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2001 LHS. Need new warranty
My Warranty is running out on my 2001 Chrysler LHS. So I need a new
one. Chrysler dealer wants a little over $500.00 per year for 3 or 4 or 5 years. Only 16K miles so far and little if any prospect that yearly mileage will be over 3K. Zero problems with the car. Are there any better deals? Thanks Bob AZ |
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2001 LHS. Need new warranty
Bob AZ wrote:
> My Warranty is running out on my 2001 Chrysler LHS. ??? 7 year warranty? My '00 300m only had a 3 year warranty. > So I need a new one. With only 16k miles, I'd say you need a new warranty about as much as you need a hole in the head. > Chrysler dealer wants a little over $500.00 per year for 3 or 4 > or 5 years. Are you that insecure that you need to kiss money goodbye like that? > Only 16K miles so far and little if any prospect that yearly > mileage will be over 3K. Zero problems with the car. > > Are there any better deals? Get a grip. Save your money for your health care or for the grand kids. Gawd, I hope I don't become that paranoid when I become a senior citizen... |
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MoPar Man wrote:
> Bob AZ wrote: > >> My Warranty is running out on my 2001 Chrysler LHS. > > ??? > > 7 year warranty? My '00 300m only had a 3 year warranty. > >> So I need a new one. > > With only 16k miles, I'd say you need a new warranty about as much as > you need a hole in the head. > >> Chrysler dealer wants a little over $500.00 per year for 3 or 4 >> or 5 years. > > Are you that insecure that you need to kiss money goodbye like that? > >> Only 16K miles so far and little if any prospect that yearly >> mileage will be over 3K. Zero problems with the car. >> >> Are there any better deals? > > Get a grip. Save your money for your health care or for the grand kids. > > Gawd, I hope I don't become that paranoid when I become a senior > citizen... I'm nicer than MoPar Man , but I agree with him. Self insure whenever possible. Keep up your regular maintenance. There's supposed to be a timing belt/water pump replace at 100k or 105k (I forget which - varies by year). You're not going to get there for years. I don't know if Chrysler has a time vs. mileage recommendation on that, but at some point, you might consider doing that well before 100k miles - maybe by the year 2012 or something at the rate you're going. Two years of not paying for an extended warranty will more than pay for that. Belts, hoses, and coolant before that. Those are all things that an extended warranty won't cover. Your tires may be dry rotting in a couple of years too. Bill Putney (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my address with the letter 'x') |
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2001 LHS. Need new warranty
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>, Bob AZ > wrote: > My Warranty is running out on my 2001 Chrysler LHS. So I need a new > one. Chrysler dealer wants a little over $500.00 per year for 3 or 4 > or 5 years. > > Only 16K miles so far and little if any prospect that yearly mileage > will be over 3K. Zero problems with the car. > > Are there any better deals? > > Thanks > Bob AZ Why? IMO a waste of money for your insignificant driving. At 5 yrs for $2,500, that will surely equal your cars value when it's 10 yrs old. Well if you have the 2.7L V6 perhaps, but I'll bet the warranty exclusions wouldn't cover you for that engine blowing up. The 2.7L seems to end it's life at about 80k miles, so you have lots of time left. |
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> Well if you have the 2.7L V6 perhaps, I don't think they put the 2.7 in the LHS. |
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> In article > >, > Bob AZ > wrote: > >> My Warranty is running out on my 2001 Chrysler LHS. So I need a new >> one. Chrysler dealer wants a little over $500.00 per year for 3 or 4 >> or 5 years. >> >> Only 16K miles so far and little if any prospect that yearly mileage >> will be over 3K. Zero problems with the car. >> >> Are there any better deals? >> >> Thanks >> Bob AZ > > Why? IMO a waste of money for your insignificant driving. > At 5 yrs for $2,500, that will surely equal your cars value when it's 10 > yrs old. > > Well if you have the 2.7L V6 perhaps, but I'll bet the warranty > exclusions wouldn't cover you for that engine blowing up. > The 2.7L seems to end it's life at about 80k miles, so you have lots of > time left. I don't think any LHS's came with 2.7L. And they don't all die early - mine has over 200k miles on it. Bill Putney (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my address with the letter 'x') |
