Dodge lifetime Maximum Care warranty
Does anybody have this or used it? I'm not one for buying extended warranties at all, but I've found some pretty reasonable prices online for this warranty. I've read some on other sites, and gene...
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mtofell1 wrote:Skid Row Joe wrote:
Is it a "Lifetime Warranty, " or an "extended warranty?"
If it's an extended warranty, it has a specific time/mileage deadline that it expires. If it's a lifetime warranty, those get cancelled by the manufacturer after a few years.
Back in the late '80s Ford had a service gimmick that stated; "Pay once for your Ford car or truck's repair parts and labor, then never pay again." Well, that was a great program they discontinued after about 3 years. So, no, the gimmick was only accurate, until they ended the program.
Chrysler dealers are pushing the Lifetime Warranty where they stand behind it for life. Well, that's only until they end the program.
There is no such thing as a true Lifetime Warranty program, as it is advertised. Don't be fooled.
Their way out is that when the repair exceeds the "average" value in the NADA book they pay you the value and they are done. Otherwise, it's lifetime as far as all of the documentation they gave me states. fwiw.... I don't think they can just "end" the program.
Well, Ford ended the; "Pay Once For Parts and Labor, Then Never Pay Again." I know, because that's why I kept the same '80 Lincoln Town Car for 14-years and nearly 300,000 miles. They rebuilt the carb on the Lincoln three times that I am aware of. Two times free, on-the-house, because of their program. They ENDED the program, so I got rid of the car and switched brands. So, yes, programs all have an end-time - after the "gimmick value" costs them too much money. Ha!
