My fiver came with a 2 year manufacturer warranty and we had a few things repaired during that time and our dealer was very good about it. In our third year, we had what turned out to be a temporary failure in an electrical circuit board that fixed itself, but the replacement would have been over $800 for the dealer to do or about $400 to do myself. Given that the board may eventually fail completely and that we plan an extended 2 month trip next year, we went ahead and bought an extended warranty. We didn't shop and should have and paid more than we should have, but we do feel more comfortable about the trip now. I have occasionally lost sleep worrying about it and now I won't.
I actually now wish I had gotten an extended 120K warranty on my truck as it is worked hard, past its 60K factory warranty, and I suspect has a warped exhaust manifold that squeals under heavy boost. However, had I bought it from the dealer, I would have paid too much and it turns out the Ford ESP can be purchased for much less than my dealer asked. Next time I will know.