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> > I don't think any LHS's came with 2.7L. �And they don't all die early - > mine has over 200k miles on it. > Bill Putney My LHS has the 3.5. Just a casual observation but the motor seems looser lately. Easily revs up to 3K or more when moving off at the stoplight. Used to go to just 2K. The oil level shows at the ADD point on the dip stick. Usually it is at the full point. Maybe the dealer messed up last oil change. Or God forbid put in lighter weight oil. Have to get on him. Last spring I caught them putting too much oil in my 5.9 Pickup. I had them take out enough to get down to the full point. Bob AZ |
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2001 LHS. Need new warranty
Bob AZ wrote:
> My Warranty is running out on my 2001 Chrysler LHS. So I need a new > one. Chrysler dealer wants a little over $500.00 per year for 3 or 4 > or 5 years. > > Only 16K miles so far and little if any prospect that yearly mileage > will be over 3K. Zero problems with the car. > > Are there any better deals? > > Thanks > Bob AZ Everyone's said it already, but I agree: DON'T waste money on a warranty! For the cost of that warranty, if you were to blow an engine or transmission within the next 5 years (highly unlikely given only 3k miles a year!) you could pay for it out of pocket and come out ahead of what you'd pay on a warranty! My rule of thumb is to NEVER pay extra for warranty coverage. If it worked out in the buyer's favor, they wouldn't offer it! |
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2001 LHS. Need new warranty
On Aug 18, 9:05*am, Steve > wrote:
> Bob AZ wrote: > > My Warranty is running out on my 2001 Chrysler LHS. So I need a new > > one. Chrysler dealer wants a little over $500.00 per year for 3 or 4 > > or 5 years. > > > Only 16K miles so far and little if any prospect that yearly mileage > > will be over 3K. Zero problems with the car. > > > Are there any better deals? > > > Thanks > > Bob *AZ > > Everyone's said it already, but I agree: DON'T waste money on a warranty! > > For the cost of that warranty, if you were to blow an engine or > transmission within the next 5 years (highly unlikely given only 3k > miles a year!) you could pay for it out of pocket and come out ahead of > what you'd pay on a warranty! > > My rule of thumb is to NEVER pay extra for warranty coverage. If it > worked out in the buyer's favor, they wouldn't offer it! I too, would not recommend an extended warranty on a car of that age. There will probably be many exlusions and limitations, like the one that I bought. They would not pay for the headgasket sealer that Chrysler requires for the new headgasket. They would also not pay for *shop supplies." I ended up paying $110 out of my pocket for things that they would not cover. The price it paid for the warranty, just about covered what the shop would have charged, had I paid myself. -KM |
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Well his window motors are likely to break unless they fixed the problem by
2001 which I doubt. They cost about $500 per door if I remember correctly. "Bill Putney" > wrote in message ... > MoPar Man wrote: >> Bob AZ wrote: >> >>> My Warranty is running out on my 2001 Chrysler LHS. >> >> ??? >> >> 7 year warranty? My '00 300m only had a 3 year warranty. >> >>> So I need a new one. >> >> With only 16k miles, I'd say you need a new warranty about as much as >> you need a hole in the head. >> >>> Chrysler dealer wants a little over $500.00 per year for 3 or 4 >>> or 5 years. >> >> Are you that insecure that you need to kiss money goodbye like that? >> >>> Only 16K miles so far and little if any prospect that yearly >>> mileage will be over 3K. Zero problems with the car. >>> >>> Are there any better deals? >> >> Get a grip. Save your money for your health care or for the grand kids. >> >> Gawd, I hope I don't become that paranoid when I become a senior >> citizen... > > I'm nicer than MoPar Man , but I agree with him. Self insure whenever > possible. > > Keep up your regular maintenance. There's supposed to be a timing > belt/water pump replace at 100k or 105k (I forget which - varies by year). > You're not going to get there for years. I don't know if Chrysler has a > time vs. mileage recommendation on that, but at some point, you might > consider doing that well before 100k miles - maybe by the year 2012 or > something at the rate you're going. Two years of not paying for an > extended warranty will more than pay for that. Belts, hoses, and coolant > before that. Those are all things that an extended warranty won't cover. > > Your tires may be dry rotting in a couple of years too. > > Bill Putney > (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my address > with the letter 'x') |
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