Should I keep it...
Well when I bought the car, the dealer didn't know and I didn't know Mazda has extended the powertrain warranty to 5yr/60,000 miles from the emission recall. So this being my first rotary, the standard warranty gone in 9/07 and I'm making payments, I got the extended warranty just in case, which cover to end of 09 and almost to 50,000 miles (car was under 14k miles when I bough it 6 months ago, about 21k now). But turns out base on mileage, the extended warranty only surpass the powertrain extension by about 6 months. The car has no problem what so ever so far.
I'm going to cancel it and get my money back, but before I do that, I recall seeing a few people with transmission problems here. Were they just isolated case? Or is it something that worth keeping the warranty for. I autox the car and go to a couple track days a year, but I'm pretty easy on gearboxes and don't bang those gears or do drag launches, so I'd like to think I'm fine. Any ideas? |
There will always be some risk.
How much more would the cost of a new tranny be compared to the extended warranty? |
The dealer may refuse warranty work because of autox anyway. That is a risk. Drop the extended and keep quiet about autoxing when talking to the dealer.
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Good thread for the autox, track day etc. and warranty considerations: Mazda's viewpoint on racing...
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I've heard cost of tranny from something under $1000 used to $3000 new. Add in labor the extended warranty will be cheaper even with a used one.
Mazda don't know the car's being autox'd, and I intend to keep it that way. I was thinking powertrain would be just for the engine; and drivetrain to include the tranny and rear end. Turns out in Mazda language, powertrain include engine, tranny, axle and read end. Extended warranty is going. I hate it when I asnwer my own question. |
Might as well keep it unless you need the money right now.
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Even if it's only 6 months longer max than the extended powertrain from Mazda? I don't suppose the rest of the car has that much problem, does it?
I don't really need the money now, but extra cash never hurts when you have a house and two car payments. |
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