Anyone have the 7-year 100k-mile warranty?
 

I'm on a roll.

Anyway, I've been looking at a '04 Certified RX8 with 30k miles. It's got the touring sport package and has a moon roof and pwr locks, and seats. Doesn't have leather (which I like). Dealer is asking for 20k. Still debating.

But, its Certified, so its got a 7-year 100k warranty on the drivetrain. To me that just sounds awesome.

My questions is is whether all new 8's have the same warranty, and if this warranty is really as good as it sounds.

actually, i have an 04 gt with leather, which i bought used with 7k on the car. according to the documentation i have, i have the balance of the original 4 year, 48 k warranty, plus 1 year/12 k warranty, plus an additional 3 year/38 k warranty on the power train. that means my warranty (on the motor and trans at least) doesnt expire until 100k or sept of 2012. for a total of 8 years.

First of all, that is not the factory warranty. Ask for the actual insurance policy documentation. A lot of third part insurance is very specific about what it will pay for and they itemize the components - all of which are part of a piston engine and none of which apply to a rotary.

Second, it is going to be up to 7 years and 100k total, no from the time you purchase it.

Good luck.

:bowdown: I just pray,it works for me.

I went with the same. I bought my car brand new a month ago, and opted to go with the 7yr/100K mile warranty for a hefty amount.

First off, you need to look CLOSELY at the extended warranty policy. There are MANY different ways to pull the warranty together. For instance, mine is an full coverage extended warranty, BUT i opted to go with the $100 deductible extended warranty, which kept the cost significantly lower.

My 7yr/100k covers everything, interior, exterior, powertrain and driveline. It's all in yur policy. I'd never knock the warranty, even if it is third party...cause its still there when ALL repairs would normally be on yur shoulders!

If its not extended warranty direct from Mazda, you all got big time screwed.

How many times that those media said do NOT get any "extended warranty" ?

My Uncle got into that crap, at first they said they will "cover powertain" but later when my Uncle's Sienna's having over heat problems, over and over, they said they dont cover that part blah blah blah and point it to some Tiny Little words in the contract that that problem will not be covered. My uncle was pissed and he trade the car the next week.

Well, lets just hope that everything works.

I have that warranty mainly for the fact that it covers the computerized stuff. The modules, if they need to be replaced, cost more than the warranty did.

Thats wierd...i got the extended which was an 8 yr 100k waranty

yeah, most dealers try to pass the "extended warranty" off as some offical thing, but in reality you can buy it direct yourself and cut the dealership out of the loop, saving yourself several hundred dollars.

do some research online about what plans are good, and what to avoid.

Hmm... mine's 10-years/100K. It's the TotalCare plan which, as others have mentioned, covers electrical components. Even flat tires due to glass or metal punctures.

Reading all the small print to a warranty is about equivalent to reading the bible, front to back. I swear that one paragraph could have covered it all...but noooo. :dunno:

I have a 2004 with 7-year 100K. 70% payed off. Looking forward to voiding my warranty with Greddy or SC

Tis a shame....

If it was bought directly from Mazda, you can sell a pro-rated amount of the extended warranty back!!

:suitdance

see...it's win win! and WTF is with that smilely?!?

No way man. Not with all the probs my 8 has had.
:buttslay:

Why get an extended warrenty on a new vehicle. Chances are your gonna sell it before you can use it.

Besides we have so many moving parts in a rotary tha tit will make your head spin.

Why don't you just get a piston engine instead of an extened contract?

Man, I really want an 8, but I keep seeing posts like the one above.

i got 7 yr/100k on mine. bumper to bumper + rotor protection.
You never know, tomorrow i could be driving down the street and a housing could decide it didnt want to house anymore.

That won't happen due to the fact that my car is in the shop getting the intake put it, plus the EPP package reapplied and the brakes updated(and only 3280 miles! what the!), but still.

Damn.. I wish I could take mine back... :/
(The extended warranty that is..)

when something drops out on yur 8 down the line (it is still a CAR, 8 or not), you'll look back and laugh about yur second thoughts. Extended warranties are like car insurance...You'll gripe while you pay into it, hoping not to need it, BUT when it's unexpectedly needed, you'll be awefully thankful it's there!

otherwise...

sell it back

Like a bunch of others said. I think I won't have it until I hit that mark, I'll probably be in a new rotary by then... but how would one go about selling their warranty back? I had no idea you could do that in the first place.

Who said I was going to sell :bootyshak My G ride is almost payed off

You mean canceling the warranty? You can do that and get the remainder of the value of the warranty returned to you. It's in the contract of the warranty. Or at least the warranty that I have.

