Extended Warranty

I am thinking of buying an extended warranty for my '05 and want to
hear the group's recommendations on where to buy. Is the Ford dealer
the best bet or are there other options I should consider.

when I purchased my 2000, the dealer offered an policy by Interstate, which
was less expensive than Ford.

I have had about 3-4 claims that have always been paid.
"Big Shoe" > wrote in message
...
I am thinking of buying an extended warranty for my '05 and want to
hear the group's recommendations on where to buy. Is the Ford dealer
the best bet or are there other options I should consider.

I purchased an '05 XLT and the dealer quoted me $1800 for a 75K mile extended
warranty. I passed and ended up buying a 100K mile extended warranty
from DirectWarranty.com for about $1100.


In article >, oklaman > wrote:
:when I purchased my 2000, the dealer offered an policy by Interstate, which
:was less expensive than Ford.
:
:I have had about 3-4 claims that have always been paid.
:"Big Shoe" > wrote in message
.. .
:I am thinking of buying an extended warranty for my '05 and want to
:hear the group's recommendations on where to buy. Is the Ford dealer
:the best bet or are there other options I should consider.
:
:

In article >, Bob > wrote:

:from DirectWarranty.com for about $1100.

Sorry...make that WarrantyDirect.com

On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 20:04:09 +0000 (UTC), (Bob)
wrote:

>In article >, Bob > wrote:
>
>:from DirectWarranty.com for about $1100.
>
>Sorry...make that WarrantyDirect.com


I had one with them also on my 99. Cost was about the same. Had one
large claim, $800, which they paid without any problems. The $300 I
lost was worth the peace of mind for the 7 years.

Do an internet search for "Ford ESP". You will find many websites that list
the std Ford ESP policies and prices. The one I used some time ago was
fordesp.com. I took the prices from that website to the dealership when I
purchased my F150 and they gave me the warranty no questions asked. If I
recall the web prices are half what a stealership normally sell them at.

Scott
"Big Shoe" > wrote in message
...
> I am thinking of buying an extended warranty for my '05 and want to
> hear the group's recommendations on where to buy. Is the Ford dealer
> the best bet or are there other options I should consider.

Yep, purchased my ESP on the web for my Explorer. I'm in Wisconsin and
the online Ford dealer I purchased from was somewhere in Texas. Same
warranty, half the cost my local dealer quoted. If memory serves I was
also able to pay it in two, or three, installments.

If you decide to go with an aftermarket plan consider purchasing it from
a local dealer. Be careful, do your homework, and check with a few
local dealers concerning which plans pay and which ones don't. Some
plans are a nightmare to get reimbursement. I did have a decent
aftermarket plan on a '94 Mustang, but I purchased it through a local
Ford dealer, who even waived the deductible when serviced with them.

Good luck,

Steven

Scott Van Nest wrote:
> Do an internet search for "Ford ESP". You will find many websites that list
> the std Ford ESP policies and prices. The one I used some time ago was
> fordesp.com. I took the prices from that website to the dealership when I
> purchased my F150 and they gave me the warranty no questions asked. If I
> recall the web prices are half what a stealership normally sell them at.
>
> Scott
> "Big Shoe" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I am thinking of buying an extended warranty for my '05 and want to
>> hear the group's recommendations on where to buy. Is the Ford dealer
>> the best bet or are there other options I should consider.
>
>

I would recommend the dealer, their warrinties are usually better and cover
more parts, and your vehicle will always be serviced by a ford dealer with
ford trained and certified technicians

Thanks for all the feedback. I priced the extended warranty at the
dealer and through some internet companies. The cost was so high that
I decided to go without a warranty. Unless I am terribly unlucky, I
doubt I will spend the amount of the warranty cost on repairs.

On Sun, 25 Mar 2007 22:48:57 -0700, Ashton Crusher >
wrote:

>On Sun, 25 Mar 2007 20:08:19 -0500, "quiggles" >
>wrote:
>
>>I would recommend the dealer, their warrinties are usually better and cover
>>more parts, and your vehicle will always be serviced by a ford dealer with
>>ford trained and certified technicians
>
>All of the non-dealer extended warranties I've had allowed me to go
>anywhere I wanted for repairs including right back to the dealer. You
>don't need to by the warranty from the dealer to have him do the
>warranty repair.