Extended warantee -- is it worth it?
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Extended warantee -- is it worth it?
I know this isn't clear cut, thats why I'm having trouble making the decision.
Basically its a $1070 bet that something big will go wrong between 50,000 and 100,000 miles right?
So what probable things could go wrong to make the warantee pay for itself?
-If I spin a bearing, a new shortblock is around $1500 right? Not too much of a payoff there.
- How much do new valves cost is I misshift? Maybe $700 or so?
Any advise? Words of wisdom? Logic?
I'm planning on taking it to 2-3 HPDE each year. Other than that, just a lot of regular hard driving.
Basically its a $1070 bet that something big will go wrong between 50,000 and 100,000 miles right?
So what probable things could go wrong to make the warantee pay for itself?
-If I spin a bearing, a new shortblock is around $1500 right? Not too much of a payoff there.
- How much do new valves cost is I misshift? Maybe $700 or so?
Any advise? Words of wisdom? Logic?
I'm planning on taking it to 2-3 HPDE each year. Other than that, just a lot of regular hard driving.
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Re: Extended warantee -- is it worth it? (jond)
I know this isn't clear cut, thats why I'm having trouble making the decision.
Basically its a $1070 bet that something big will go wrong between 50,000 and 100,000 miles right?
So what probable things could go wrong to make the warantee pay for itself?
-If I spin a bearing, a new shortblock is around $1500 right? Not too much of a payoff there.
- How much do new valves cost is I misshift? Maybe $700 or so?
Any advise? Words of wisdom? Logic?
I'm planning on taking it to 2-3 HPDE each year. Other than that, just a lot of regular hard driving.
Basically its a $1070 bet that something big will go wrong between 50,000 and 100,000 miles right?
So what probable things could go wrong to make the warantee pay for itself?
-If I spin a bearing, a new shortblock is around $1500 right? Not too much of a payoff there.
- How much do new valves cost is I misshift? Maybe $700 or so?
Any advise? Words of wisdom? Logic?
I'm planning on taking it to 2-3 HPDE each year. Other than that, just a lot of regular hard driving.
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Re: Extended warantee -- is it worth it? (jond)
It also depends on how much trouble it will be to get them to cover it!
Suppose you over rev, or forget to add oil during a track day ...
On the other hand, a friend of mine got a good deal out of the extended warranty on his RX-7 tt.
Suppose you over rev, or forget to add oil during a track day ...
On the other hand, a friend of mine got a good deal out of the extended warranty on his RX-7 tt.
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Re: Extended warantee -- is it worth it? (jond)
YES it is worth the $$$....I've claimed against my 'extended warranty' twice -
* I had my whole 'clutch' replaced last October, when my ITR was @ ~87,000 kms (~54,061 mls). It failed due to a particular component (can't remember which) and NOT abuse, even though Honda said it was well worn (to be expected after sooo many kms!).
* I had my 3rd Gear 'synchro' replaced earlier this year, again due to component failure and NOT abuse.
The 'EW' cost me AU$440 to get either an extra 40 K (kms) or 2 years and I've already saved AU$1,600 on the 'clutch' (includes labour) plus AU$700 on 'synchro' (includes labour).
Unfortunately I've ONLY 16,000 kms left in order for my 'engine' to FAIL and for Mr.Honda to pay for another one!! he he he 
* I had my whole 'clutch' replaced last October, when my ITR was @ ~87,000 kms (~54,061 mls). It failed due to a particular component (can't remember which) and NOT abuse, even though Honda said it was well worn (to be expected after sooo many kms!).
* I had my 3rd Gear 'synchro' replaced earlier this year, again due to component failure and NOT abuse.
The 'EW' cost me AU$440 to get either an extra 40 K (kms) or 2 years and I've already saved AU$1,600 on the 'clutch' (includes labour) plus AU$700 on 'synchro' (includes labour).
Unfortunately I've ONLY 16,000 kms left in order for my 'engine' to FAIL and for Mr.Honda to pay for another one!! he he he
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Re: Extended warantee -- is it worth it? (Zygspeed)
On the other hand, a friend of mine got a good deal out of the extended warranty on his RX-7 tt.
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