Yea, like one of the others mentioned, it can be done, but they usually don't go around promoting the fact that you can get a pro-rated amount of it back in accordance to how far into the warranty you are.

I KNOW that Mazda does the sell-back warrantys, however, if your warranty is a 3rd party-kinda-warranty that others have mentioned, i'm not really sure if they would do the same.

If you have any questions about it, run by a dealership and just ask to talk to the fianance department. Be sure to take all yur papers with you, and they should tell you straight up if yur eligable to sell back...and if so, for how much.

I know a lot of people who sell their cars do this too. They will offer the warranty to be transferred for a certain amount, and if the new buyer doesn't want it (despite popular belief), you don't eat it...you sell it back and benefit from the profits :ylsuper:

i got 7 years bumper to bumper warranty on my 8. i got the warranty to come with the 8 for a great deal..so it pretty much came standard with the car. :)

Awesome. Thanks guys, I'm going to check my warranty contract when I get back home. What I do know though is that it is a 3rd party one... but I wouldn't understand why some would offer Mazda direct and others not...

Does anybody have an extended warranty from Western General? I tried going to their site, but it only had information applying to dealerships that wanted to sell their plans..... so it's definitely not Mazda's thing which scares me a bit.

you guys don't have a clue. Extended warranties are useless. They don't work and are all run by fly-by-night operates who work hand-in-glove with dealers.

Thats a big source for dealer profit, split evenly with the "extended warranty" comnay.

If it ever came dome to it, good luck getting them to pay for any repairs on your car.


If you have extended warranty from Mazda directly then thats a different story.

No, I don't have a clue.. but it's not like I'm getting much information pertaining to selling it back and correcting my mistake. I'm still within my first year of ownership, so I'm glad I found out about this now.

This is the Mazda program you probably want

http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/disp...lsWarrantyMEPP

I disagree. You can research and see how long a company has been around, they aren't all fly by night scams, and my first instinct would NOT be that the dealership is giving you the best price. To me dealers are like movie theaters - they offer the same candy and coke but at 3x the price.

Another thing to look into is see what type of policy it is. My plan is an exclusionary policy, which means if it isn't specifically excluded on the contract, then it is covered. Thus if they forgot to mention something (rotors, for instance), then it is included. This is in contrast to a lot of plans that list the items that ARE covered.

The Mazda extended warranty is not from mazda. It's actually a third party...you have to do some diging, but you eventually find out it's...

Automobile Protection Corporation

http://www.easycare.com/

You can contact and confirm this by calling or emailing...

EMAIL info@easycare.com
PHONE 1-888-EASY-400
MAIL APCO/EasyCare
P.O. Box 88230
Atlanta, GA 30356

Here's some more text from easy care.
http://www.easycare.com/vsc/choose_03.htm

http://dealers.mazdausa.com/mepp/admin.pdf

Basically EasyCare/APCO is a company that has Mazda USA as a client. All claims go through Easycare and APCO, not Mazda.

And make sure to read the fine print as everyone stated...many extended warranties require you use a dealer for ALL SERVICE SCHEDULES. This means if you change the oil yourself, you just voided your warranty! I shit you not! The Magg-moss act DOES NOT APPLY TO EXTENDED WARRANTIES! They can put whatever they want to in the contract and you have to follow it!

Extended warranties are not warranties, they are insurance policies. You might as well go to your regular insurance company for these types of policies. You can probably get a better deal for multi policies. I know that Allstate offers them because they send us solicitations all the time.

Personally, I have never bought one for any product, ever. I also set all deductibles to the highest that are offered. Through the years I have probably sent over a million dollars to insurance companies of all types and can guaranty that I have never collected anything over $50k total and that includes medical insurance.

Only insure what you can't afford to lose.

Oh, I did buy one once on a camcorder when camcorders were a couple of grand. Circuit City was offering 50% off on the camera if you bought their contract. Thing was, the service contract was fully cancellable in the first three days. Took the camera home and immediately went back the next day to cancel the contract and get the refund.

Have to digress... Best Buy's warranty has been great. Bought one when I bought Madden 2006... Xbox scratched the disk, brought it in and POW, new game.

But... okay... with these Western General guys, are they the people I contact about selling back my warranty? Or would I have to call the Mazda I bought the car from?

If you purchased yur warranty through mazda, it should work retrospectively...meaning you should be able to sell it back through the dealership if that's where you bought it from.

and yes, a warranty on a $50 video game is a lil different :cwm27:

Ford owns APCO completely. Shouldn't be any problem, just make sre you get the TotalCare or you'll find quite a bit not covered.