What is the best after market Auto Warranty around anyone know?

I am looking to purchase an aftermarket auto warranty for a 1998 VW Jetta TDI
and was wondering if anyone know of a good reputable company or where I can at
least start ti look????

AlanH70 wrote:
> I am looking to purchase an aftermarket auto warranty for a 1998 VW Jetta
> TDI and was wondering if anyone know of a good reputable company or where
> I
> can at least start ti look????

Don't you mean least bad. Best or good is not something I would use for
any third party insurance (it is not really a warranty it is an insurance
against failures).

They are OK for someone who feels the security they offer is worth the
cost. The people selling them try to make you feel they make economic
sense, and for almost anyone they don't. They are going to charge you
enough to pay the people selling it (often 30-50% of your total cost) plus
the cost of expected repairs and profit. Since they are likely to get
people who don't take care of their cars, the average cost of repairs of
insured cars may well be higher than the overall average. You get to pay
the rate for someone who does not take care of their car.

Good Luck

--
Joseph E. Meehan

26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math

In article >,
(AlanH70) wrote:

> I am looking to purchase an aftermarket auto warranty for a 1998 VW Jetta TDI
> and was wondering if anyone know of a good reputable company or where I can at
> least start ti look????

I have no direct experience with them warranting cars, but when I
bought my handheld, I bought an extended warranty from VAC Service
Corporation. They have been around for a long time and handle extended
warranties for companies which, I believe, have a reputation to
maintain. If nothing else it will give you ideas about coverage and
costs.

sd

Clark Howard says ask your insurance company.

(AlanH70) wrote:

>I am looking to purchase an aftermarket auto warranty for a 1998 VW Jetta TDI
>and was wondering if anyone know of a good reputable company or where I can at
>least start ti look????


Jim B.

Viewing extended warranties from the technician's side (I'm a dealership
tech), it seems that MBPI seems to cover the most repairs with the least
hassle. I bought an MBPI e.w. for my 2000 TDI Jetta, and it has MORE than
paid for itself in different repairs, etc.

"AlanH70" > wrote in message
...
> I am looking to purchase an aftermarket auto warranty for a 1998 VW Jetta
TDI
> and was wondering if anyone know of a good reputable company or where I
can at
> least start ti look????

"Joseph Meehan" > wrote in message
...
> AlanH70 wrote:
> > I am looking to purchase an aftermarket auto warranty for a 1998 VW
Jetta
> > TDI and was wondering if anyone know of a good reputable company or
where
> > I
> > can at least start ti look????
>
> Don't you mean least bad. Best or good is not something I would use
for
> any third party insurance (it is not really a warranty it is an insurance
> against failures).
>
> They are OK for someone who feels the security they offer is worth the
> cost. The people selling them try to make you feel they make economic
> sense, and for almost anyone they don't. They are going to charge you
> enough to pay the people selling it (often 30-50% of your total cost) plus
> the cost of expected repairs and profit. Since they are likely to get
> people who don't take care of their cars, the average cost of repairs of
> insured cars may well be higher than the overall average. You get to pay
> the rate for someone who does not take care of their car.
>


I have always thought that as well, but my paranoid wife always wants to get
the extended warranty on our cars because we drive out of the warranty well
before we pay off the car. As a result we got a Wynn's extended warranty
(72000 miles) on our 2000 Passat, what they were selling at the dealership.

So far it has paid for replacing a leaking valve cover gasket, new front
struts and an upper control arm, and a couple of other items I can't
remember offhand. Each time it was $50 deductible. But we've already figured
that we got our $1100 or whatever it was for the warranty.<shrug>

Mike K wrote:
> "Joseph Meehan" > wrote in message
> ...
>> AlanH70 wrote:
>>> I am looking to purchase an aftermarket auto warranty for a 1998 VW
>>> Jetta
>>> TDI and was wondering if anyone know of a good reputable company or
>>> where
>>> I
>>> can at least start ti look????
>>
>> Don't you mean least bad. Best or good is not something I would use
>> for any third party insurance (it is not really a warranty it is an
>> insurance against failures).
>>
>> They are OK for someone who feels the security they offer is worth
>> the
>> cost. The people selling them try to make you feel they make economic
>> sense, and for almost anyone they don't. They are going to charge you
>> enough to pay the people selling it (often 30-50% of your total cost)
>> plus
>> the cost of expected repairs and profit. Since they are likely to get
>> people who don't take care of their cars, the average cost of repairs of
>> insured cars may well be higher than the overall average. You get to pay
>> the rate for someone who does not take care of their car.
>>
>
>
> I have always thought that as well, but my paranoid wife always wants to
> get
> the extended warranty on our cars because we drive out of the warranty
> well
> before we pay off the car. As a result we got a Wynn's extended warranty
> (72000 miles) on our 2000 Passat, what they were selling at the
> dealership.

That right there puts you into the "someone who feels the security they
offer is worth the cost." group. There is nothing wrong with that.

>
> So far it has paid for replacing a leaking valve cover gasket, new front
> struts and an upper control arm, and a couple of other items I can't
> remember offhand. Each time it was $50 deductible. But we've already
> figured
> that we got our $1100 or whatever it was for the warranty.<shrug>

Which also means you were lucky to have it and they were not lucky to
have sold it to you as it has cost them more than you have paid. But like
LosVagas they like to see someone who gets more than they pay in. Big
winners are their best advertising. Glad it worked out both ways for you.

--
Joseph E. Meehan

26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math

A good mechanic is the best aftermarket warrantee out there.

"AlanH70" > wrote in message
...
> I am looking to purchase an aftermarket auto warranty for a 1998 VW Jetta
TDI
> and was wondering if anyone know of a good reputable company or where I
can at
> least start ti look????