I have purchased only one extended warranty in my life.

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: techs

Originally posted by: Kev
how much did you pay for the ext warranty? probably more than the tv is worth now.

400. I don't know what my 51 inch Sony is worth nowadays

Shoot.. that's ridiculous. You can buy a similarly sized LCD for twice that I think.

 

[compuwiz1]

100% refunds on extended warranties for cars, only applies if you never use it, ever, even once. Those are not very common warranties.

I still contend that extended warranties on electronics, appliances, lawnmowers, etc., are not a good value, as far as the percentage of purchase price they represent.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda
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Originally posted by: j00fek
i get a 2yr on my radar detectors from bestbuy, and i get a new one every 2 years. thats what you pay for
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Uhm, no. The two year warranty is only for that first radar detector. The replacement has a 90 day fixed warranty unless you buy another extended warranty for that replacement.


hahahahaaaaa....repeat after me --- BUSTED!!!

Well of course he's buying another extended warranty on the replacement, because he knows it's going to break shortly before the warranty ends.

 

[Antisocial Virge]

Originally posted by: techs
Today I turned on my Sony 51 inch widescreen hi-def rptv.
And the picture was all screwed up.
I called the local repair guy and he thinks its the convergence board, which Sony no longer makes.
So, I thought I was out the money for a new tv.
Then I remembered. I bought an extended warranty for the first and only time in my life on that Sony tv.
And the warranty was for 4 years. And it won't expire for another 6 months!!!!
Circuit City was great. They had all the records. They will have the repair shop call me within 3 business days. And they assured me it won't cost me a penny to fix and if its not fixable they assured me a new tv.
SWEEEEEETTT.

I bought the CC extended warranty on my big screen also. It was well worth it and CC here has their own techs who, believe it or not, knows his stuff. He gave me his nextel # and I could call him directly. Had him in a few times for repairs and he even offered to come check it out after I moved it to my new house to make sure nothing got bumped out of whack. I usually never buy an extended warranty but on a big screen its a no brainer. Best buy I think sells out the repairs to whoever so thats what I liked about CC having a guy on staff.

Edit. Oh yea, mine was a convergence amp problem also. It happened a second time out of warranty but I could order a kit with the amps and the resistors that usually blow online for like $40. Soldered the new amps in and changed two resistors and it was good to go. If you look around online its a pretty common problem.

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: techs

Originally posted by: Kev
how much did you pay for the ext warranty? probably more than the tv is worth now.

400. I don't know what my 51 inch Sony is worth nowadays

Shoot.. that's ridiculous. You can buy a similarly sized LCD for twice that I think.

You think wrong.

 

[RossMAN]

I bought our 3 year warranty for $210 for our 50" DLP which covers at least two bulb replacements.

OPTION #3 - TV Invoice price under $2500, plus bulb/lamp warranty. This combo package covers the TV itself for an additional 3 YEARS after the manufacturer's warranty, as well as the bulb for 3 years. The bulb/lamp will be replaced up to 2 times in those 3 years. The pricetag on this combo is $210.00.

Fact: The bulbs will burn out and they cost $180 - $200 each to replace.

Plus the warranty covers the expensive light engine and everything else. For $210 it was a no brainer.

 

[skyking]

Originally posted by: thomsbrain

Originally posted by: bctbct

Originally posted by: skyking
We got one with our new Pilot. It was about $1100, and if we do not use it, we get the money back at the end of the period. That is not a bad gamble when you consider the cost of one transmission/transaxle repair could go 3 grand or more. I can stand losing the interest on 1100 for the peace of mind it gives to my wife

Something about this seems weird, mostly the part about them giving your money back. Sure you didnt get confused that you could cancel and get a portion of the money back on a prorated basis?

no, he is correct. they will give the full amount back to him at the end of the period. Honda are so confident that the car won't break that it's basically an interest-free loan for them, and still a no-brainer deal even though they have to give the principle back in a few years. for the consumer, it works out to very cheap insurance. personally, i still wouldn't buy it because i know i'd never need it on a honda.

edit: it's also good for honda because you'll likely FINANCE that extended warranty, meaning you're PAYING interest on the cost of it, versus making interest investing it yourself. so honda earns interest from you, and as you're making the payments, they're building principle with which they can earn interest from the banks, then they give you back your principle, and dance around in all the money that should have been yours.

With an AWD drivetrain only a couple of years on the market, I'm happy to be out the interest. It was a one way deal for us, we paid cash.

