Cheap Warranties!!!

[creedawg]

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creedawg

 

[esquared]

Have you used their service? These guys were created on 2 months ago.
From WHOIS:
Administrative Contact , Technical Contact :
Mountavision
mountavision@gmail.com
267 South Alder Creek Drive
Romeoville, IL 60446
US
Phone: 6302474273

Record expires on 10-Jan-2011
Record created on 06-Jul-2007
Database last updated on 06-Jul-2007

Found them under Internet Sales and Service in tis Romeoville PDF here
Page 21


I am always a little leery when a company uses a a web address like gmail or yahoo as their
administrative contact.

 

[kindest]

lol
are extended warrenties ever a good deal?

 

[Zap]

Originally posted by: kindest
are extended warrenties ever a good deal?

No. Extended warranties are a big moneymaker. It's like gambling. You are betting that whatever you bought will break. They are betting that it won't break. Of course as anyone knows, some people may win, but overall the house comes out ahead.

 

[boomerang]

Originally posted by: esquared
Have you used their service? These guys were created on 2 months ago.
From WHOIS:
Administrative Contact , Technical Contact :
Mountavision
mountavision@gmail.com
267 South Alder Creek Drive
Romeoville, IL 60446
US
Phone: 6302474273

Record expires on 10-Jan-2011
Record created on 06-Jul-2007
Database last updated on 06-Jul-2007

Found them under Internet Sales and Service in tis Romeoville PDF here
Page 21


I am always a little leery when a company uses a a web address like gmail or yahoo as their
administrative contact.

Hmmm, creedawg's profile shows him from Illinois.

 

[Midnight Rambler]

Actually, there are extended warranties available that ARE a good deal.

Step 1 : Call your credit card company and see if they have a warranty management program. Most gold & platinum cards offer extended warranty free of charge. This usually will double your warranty up to a max. of 3 yrs. (varies from card to card).

Step 2 : Also ask the CC company if they have any other enhanced plans available. My CC card rep at Chase offered a plan that was crazy good - 5 yrs. additional warranty added, for a total of six years, for just under $97. Perhaps the best part is that they have no warranty service company that does the work, you get to have your TV repaired wherever you want and they fully reimburse you for the work.

 

[bennylong]

Yea, check the VISA site. I think most Visa cards will cover you for 2 years. People are just wasting money on Extended Warranty if they are using a Visa to pay for their purchase.

 

[Kremerica]

warranties are retarded, there is always verbage in the contract that the warranty company will use to get out of paying for a full priced repair/refund.

I have the example of my finance's Saturn that I just had to deal with... short version:
her step dad bought her a car, bought an extended warranty for it. a couple years later, she is driving it and transmission starts slipping and acting up, I take it to transmission shop, they tell me there is internal damage and have to take the tranny apart to tell the full damage. I authorize them to do the removal to figure out what is wrong (remove and inspection is $400) they tell me cost to rebuild and make like new with warranty is $2600. Shop calls warranty company, warranty company will only pay $1700 b/c in the contract the verbage reads something along the lines of "will replace with same or better parts." warranty company calls salvage yard and can get a used transmission for roughly $700 and then plus labor and other small parts they claim they will only pay $1700...
Funny part about it is that, they recommend cottman transmission for their warranty work, BUT cottman and most shops, will not install used junk yard parts b/c they can't warranty them. so even if I were to go and get the exact parts they are quoting, the shop wont even install them. and if I don't have the shop fix it, I have to pay the $400 regardless to get the car back. and the warranty company wont reimburse for the $400 inspection fee...

anyways, after a load of crap, warranty company is standing by their $1700 limit due to terms of contract. I didn't have to pay for the warranty in the first place so I am coming out $1700 better than if I didnt have the warranty, but the point is that they will weasel out of any claim the best way they can... same thing with insurance companies these days...

/rant

just put a little money aside for emergency fund and
don't buy warranties is my advice.

 

[Oakenfold]

Originally posted by: Kremerica
warranties are retarded, there is always verbage in the contract that the warranty company will use to get out of paying for a full priced repair/refund.

I have the example of my finance's Saturn that I just had to deal with... short version:
her step dad bought her a car, bought an extended warranty for it. a couple years later, she is driving it and transmission starts slipping and acting up, I take it to transmission shop, they tell me there is internal damage and have to take the tranny apart to tell the full damage. I authorize them to do the removal to figure out what is wrong (remove and inspection is $400) they tell me cost to rebuild and make like new with warranty is $2600. Shop calls warranty company, warranty company will only pay $1700 b/c in the contract the verbage reads something along the lines of "will replace with same or better parts." warranty company calls salvage yard and can get a used transmission for roughly $700 and then plus labor and other small parts they claim they will only pay $1700...
Funny part about it is that, they recommend cottman transmission for their warranty work, BUT cottman and most shops, will not install used junk yard parts b/c they can't warranty them. so even if I were to go and get the exact parts they are quoting, the shop wont even install them. and if I don't have the shop fix it, I have to pay the $400 regardless to get the car back. and the warranty company wont reimburse for the $400 inspection fee...

anyways, after a load of crap, warranty company is standing by their $1700 limit due to terms of contract. I didn't have to pay for the warranty in the first place so I am coming out $1700 better than if I didnt have the warranty, but the point is that they will weasel out of any claim the best way they can... same thing with insurance companies these days...

/rant

just put a little money aside for emergency fund and
don't buy warranties is my advice.

If the warranty agreement was read, the party purchasing it would have known that prior to the vehicle receiving service. The consumer needs to protect their own interests by reading what you are agreeing to. If you look at your automotive policy or manufacturer warranty (not extended warranty) you may see some of the same "used parts" requirements you dealt with.

Ontopic: as others have said check with your CC company to see if you get any extended warranty. If you are considering a warranty, be reasonable, use logic, are you buying something that will depreciate 30% or more a year? What will it cost to ship the unit to the manufacturer? What is the probability you will use the warranty (are you picky about your LCD/Plasma? Do you look for problems?), are there complaints prevalent in places like AVS about LCD/PLASMA product X,Y,Z failure?.

Finally, yes the link does look very suspect. However there are 6 entries in resellerratings, these could be bogus or legit Reseller Ratings Guys use it!

 

[bennylong]

Yea, Extended Warranty on LCD are pretty bad deal. Take my 23 inch LCD I paid $900 for 2 years ago. It's selling for $400 to $500 now. 3 years extended warranty was $200. If this crap breaks, I can just buy a new TV

 

[cheap]

Originally posted by: bennylong
Yea, Extended Warranty on LCD are pretty bad deal. Take my 23 inch LCD I paid $900 for 2 years ago. It's selling for $400 to $500 now. 3 years extended warranty was $200. If this crap breaks, I can just buy a new TV

I paid $200 for an extra two years for my 42" plasma. It was a $1700 tv so I figure couple hundred extra isn't that much. So my TV is now under warranty for four years all together I think. Plasmas cost a lot to fix in case they break and it's not like in 3 years I'll be able to get one like this for $500. Ain't going to happen, each year manufacturers replace their older TVs with newer expensive models to keep prices from falling too much.

 

[intogamer]

Some extended warranties are good. I believe Staples offers good warranty

The manager told me that they don't' check serials. Plus it has been reported that Staples gives you the GC of what you paid or and equalivlant model.

 

[Mallow]

When I bought a truck one time, big F350 the guy tried to convince us how crappy it was and that we needed an extended warranty, talk about making you feel good about your purchase.