Generally you can buy a third party extended warranty for any car as long as it is under 5 years old and 50,000 miles. depending on your deductable, you can get a warranty for a very cheap price

Jim
'03.5 Sedan
Brilliant Silver/Graphite
6MT/ Premium package
Sport tuned suspension
Nismo Body Kit
Navigation and Satellite Radio
Z-Tube/JDM battery cover

 

Additionally, manufacturer waranty usually offer the least coverage at the highest prices. It's usually a named-component warranty.. only what's listed is covered.

Third party is the way to go... State Farm and IWS (sold through credit unions), are two of the best in providing the most coverage. They offer named-component as well as the more comprehensive named-exclusion, they list what isn't covered, and EVERYTHING else is.


<font color=red>chinee</font color=red>
03.5 G35s

 

Oh, okay, I thought you were talking about an Infiniti warranty, sorry!


Brilliant Silver/Graphite/Premium/Chrome Wheels '04 Sedan/5AT

 

This is good info...I have my home and auto insurance with state farm. I will call to compare warranties. I would be getting the warranty mostly for electronic type issues-I feel pretty confident in the drivetrain to make it to 100,000+ miles.

Thanks,

g4ian



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I"m not sure what chinee is refering too... but the manufacturer warranty is always in my experience (11 years, auto dealership Service Manager) the most inclusive... Some of the aftermarket warranties, i.e. Western General, GE Capital, First Extended...etc... are all good choices too. Either way the manufacturer warranty is always the best way to go, especially since the dealership controls adminastration - most time...

 

Also - every warranty is named component coverage...

 

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Named component coverage is just that... only covers what is named in the warranty documents.

Named-exclusion covers EVERYTHING but those components named in the warranty docs. This type really does exist. I've sold both types.. offered by the same company.

BLICX... no offense intended, but if the only warranties you've run into are those sold at the dealerships, I'm not surprised that you're not familiar with named-excusion coverage. They're not as profitable as named-component; hence dealers don't prefer them.


<font color=red>chinee</font color=red>
03.5 G35s

 

chinee,

no offense taken...

I have yet to see an extended service contract that covers"EVERYTHING"...(bumper to bumper)...

 

I don't know, my last POS Mazda cost me well over $7000 in repair bills 2 years post-warranty. I know Infiniti is on top of charts when it comes to reliability and service, but I don't want to take a chance. A tranny failure after warranty expires or if the NAV drops dead one day..... it would cost well over $4k to fix them. I would recover some of the cost if I sell the car early as well. All in all like others said, it's a insurance. I plan to keep my car for awhile so... better safe than sorry.


CPV35 G35C Maliblue

 

It's not bumper-to-bumper... it's everything BUT what's named on their exclusion list. No warranty ever covers enough, but the named-exclusion typically offers more comprehensive coverage.

Here's a couplr of e-Brochures...
http://www.iwsgroup.com/eBrochure/WelcomeCurrent2.htm


<font color=red>chinee</font color=red>
03.5 G35s

 

Those of you that purchased an extended warranty from someone other than Infiniti, whom did you go with?

Been getting emails from:

www.warrantydirect.com

Thanks

Mike

 

IMO extended car warranties are rip-offs; I've always felt if I needed one for a particular car, I shouldn't/wouldn't buy the car. Consumer reports agrees (excerpt from website linked below), "In our judgment, extended warranties aren't worth the money, especially if you buy a reliable car."

http://www.consumerreports.org/main/...=1045782900564

 

I don't know anyone has brought it up that the price for the extended warranty is negotiable, just like buying a car. Even for the Mercedes, their extended warranty can be cheaper if you search online and get it from a dealer. So do it search before buying it

 

I am a avid reader of CR also and I have found not everything they print is the golden rule. It would be easier to sell and maybe more profitable to you if your car has the extended warranty. My 0.02

 

Well, If you keep your car many years after the b2b & pwrtrain warranty expires, it is worth it. Imagine paying just a $25 or $50 deductible instead of $400 or $900 or whatever the cost of the repair. Even if it is a per item ded., vs a per visit ded., you still save big. Come on, you love to drive these cars hard every once in awhile--things are likely to break just because. I will definitely get an ext. warr.