On the fence +warranty question
 

First of all, Hello! I'm new to the club, and cant wait to buy my first 8! Here is my problem.

I'm on the fence about pulling the trigger on a '04 RX8 GT. It has 93000km (i'm in Canada). It's being sold by a used dealer, and he is offering a 2 year warranty. As far as i know, it's the original engine. My question is this...If I buy it and the engine goes at say 110,000, will my purchased warranty cover the cost of a replacement? If so, would it be a re-build or new?

My second question is, say I have no problems over the 2 year window of my warranty, and I drive it up to 125,000km. What happens at that point? Do I go to a mazda dealership and buy a new warranty (will they even sell me one?), or am I on my own at that point?

Question 3 - Durring my test drive, the check engine lite came on. They are going to have it checked out tomorrow for me, and they say it's probably a sensor. If I were to buy it, and it turned out to be something more serious, would the warranty that I purchased cover pre-existing problems??

Any help would be awesome, as this will be my first 8 and I'm prety nervous about getting it. I love them, but I've gotten pretty paranoid over the last few days reading through the forums.

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sorry to bump this so fast...but I may be closing this deal tomorrow. Any advice at all would be appriciated.

I would not trust a dealer to tell me what the check engine light was for on a used car they are trying to sell me. I would have told them we are taking it to autozone(or a similar canadian business that reads codes free) now or you can show me the code reader at the dealership.

Nobody can really comment on the warranty they offer unless you want to show us the whole thing on here by a scanned image or you typing it out. Fine print can be a bitch, so reading the whole thing is what you need to do.


Is this a Mazda dealer your buying it from? I would think the dealer could answer every single question you have asked here and with much more accuracy than we could.

ANY car that pops a CEL on a test drive should NEVER be purchased, if you don't know anything about that car.

With this car, that CEL could be for a multitude of reasons.

Could be a misfire caused by bad plugs, wires, or coils.
Could be catalytic converter efficiency code.
Could be malfunctioning secondary air pump.

You don't know.

If its the first, that's fairly inexpensive to replace.
If its the second, that's fairly expensive to replace.
If its the third, its somewhere between the other two for cost.

Or it could be something else entirely.

You should not buy this car if it can't make it all the way through a test drive without the CEL turning on.

BC.

I agree with xexok, the answers to your questions are all in the fine print.

Hey all,

Thanks for the input so far. Here's a copy of the Waranty. I still havnt commited to buying it, but they've fixed the CEL. Does anyone see any obvioius problems with the waranty?


ENGINE
ALL internally lubricated parts; engine block, cylinder heads, intake manifolds & plenums, exhaust manifolds, timing belt cover, oil pan, valve covers, harmonic balancer & pulley, engine mounts, engine torque struts, dip stick & tube, oil pressure sending unit, temperature sending unit.


TRANSMISSION
a) Automatic ALL internally lubricated parts: case, torque converter, vacuum modulator, oil pan, flex plate, dip stick & tube & transmission mounts.
b) Standard ALL internally lubricated parts: case, flywheel, ring gear & mounts.
Excluded: Manual clutch & all related components, slave cylinder, pressure plate, clutch bearing, external linkages & shifter.


DIFFERENTIAL
a) Front Wheel Drive Vehicles (transaxle) ALL internally lubricated parts: case, housing, cover & mounts.
b) Rear Wheel Drive Vehicles (differential) ALL internally lubricated parts: case, housing, cover & mounts.


TRANSFER CASE
(4X4 & AWD)
ALL internally lubricated parts: case, housing, electronic & vacuum engagement components, cover & mounts.


AUXILIARY DIFFERENTIAL
ALL internally lubricated parts: case, housing, locking hubs, cover & mounts.


TURBOCHARGER
ALL internal parts: housing, waste gate controller, inter cooler, hard lines & bearings. {Turbo engines must use turbo-rated oil}


SUPERCHARGER
ALL internal parts: housing, compressor, clutch, pulley, bearings, by-pass valve & intercooler.


PLUS PACKAGE
Water pump, starter/solenoid, alternator/regulator.


TOWING (for mechanical failure)
Reimbursement shall be made to you up to a maximum of $50 per occurrence for towing expenses incurred due to a mechanical failure and/or breakdown covered in your Agreement. A valid towing receipt including a valid odometer reading must be submitted.


TRIP INTERRUPTION
Reimbursement shall be made up to $150 maximum for the term of the Agreement chosen with a $50 maximum per day for lodging, meals, bus or taxi, if you are more than 150 kilometers away from home (one way) and a Licenced Repair Facility cannot provide same day/emergency service covered under your Agreement. (Valid receipts must be provided)


ALSO COVERS ALL SEALS & GASKETS. COVERAGE IS FOR 24 MONTHS WITH UNLIMITED KMS.

No A/C coverage. Is there a deductable and what about belts and hoses?

That towing reimbursement is a joke, you would be lucky to get hooked up to the tow truck for only $50, let alone have your car moved anywhere.

I would still be a bit wary of this car since it had a cel in the first place. It might have been something easy, but maybe not.