warrantes... explained
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warrantes... explained
Well where to begin, I guess the question “will this void my warranty” is a good place to start. YES. Ok good, now that that’s taken care of….. warranties are like those questions that can never be answered, “will this void my warranty” “does GOD exist” “what came first the chicken or the egg?” well, yes it will void your warranty, yes GOD exists,. And he created the chicken so you can say **** and mean a farm animal. Plus its always a great reminder that no matter how shitty your day is, at least your not shitting an object out your *** the size of your head. That’s always a plus. Poor chickens….. where was I…. *****…***** ***** *****….oh right, dealerships. See none of you saw that coming you all thought I was just saying ***** for no reason but then boom, I tie it right in. if this were a basketball game id be screaming “AND 1” and throwing my hands up like I got a bug on my hands. I hate bugs.
So what is a warranty anyways? It’s a unicorn… you heard me, it’s a magical winged’d beast with a horn and magical powers. Mainly because on paper they both seem realistic enough. But once you realize you just bought a mule with a carrot on its head, or a piece of paper that says “SUCKER” on the back of it, you get the same feeling, the feeling of being screwed, really really hard. A lot of people just don’t understand the warranty. They hear the advertisement on the TV about how the car has “Americas #1 Warranty!” and they think “wow they must really stand behind their cars!” its about this time im strapping the carrot to Maurice the mule in hopes of passing him off as a unicorn to you…. Hes got magical powers!!!!! Theres been a lot of hype about how the manufacturers find out who you are before you even bring your car in to find out that your warranties already voided before you even ever needed any service. The internet? Well youd have to be stupid not to think signing up for autocrosses and drag events online or through other sites are untraceable, most of the time the manufacturer is the one sponsoring the event, we call this the fish in barrel technique. The warranty world is a very large money maker for the dealer, they get reimbursed for pretty much everything from manufacturers and also from the average joe that’s paying that $80 an hour labor rate. Ouch.
It still amazes me people buy the “extended warranty” I mean cmon……… I know crack is good, but did you really need to smoke it before you went to the dealership, look what happened, you just got punk’d. everytime someone buys an extended warranty ashton kutcher runs out from behind a wall and yells “YOU JUST GOT PUNKED! OMG IM SO GOOD! SOMEONE LOOK AT ME” and he’s right, not only is he good on the eyes but you’ve just been had. You can pretty much tell if your warranty is going to be voided with three simple questions.
1. do you ever go over 65 mph?
2. are you going to actually drive your car?
3. are you going to do “anything” to your car?
If you answered “yes” to any of them, your warranty has already been voided. Thanks for playing, I think we have a unicorn for you for the parting gift (I love that unicorn analogy). Dealerships say they look for “tell tale signs” of use and abuse. Were you racing? Well we can tell if you have oil or trans fluid lining you your cars internals… WHO THE **** DOESN’T HAVE SOMETHING LEAKING SOMEWHERE?! Id love to ask them how the **** they expect to sell me a car that will not show any signs of use or aging., cause I will trade my car in right now for a car that’s gonna go 10 years with perfect seals and show no stress on its parts even if I drive it like that old lady with the white afro hair, with the three inch thick glasses and inability to see over the horn. This is what I was talking about with the whole magical warranty thing. Whether or not you think you fit the profile, you do. You’re a racer who abuses your ride. And when you go to the dealer they slap you with a name badge that says that, and then they point you to the crying corner, cause all your gonna be doing after your lemons trans blow and your warranty is denied because there was some residue on your trans plate is cry like a mother ****er. Maybe throw a hissy fit, depending on how much you feel like putting into the whole thing….. so, back to the whole “America’s #1 warranty!” thing, you want a warranty? Get a good mechanic. That’s a warranty. Know your car and how to take care of it, that a warranty. Be ready to accept the consequences of your actions. If you want a race car you gotta keep it running like one cause you cant treat a car like a daily driver but race it like your in indy. Somethings gonna go quick, and its usually the cash from your wallet. But if your smart you cut your loses on the warranty, bought the car, prayed it wouldn’t be a lemon, and just enjoyed it through all its up and downs. Now, if you don’t mind, I have to go try and figure out why my BOV is a piece of ****….