 

[Midlander]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
I bought our 3 year warranty for $210 for our 50" DLP which covers at least two bulb replacements.

OPTION #3 - TV Invoice price under $2500, plus bulb/lamp warranty. This combo package covers the TV itself for an additional 3 YEARS after the manufacturer's warranty, as well as the bulb for 3 years. The bulb/lamp will be replaced up to 2 times in those 3 years. The pricetag on this combo is $210.00.

Fact: The bulbs will burn out and they cost $180 - $200 each to replace.

Plus the warranty covers the expensive light engine and everything else. For $210 it was a no brainer.

Interesting that the extended warranty on a DLP is the only extended warranty that I have ever considered purchasing. My thought is that they don't sell warranties to lose money, so I don't buy them. The DLP warranty may be different, simply because of the bulb.

Of course, the bulbs may be cheaper in a couple of years. :beer:

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: skyking

Originally posted by: thomsbrain

Originally posted by: bctbct

Originally posted by: skyking
We got one with our new Pilot. It was about $1100, and if we do not use it, we get the money back at the end of the period. That is not a bad gamble when you consider the cost of one transmission/transaxle repair could go 3 grand or more. I can stand losing the interest on 1100 for the peace of mind it gives to my wife

Something about this seems weird, mostly the part about them giving your money back. Sure you didnt get confused that you could cancel and get a portion of the money back on a prorated basis?

no, he is correct. they will give the full amount back to him at the end of the period. Honda are so confident that the car won't break that it's basically an interest-free loan for them, and still a no-brainer deal even though they have to give the principle back in a few years. for the consumer, it works out to very cheap insurance. personally, i still wouldn't buy it because i know i'd never need it on a honda.

edit: it's also good for honda because you'll likely FINANCE that extended warranty, meaning you're PAYING interest on the cost of it, versus making interest investing it yourself. so honda earns interest from you, and as you're making the payments, they're building principle with which they can earn interest from the banks, then they give you back your principle, and dance around in all the money that should have been yours.

With an AWD drivetrain only a couple of years on the market, I'm happy to be out the interest. It was a one way deal for us, we paid cash.

Bad thing is you spend $1100 but MIGHT not want to take it in for warrenty work for small things thinking you will get $1100 back if you don;t go back for a $100 brake repair or such. So could be a double edge deal. That and would make the quality and relibility look better then it is.

 

[skyking]

oh yeah, that warranty if for the odd and rare big failures which DO happen to any make of car. I do my own work for the most part, and document my oil changes and maintenance completely.

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: Mike

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: techs

Originally posted by: Kev
how much did you pay for the ext warranty? probably more than the tv is worth now.

400. I don't know what my 51 inch Sony is worth nowadays

Shoot.. that's ridiculous. You can buy a similarly sized LCD for twice that I think.

You think wrong.

How is that wrong? If it breaks and you don't have the warrantly, you spend $500 more than you would have. If it doesn't break, which is probably more likely, you saved $500.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: Midlander

Originally posted by: RossMAN
I bought our 3 year warranty for $210 for our 50" DLP which covers at least two bulb replacements.

OPTION #3 - TV Invoice price under $2500, plus bulb/lamp warranty. This combo package covers the TV itself for an additional 3 YEARS after the manufacturer's warranty, as well as the bulb for 3 years. The bulb/lamp will be replaced up to 2 times in those 3 years. The pricetag on this combo is $210.00.

Fact: The bulbs will burn out and they cost $180 - $200 each to replace.

Plus the warranty covers the expensive light engine and everything else. For $210 it was a no brainer.

Interesting that the extended warranty on a DLP is the only extended warranty that I have ever considered purchasing. My thought is that they don't sell warranties to lose money, so I don't buy them. The DLP warranty may be different, simply because of the bulb.

Of course, the bulbs may be cheaper in a couple of years. :beer:

If you own a DLP, when did you purchase it and where from?

Did you pay for it with a credit card?

 

[theeedude]

I only bought extended warranty once, when I was FOB kid and bought a new walkman that was uber expensive for me since I was working minimum wage part time job.
Well, about 10 months into the 1 year warranty, the thing broke, and I got it replaced with a brand new one. I was so happy Then I tried my batteries in the new one, and it still didn't work. Turns out that the batteries I thought were new weren't, so I just got a replacement for no reason.

 

[techs]

Originally posted by: dmw16
Im surprised they didnt just give you a new tv...maybe they will. And maybe they'll give you the original purchase price towards a new one...HELLO 1080p plasma

Oh man, thats my wet dream.