I had an aftermarket "easy care" warranty. I got it free. The guy who owned the car before me purchased a 3 year warranty and sold me the car after 1 year.
I would not purchase one of these warrantees. It was more hassle then its worth. No repair shop would let the warranty company pay for the repairs. I always needed to pay out of pocket and then the warranty company would write me a check. The check never was the exact amount I paid (less the detectable). Shop supply's were not covered for some reason. The dealer also had to get the repairs approved by the warranty company. Some shops were more willing to make the phone call then others.
All and all the warranty did save me around $4k. Most of the repairs were stupid things that I wouldn't have fixed if I needed to pay the repair bill (gas gauge slightly off, minor noise, etc).