So what is a warranty anyways? It’s a unicorn… you heard me, it’s a magical winged’d beast with a horn and magical powers. Mainly because on paper they both seem realistic enough. But once you realize you just bought a mule with a carrot on its head, or a piece of paper that says “SUCKER” on the back of it, you get the same feeling, the feeling of being screwed, really really hard. A lot of people just don’t understand the warranty. They hear the advertisement on the TV about how the car has “Americas #1 Warranty!” and they think “wow they must really stand behind their cars!” its about this time im strapping the carrot to Maurice the mule in hopes of passing him off as a unicorn to you…. Hes got magical powers!!!!! Theres been a lot of hype about how the manufacturers find out who you are before you even bring your car in to find out that your warranties already voided before you even ever needed any service. The internet? Well youd have to be stupid not to think signing up for autocrosses and drag events online or through other sites are untraceable, most of the time the manufacturer is the one sponsoring the event, we call this the fish in barrel technique. The warranty world is a very large money maker for the dealer, they get reimbursed for pretty much everything from manufacturers and also from the average joe that’s paying that $80 an hour labor rate. Ouch.
It still amazes me people buy the “extended warranty” I mean cmon……… I know crack is good, but did you really need to smoke it before you went to the dealership, look what happened, you just got punk’d. everytime someone buys an extended warranty ashton kutcher runs out from behind a wall and yells “YOU JUST GOT PUNKED! OMG IM SO GOOD! SOMEONE LOOK AT ME” and he’s right, not only is he good on the eyes but you’ve just been had. You can pretty much tell if your warranty is going to be voided with three simple questions.
1. do you ever go over 65 mph?
2. are you going to actually drive your car?
3. are you going to do “anything” to your car?
If you answered “yes” to any of them, your warranty has already been voided. Thanks for playing, I think we have a unicorn for you for the parting gift (I love that unicorn analogy). Dealerships say they look for “tell tale signs” of use and abuse. Were you racing? Well we can tell if you have oil or trans fluid lining you your cars internals… WHO THE **** DOESN’T HAVE SOMETHING LEAKING SOMEWHERE?! Id love to ask them how the **** they expect to sell me a car that will not show any signs of use or aging., cause I will trade my car in right now for a car that’s gonna go 10 years with perfect seals and show no stress on its parts even if I drive it like that old lady with the white afro hair, with the three inch thick glasses and inability to see over the horn. This is what I was talking about with the whole magical warranty thing. Whether or not you think you fit the profile, you do. You’re a racer who abuses your ride. And when you go to the dealer they slap you with a name badge that says that, and then they point you to the crying corner, cause all your gonna be doing after your lemons trans blow and your warranty is denied because there was some residue on your trans plate is cry like a mother ****er. Maybe throw a hissy fit, depending on how much you feel like putting into the whole thing….. so, back to the whole “America’s #1 warranty!” thing, you want a warranty? Get a good mechanic. That’s a warranty. Know your car and how to take care of it, that a warranty. Be ready to accept the consequences of your actions. If you want a race car you gotta keep it running like one cause you cant treat a car like a daily driver but race it like your in indy. Somethings gonna go quick, and its usually the cash from your wallet. But if your smart you cut your loses on the warranty, bought the car, prayed it wouldn’t be a lemon, and just enjoyed it through all its up and downs. Now, if you don’t mind, I have to go try and figure out why my BOV is a piece of ****….
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Rep Power: 336 that is the dumbest thing i have ever read. its ridiculus. i bought the extended warranty and it had good purpose too. if i bust anything i can take it to the dealer and make them fix it.
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Rep Power: 812 Hehe you're funny 
enjoyed reading it. But actually I bought an "aftermarket" extended warranty. Dealer would not accept it cause they suck, so I went to a different shop when my alternator went out. They ended up charging my warranty over $500 for parts/labor. Boy was I happy not to pay that. I even had an aftermarket alternator pulley ha! But they wouldn't put it back on cause it would void the new alternator warranty. Well so far its workin for me. I've been lucky tho no major things went wrong otherwise. Tranny still goin strong but I take care of it
enjoyed reading it. But actually I bought an "aftermarket" extended warranty. Dealer would not accept it cause they suck, so I went to a different shop when my alternator went out. They ended up charging my warranty over $500 for parts/labor. Boy was I happy not to pay that. I even had an aftermarket alternator pulley ha! But they wouldn't put it back on cause it would void the new alternator warranty. Well so far its workin for me. I've been lucky tho no major things went wrong otherwise. Tranny still goin strong but I take care of it 
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Rep Power: 400 Let me tell you a story. majinb, after reading this, I hope you seriously cancel your extended warranty, because it's really quite useless.
