Re: Is Extended Warranty Worth it for High Mileage Driver?

[Peter Loron <peterl@cnw.com>]

Yes. I drive about 20K a year and have had 2 repairs so far covered by the
extended warranty...between them, they have almost equaled the cost of the
warranty.

-Pete

On Thu, 1 Apr 1999, John Kiekhaefer wrote:

> Due to my work, I have put 19,000miles on my 98 Jetta GLX in one year.
> Most of it is highway miles.   At that rate, I will be at 100,000 miles
> in around 5 years.  Because these will be mostly highway miles, one
> would expect to have fewer component failures or wear-outs than would be
> normal for 100,000 miles.  In your opinion, would this suggest that an
> Extended Warranty Contract may not be worth it for my vehicle?
> 
> John Kiekhaefer
> 

Peter Loron                                                  peterl@cnw.com
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