Bedlam wrote:
So the question I have is why someone would buy something with questionable reliability and then have to bandaid the purchase with an extended warranty. At least in my view, I would look at purchasing something that worried me less about failure.
You do realize that even the most reliable, best built vehicles can still encounter problems, correct? While maybe less often, they're not exempt.
Over the years I've owned many highline automobiles, and while their frequency-of-repair records are usually great, when they DO break, they are VERY expensive to fix.
Again, extended warranties (from the manufacturer) and extended service contracts (from a third-party provider) are a matter of personal preference. There is no right or wrong choice.