First off, a factory warranty is not something a dealership can just "void" at the drop of a hat. They have to prove the aftermarket part directly caused the failure in order to void a warranty item from being repaired. This is part of the magnusson-moss warranty act. If a dealership REALLY wants to be an ***, they could void it anyways, and you'd have to hire an attorney to sue them on it. However, your better choice would be to just go to another dealership.
Now, here's EXTENDED warranties. They are crap. Why? The dealership can DENY ANY WARRANTY WORK for pretty much ANY reason they want. Why? It says so in the fine print contract you signed when you bought the extended warranty. They can deny it for any reason they can come up with, and they WILL.
majinB, I know you say "well i bought the extended and if anything breaks it's covered". No, it's not. If you have ONE SINGLE MOD on there, even something as benign as a hood, chrome hubcaps, or even an exhaust tip, they can deny and WILL deny all warranty work for that exact reason. Extended warranties are NOT governed by the magnusson-moss warranty act.
The story.
A friend of mine with an S2000 has a carbon fiber hood. That's it. NO other mods at ALL. He had his 1st gear basically go out, and required a good $2000+ in parts and labor. He had an extended hondacare warranty, so covered right? Wrong. When you have a hondacare warranty claim, they send out a rep/adjuster who determines if the problem is covered under the warranty or not. The adjuster came out, took one look at the car from 20 feet away, saw the hood, and denied the entire claim. He ended up having to foot the bill himself, even though it was a faulty part that was likely the cause. And you may scream how horrible, but guess what. They can do that. It's in the contract you signed when you bought the warranty.
Even a completely stock car could be denied. Why? They can claim "suspected abuse".
So, NEVER buy the extended warranty. Even if you're best friend's dad owns the dealership and they love you at the dealership or whatever, it won't matter one bit. It's the regional hondacare adjustors who do NOT work for the dealership who decide what will be covered and what won't.
First off, a factory warranty is not something a dealership can just "void" at the drop of a hat. They have to prove the aftermarket part directly caused the failure in order to void a warranty item from being repaired. This is part of the magnusson-moss warranty act. If a dealership REALLY wants to be an ***, they could void it anyways, and you'd have to hire an attorney to sue them on it. However, your better choice would be to just go to another dealership.
Now, here's EXTENDED warranties. They are crap. Why? The dealership can DENY ANY WARRANTY WORK for pretty much ANY reason they want. Why? It says so in the fine print contract you signed when you bought the extended warranty. They can deny it for any reason they can come up with, and they WILL.
majinB, I know you say "well i bought the extended and if anything breaks it's covered". No, it's not. If you have ONE SINGLE MOD on there, even something as benign as a hood, chrome hubcaps, or even an exhaust tip, they can deny and WILL deny all warranty work for that exact reason. Extended warranties are NOT governed by the magnusson-moss warranty act.
The story.
A friend of mine with an S2000 has a carbon fiber hood. That's it. NO other mods at ALL. He had his 1st gear basically go out, and required a good $2000+ in parts and labor. He had an extended hondacare warranty, so covered right? Wrong. When you have a hondacare warranty claim, they send out a rep/adjuster who determines if the problem is covered under the warranty or not. The adjuster came out, took one look at the car from 20 feet away, saw the hood, and denied the entire claim. He ended up having to foot the bill himself, even though it was a faulty part that was likely the cause. And you may scream how horrible, but guess what. They can do that. It's in the contract you signed when you bought the warranty.
Even a completely stock car could be denied. Why? They can claim "suspected abuse".
So, NEVER buy the extended warranty. Even if you're best friend's dad owns the dealership and they love you at the dealership or whatever, it won't matter one bit. It's the regional hondacare adjustors who do NOT work for the dealership who decide what will be covered and what won't.
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Rep Power: 812 wow makes me glad I didn't buy the hondacare ext. warranty then. With mine, I just take it to any shop I want, the shop calls the company to get approval, does the work and gets paid. I walk out happy. Like I said before, I had tons of mods all over and the shop didn't care. And why should they? They're getting money for fixing it! lol
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