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Extended Warranty Worth It? - surgent - 09-24-2005
I own an 03 Focus SE and it is getting close to the end of the warranty period and I am wondering if in the opinion of the people here if the extended warranty is worth the $$$.
Thanks
surgent
Extended Warranty Worth It? - Raine - 09-24-2005
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This is a highly debated topic here... I would be the first to say yes, considering the Focus' track record, an extended warranty is a good idea. I regret not buying one myself.
Extended Warranty Worth It? - CanadaSVT - 09-24-2005
No it is not.
Extended Warranty Worth It? - 2001 ZTS - 09-24-2005
No, if it was worth it for the customer why would Ford offer it?
Extended Warranty Worth It? - Kool_ZX3 - 09-24-2005
2001 ZTS,Sep 23 2005, 09:09 PM Wrote:No, if it was worth it for the customer why would Ford offer it?
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It is worth it in some cases but in most cases from what i see it's not worth the extra money.
Extended Warranty Worth It? - GapBoyPCS - 09-24-2005
I have to disagree...I would definitely get the Extended Service Plan from Ford, especially if you are planning to keep your vehicle for an extended time/mileage.
I've personally found parts to start going after 60,000 km (somewhere between 70,000 km to 100,000 km). After that, it's pretty much smooth sailing B)
Extended Warranty Worth It? - Drivesthebeast - 09-24-2005
Might be a good idea...I had a failure of my AC while on a date with a gorgeous Jamaican girl...I was really embarrased. I took the car in and it had 60,059 km's...asked if they would warranty the AC repair, and they said "nope, it's over 60,000, sorry sir..."...ummm yeah...great way to win over a long-term customer...
Extended Warranty Worth It? - Focus Is Art - 09-24-2005
No, things likely be gone @ 100k km is suspension, otherwise focus hold up pretty good if you do regular maintaince and recall. Speaking from a owner of 200k km focus.
Extended Warranty Worth It? - NefCanuck - 09-24-2005
Speaking from personal experience with my last car, I'd have to say an emphatic yes to the extended warranty. That's just been my luck with cars bought at a dealer <_<
NefCanuck
Extended Warranty Worth It? - surgent - 09-24-2005
Thanks for the input. I was leaning toward purchasing one. I did for my last car a 95 escort, and was glad I did. Now for my next question I see that ford offers different levels "of care" which one would people go for the base, extra or premium. Oh i should mention that I still have about 45000km left on the original power train warranty from when i purchased it.
Thanks
Jay
Extended Warranty Worth It? - SLIP STREAM SVT - 09-25-2005
what is the original warranty for our cars? is it 60k km's and 3 years?
Extended Warranty Worth It? - surgent - 09-25-2005
SLIP STREAM SVT,Sep 24 2005, 01:57 PM Wrote:what is the original warranty for our cars? is it 60k km's and 3 years?yes that was the one. it has a 100000km power train warranty
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Extended Warranty Worth It? - DILATED - 09-25-2005
Get the best warranty you can get on a Focus...I had about $700.00 worth of repairs about one month after the regular warranty ran out....Thank God I had the extended warranty...
Vito :)
Extended Warranty Worth It? - smith21 - 09-25-2005
Go for it man, i have it, and am glad that i do have it! Saved me alot of money. And get the best that you can, it will pay itself off usually in once visit
Extended Warranty Worth It? - Frost__2001 - 09-25-2005
I have it and it's come back to bite me in the balls more then once, and it's more of a pain if your the 2nd owner of this plan, because if Ford forgets to do the transfer like they did mine, even though I have the paper work that states I have this plan up to 150,000 kms / 2008.
Extended Warranty Worth It? - SLIP STREAM SVT - 09-26-2005
go for it, it'll give you peace of mind.
Extended Warranty Worth It? - ANTHONYD - 09-26-2005
You can't put a price on peace of mind.
It's worth it. Especially on a car so inconsistant.
Extended Warranty Worth It? - NOS2Go4Me - 09-26-2005
I'd say yes, but as an 03 owner you have a 5 yr / 100,000KM powertrain. The early Focus owners (2000/01) got jacked and only received a 3 yr / 60,000KM powertrain warranty.
They won't extend it, either. Just a FYI for any early Focus owners.
Extended Warranty Worth It? - Spyder01 - 09-28-2005
I've got a 03 ZTS...and brought the 5 year extended warrenty when i brought the car...Just because of the Focus's history...however, im not sure if i'll own the Focus for the full 5 years as the ford dealership has failed to fix simple problems on the Focus since 1 week after i brought the car
Extended Warranty Worth It? - chinaman - 09-28-2005
You can wait until just before the warranty is up. If the car is a lemon, get it. I've nver had extended.