Ford Focus: Ford Protect Warranty - Worthless?

"Tiny Tim" <com> wrote in message
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I'm actually in the process of investigating extended warranties for my soon
to be 3 year old Focus. I have the leaflet for the Ford one in the car and
can let you know what it says tomorrow if that's of any help.



G.

Gary McClean wrote: 

All done and dusted thanks. We went to pick the car up and checked the
warranty booklet and sure enough, all springs are excluded from warranty
other than the suspension. It seems ridiculous - the dealer was surprised
too - but they you are, not a leg to stand on :-(

More than worthless, I'd say.

Not that my Focus has given me much trouble, but on the few occassions when
something I thought might be covered required attention, the extended
warranty was of no use. I would not buy another warranty from Ford, and
wouldn't recommend it to anyone else.

Rob

Basic Wedge wrote: 

Hi
it depends on your point of view.
As long as the main things are included, like the engine, gearbox, air
conditioning etc., the warranty can be of great use.
It aren´t the cheap things that you must be worry about like a little
spring at the gear stick, they don´t lead you to your ruin.
But the big expensive things in your car that would cost you thousands
of Dollars or EUR to change or fix are the reason for an extended warranty.
bye
Jupp

"Josef Erbs" wrote ...
 

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Perhaps...

When forming your point of view, though, keep in mind the cost of the
warranty can be about equal to the cost of a major repair. If you have the
good fortune of never needing the warranty, you've still shelled-out a large
chunk of change.

I stand by my advice to skip extended warranty coverage. I believe most
major consumer protection groups give the same advice.

Rob

"Basic Wedge" <ca> wrote
 

Agree completely. This is a form of insurance, but one should only take out
insurance on things that are too expensive to pay for out of pocket (like,
for example, liability). For normal things like car repairs, you're just
paying someone else's overhead. There's a reason why salesmen push these
plans, and it ain't because they feel warm and fuzzy about our welfare.

"There is no such thing as a free lunch".

In message <OcoPd.367026$8l.337705@pd7tw1no>, Basic Wedge
<ca> wrote 

Watch out for warrantees that only cover just the parts or just the
labour. Often when you have to pay for one of these items the price of
the bit you pay for becomes inflated and you effectively pay for both
labour and parts - plus paying for the warrantee.

I once made the mistake of taking up the (Citroen) dealer's "free"
service where I had to only pay for the parts. I know it said Gold in
the name of the oil they used but I didn't realise that it actually
contained a lot of real gold - with a price to match
--
Alan
mailto:clara.co.uk

"Basic Wedge" <ca> wrote:
 
 

Ford's Extended Service Plan does not cover wear and tear items
And plenty of items are subject to wear and tear according to Ford.

Forget the brochure that explains what is covered. Ask for a copy
of the policy to see what is _not_ covered. There are Ford dealers
who sell the extended warranty on the Internet for very little over
invoice. Also look for third party warrantees that are not only
cheaper, but that do cover wear and tear.

--
Don

Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are much more pliable.
~ Mark Twain