I got a PM about my extended warranty and after writing a lengthy response, I thought it would be useful to share it with everyone.

You can purchase through any Infiniti dealer and it is honored by any Infiniti dealer. You can purchase up to the time your original runs out, but the cost goes up as you wait. They include towing to the closest Infiniti, even several hundred miles, and transportation/hotel costs while stranded. I can use that benefit while I'm still in original warranty. It's also transferable to a new owner for a $50(?) fee. I wouldn't buy if you plan to get into another car before the warranty runs out, but I plan to keep it and give it to my son for his first car in 6 years, so I don't want unexpected costs. Also with it being a new redesign and having all the electronics in it, replacing any of that would be pay for the extended warranty right there. If your dealer is not interested in selling one, you can call any dealer in the country and ask about buying it. For my wife's Acura, we bought the extended warranty from a dealer in NY that sells it cheaply online and we're in the SF, CA area. You don't even need to have the paperwork. Any dealer can look up your VIN and see your warranty in their system.

I had to go through the finance manager even for my all cash sale and it was his job to sell it to me for as much as possible. He started at $2800+ for 7 yr / 100K / 0 deduct. I countered with $1000 and we finally settled on $1600. My wife's Acura was $1600+ 2 years ago.

I think it's worthwhile if you're planning to keep the car for many years.

 

G35MD - thanks for the information. Yes, it's nice to have an "insurance policy" for 7 years. Even though the standard powertrain warranty is good for 6 years, I supposse a lot of other things can go wrong. My previous car had miscellaneous issues. With my previous car, even replacing the heating element in the driver's heated seat was in the hundreds.

I don't think I'll reach 100k within 7 years. Question - is the Infiniti warranty pretty much the same; i.e. 7 yr/100k/0 deductible? Or does Infiniti offer different "options" to their extended warranty?

Also, I'm in NY state. Which dealer in NY sold you your warranty?

Thanks.

 

I'm in NY also. Bought mine from Competition Infiniti on Long Island.

I can't remember the exact price of the extended warranty but it was around $1,500.

 

do you remember the dealer in ny that you purchased the warranty from?

never mind, i just realized that was for your acura

 

I am in the San Francisco area and I just purchased it from my dealer when I finalized the deal on the car. You can purchased from any Infiniti dealer and just provide them the VIN.

(In my original post, I said I bought an Acura warranty from a dealer in Buffalo NY for my wife's Acura MDX)

There are other options such as $50 and $100 deductible to reduce the cost of the warranty. They also have other yrs and miles options, but i was interested in 7yr/100K and didn't pay attention to what the other options were.

It's officially called the "Elite Infiniti Extended Protection Plan" and you should be able to get a brochure about it from any dealer. They gave me the brochure as i was negotiating the price on it.

 

Thanks for the information! The Infiniti web page really doesn't say much about the Extended warranty, and it's good to know as much as possible prior to dealing with the dealers. Thanks!

 

G35MD - What price did you get them down to on the 7-year/100,000 mile warranty? What is your deductable?

 

he mentioned it above

"I had to go through the finance manager even for my all cash sale and it was his job to sell it to me for as much as possible. He started at $2800+ for 7 yr / 100K / 0 deduct. I countered with $1000 and we finally settled on $1600. My wife's Acura was $1600+ 2 years ago."

 

I usually by our cars cash, no loans, and drive them 7-10 years so the extended warranties make sense for us.

 

Your coupe didn't last too long