have experience with Warranty Direct as an extended warranty, realting to warranty claims - are they good or difficult to work with. Is it worth the money?
Any info appreciated
Any info appreciated
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I bought a used 2004 F150 that's beyond the Ford mileage limit. It's pricy, but with all the problems I read that these trucks have had / are having it would be great to have a "warranty", but not if it will be a major pain in the @$% to make a claim against.
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Overall, warranties do not cost a company money--they make it for them if they have actuaries with anything approaching half a brain.
A warranty, extended or not, is a gamble. No casino loses money in the long run.
Jason
A warranty, extended or not, is a gamble. No casino loses money in the long run.
Jason
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If you have concerns about the reliability of the truck, then don't buy it. A warranty is as good as the company that stands behind it. If they don't honor it, you wasted your money.
Personally, I think you should just buy my truck.
Personally, I think you should just buy my truck.
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andym, I'm leaning that way, ... I guess it's just the cautios "person" inside of me that rears his ugly head every once in a while. The truck has some miles now, 67,700 to be exact which tells me 2 things - 1) most likely they are highway miles, 2) if the truck went that far within 2 years, then it's probably okay. Except, the Cruise Control doesn't work, but I got them to throw that fix in with the deal, however the Ford place where i bought it is having trouble tracking down the "ghost" problem - as they describe it. I'm held up in taking receipt of the truck until the master mechanic gets a crack at it, and supposidly he is on some other "rush" jobs. My wife is about to ape crazy she wants that truck so bad, ... I had to remind her that it's for me, but then she made it clear that it (truck) has to pull her camper. Fair enough!
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