Subaru warranties

[dsgerbc]

Originally Posted by Enilder

Do simple math to figure out if it's worth it or not. Most of the time, it's not worth it.

I tend to think that the gold plan is worth it on the recent turbo Subarus except for the Forester, which is considerably de-tuned hence buying some safety margin. Those turbo Subarus, however, were blowing engines left and right, right from the start.
Reliability of the BRZ is yet to be determined.

[Indestruct]

I bought the 7/70 warranty, it's transferrable and backed from SOA. Also you can cancel and get a prorata refund. I would generally say no to a warranty, but I'm risk averse on this large purchase. I plan to get the next gen brz before my extended warranty is up.

[Bfly]

Originally Posted by dsgerbc

Huh? I'm fairly certain there's nothing it covers before basic warranty is up. It's just years/mileage limits in the contract are relative to when the vehicle was new.
That said - tomorrow I'm gonna have the dealer appraise my other Subaru and I'm gonna ask what kind of refund I'll get on my current gold plan. If it's based on the whole 7 years - I'll post here. I expect it to be based only on the 4 years not covered by basic warranty.

According to my dealer, the extended warranty covers some things that the manufacturer's warranty doesn't cover.

[dsgerbc]

Originally Posted by Bfly

According to my dealer, the extended warranty covers some things that the manufacturer's warranty doesn't cover.

For example?

[DantKR]

Aren't normal warranties just engine and drive train?

[Bfly]

Originally Posted by dsgerbc

For example?

I'm not sure off the top of my head right now. I'll have to call him to clarify.

[#87]

Originally Posted by dsgerbc

I tend to think that the gold plan is worth it on the recent turbo Subarus except for the Forester, which is considerably de-tuned hence buying some safety margin. Those turbo Subarus, however, were blowing engines left and right, right from the start.
Reliability of the BRZ is yet to be determined.

My dealer was trying to sell me the extended warranty and pulled out a blown turbo from under his desk saying how it was like a 6000 repair for blown turbo. I asked him with a huge shit eating grin if my car had a turbo.

[Oriental Life]

Originally Posted by Stu baru

I've driven Subaru's for decades and never used the extended warranties. Going with one is, in essence, betting you will have a major mechanical problem within 100K. I've run many cars well past that and have never had anything major happen in the first 100K. Now, if you don't take care of your car...

^ This. Every word.

[Oriental Life]

Originally Posted by DantKR

Our 2010 and 2011 Subaru and Kia don't/didn't have dual zone ac, touch screen nav, adjustable head lights, and heated seats(Legacy did Soul doesn't).

None of which are high-tech or new to the world. If by 30K car will be giving any problems (30K - first major service), then and only then it makes sense to look into extended warranties. Or to consider an upgrade, which I don't think will be necessary.

Realistically, the only major f-up so far was high pressure fuel pump being noisy for some when used with 10% ethanol (US) gasoline. Toyota-Subie should take care of it.

[wallace03]

this is kind of off topic, but does the floor mats come with the car or do they charge extra for it?

[fistpoint]

Originally Posted by wallace03

this is kind of off topic, but does the floor mats come with the car or do they charge extra for it?

They are standard equipment. That does NOT include the trunk mat though, which you can buy online for much cheaper.

[DantKR]

Originally Posted by Oriental Life

None of which are high-tech or new to the world. If by 30K car will be giving any problems (30K - first major service), then and only then it makes sense to look into extended warranties. Or to consider an upgrade, which I don't think will be necessary.

Realistically, the only major f-up so far was high pressure fuel pump being noisy for some when used with 10% ethanol (US) gasoline. Toyota-Subie should take care of it.

It's not high tech but we have no idea how long they'll last. And not being high tech doesn't mean it won't cost a boat load of cash to fix if need be.

[brzzz]

If they offer me a good price for the warranty, I think I'll take it. New motor with probably expensive parts. I liked to do my own work on my cars when I was in school, but with a new full time job I have to evaluate how much my time is worth. It may pay off to have the dealer do warranty work rather than take off time from work to fix something. Also this will be my daily driver and the warranty provides a loaner vehicle if I need it when my car is being serviced.

[dsgerbc]

Originally Posted by brzzz

Also this will be my daily driver and the warranty provides a loaner vehicle if I need it when my car is being serviced.

That might be the part of ext. coverage not covered by basic warranty. Unless Subaru recently decided to mandate loaners for all their dealers. This used to be voluntary and not many dealers participated.