Mondie Firm Member Donating Members 2,924 Member For: 22y 2m 1d Location: Adelaide Hills Posted 02/02/03 09:36 AM Share Posted 02/02/03 09:36 AM l noticed in the Warranty and Service guide for our car there is a section on page 55 that offers an extended new car warranty provided your car is less than 36 months/90000km. Apparently you can extend for upto 3 years under the same conditions as your original new car warranty.Anyone looked into this and how much it would cost per year?We only plan on keeping our car for 3 years but extending by one year would have to help when resale time came around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdennis Brendan Dennis Member 750 Member For: 22y 2m 18d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, Vic Posted 02/02/03 08:56 PM Share Posted 02/02/03 08:56 PM Mondie,I am looking into this now.I lease my car and do 40,000km a year so just after the 2nd year it would be out of warranty. I have asked to extend the warranty to 160,000km / 4 years. I am waiting for pricing. (My car is due to be built in March.... waiting...... waiting......) I will let you know if they give me a price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wig Member 21 Member For: 21y 11m 4d Location: western sydney Posted 02/02/03 11:59 PM Share Posted 02/02/03 11:59 PM bdennis, I will be in the same situation as you when my car arrives, so if you could also pass on any info you get to me that would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdennis Brendan Dennis Member 750 Member For: 22y 2m 18d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, Vic Posted 03/02/03 12:20 AM Share Posted 03/02/03 12:20 AM Wig,No stress. I have been waiting for the dealer to advise me of the price. I will chase them today and let you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdennis Brendan Dennis Member 750 Member For: 22y 2m 18d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, Vic Posted 03/02/03 12:53 AM Share Posted 03/02/03 12:53 AM Wig, (all)I just spoke to the dealer who had been talking to the warranty people..They will extend the warranty by adding 1 year and an additional 20,000km for approx $500-$700 (Not sure of figure as I did not ask). So this brings the car to 4 years and 120,000KM. But this is no good for people who do big K's and lease. I wanted the normal 3 years and 160,000km. This goes into the too hard basket and they do not do it... So if you are doing 30,000km and going to keep the car for 4 years then you can extend the warranty. But if you do 40,000km + then the extended warranty is no go as it will only cover you for 3 years and not 4..Make sence....?Oh well.. Looks like the lease will take the hit for repairs in year 3 and 4. Or I may turn the baby over after 2 years 85,000/90,000km and get the next one (if the wife allows it...... ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HOTXR6 Guests Posted 03/02/03 01:24 AM Share Posted 03/02/03 01:24 AM I did purchase the extended warranty for A$895.00 from my dealer. I am sure you can get it cheaper but it was what I wanted at the time. It is a Ford backed warranty and therefor you will have no worries with claiming on things but please read the fine print for yourself. I would strongly recommend it. Avoid aftermarket extended warranties like the plague but manufacturer warranties are very different.Good luckHOTXR6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam Member 397 Member For: 21y 11m 3d Location: Brisbane Posted 03/02/03 02:58 AM Share Posted 03/02/03 02:58 AM The info I got wasXtra 1 year and 20,000kms $799Xtra 2 year and 40,000kms $899Xtra 3 year and 60,000kms $999I added the third one after I had ordered and still managed to get it for about $860.I think its good value if 1. You want to keep it for more then 3 years2. You want to sell it privatly when its almost 3years old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPRXR-6 Member 239 Member For: 22y 17d Location: Melbourne Posted 03/02/03 04:40 AM Share Posted 03/02/03 04:40 AM At my Ford dealer in Melton they give you a 3-year extended warranty for free if you buy a BA. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djelibeybi Code Monkey Member 265 Member For: 22y 1m 22d Location: Canberra, ACT Posted 03/02/03 06:20 AM Share Posted 03/02/03 06:20 AM Yeah, I got a free 3-year extension on my warranty from John McGrath Ford in Canberra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam Member 397 Member For: 21y 11m 3d Location: Brisbane Posted 03/02/03 07:39 AM Share Posted 03/02/03 07:39 AM I find the whole concept of something being "free" from a car dealer as amusing.It is all about the final price that can be negotiated.The deal I finally agreed to saw me paying about $3000 below retail for the package.Or if you prefer:Free Premium AudioandFree 18" AlloysandFree Side airbagsandFree mats, scuff inserts and cargo netOf course non of it is really free - the dealer just reduces their marginBy the way, its worth negotiating;1st dealer - no negotiation full price only2nd - they pay half the price rise3rd - thet pay whole price rise4th - as above (finally a reasonable deal) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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