Ok, so I have about 400 miles left on the original Acura warranty, and have been considering buying the extended warranty. Do you guys think it's worth it, or would I be ok without it? As far as I know the 6spd has had very few problems; the only thing that worries me is the couple of posts I've read about the rear main seal leaking.

Any input or ideas would help. Thanks in advance for your replies.

 

Yeah!

 

It's always better to have it than not. Extended warranties pay for themselves in the long run, you never know what will fail on a car. Even if you don't use it, it's better to have piece of mind than the unexpected happening to you as you start your car on your morning commute to work.

 

I'd look at the cost to replace the rear main seal vs the cost of the warranty. If they are close I'd skip the warranty and take a chance on the seal.....if it goes I'm out about the same, if it doesn't I'm ahead.

Remember that Honda/Acura is preety bulletproof.

 

I got the extended warranty with my 6mt and have not had to use it once. But it is nice to know you have it just in case something major goes wrong with your car. If you can afford it, get it!

 

Thanks for the comments guys. I'm gonna stop by the dealership today on my way home to get a quote. What would be a decent price?

 

I guess it would b a good idea purchasing the extended warranty unless u planing on keeping the car for a couple of years. I have 71,000 miles and only replaced my tranny at 54,000 miles under extended warranty so that came in handy. oh by the way dats cool that u only have 400 miles on ur car. it looks like it has not been braking in yet.

 

2 years or 48,000 miles for $1732

 

Arent some kind of warrantys avaiable that if you dont use them at all they will refund your money? I was also wondering is there any kind of warranty past 100k just in case my tranny goes to shit?

 

Here are the options I got for extended warranties from my dealership:
3 yr, 36K mi, $1960
4yr, 48K mi, $2165

This is a tough decision...warranty or CT headers...

 

No.

 

if im not mistaken, CT parts don't void Acura warranty? They are certified!?!?

 

^yeah, that's true, but for the price of the 3yr extended warranty I could get new headers. That's what I was debating.

 

or you can get the warranty and buy some xs headers.... Think about it. You buy the headers and something goes wrong with your car and now you are out more money than if you just get the warranty now and save for the ct headers later. If anything goes wrong with your car it is covered and they have the car towed to any acura dealership in the nation... IMO it is well worth the money to get the warranty just in case something does happen... Hell thats why some pay for insurance ( even though its the law) but if anything happens to the car under insurance your covered.

 

If im not mistaken... do they have to be also installed by an acura dealership to have it not void your warranty?

 

I was considering getting an extended warranty, but I was informed by the dealer that once I install a Supercharger the warranty would be void. So I saved my coin, and purchased a Supercharger from Excelerate. I figure the chances of my 6spd going crap are rare since I don't drive the car very often, and I am meticulous about maintanence.

Hopefully, my thought is sane. But if you plan a major modifications, check to make sure your extended warranty will cover some or most of the OEM parts. If you are staying with a basic stock set up, and minor mods... I would consider an extended warranty.

I bought an extended warranty for my wifes MDX through Tim @ Honda/Acura World. I believe the website is Hondacuraworld.com. My warranty for my 2004 MDX for 4yrs, 72K was under $2,000.00 if I am not mistaken. If you need more info PM me.

 

warranties through acura are trash

 

The real question is,, How car savy are you? Can you do basic work on your car if something happens? Do you have access to tools to do all the mid-line work if something goes wrong?

Peace of mind is a very nice thing, but from what I heard, the 6-speed is very reliable and I can't forsee anything going wrong with car that will be worth more than the cost of the warranty. You said it costs $2k for the warranty, that would be like 2 major things going wrong with your car in the next 3 years. if that were to happen, thats just baddddd luck. Don't get the extended warranty and put a $1k of that money away for a car emergency.

 

Hmm, I am debating this too depending on how long I keep it. I;m at 39k miles now and still have original warranty.

Sure it is a reliable car, but just in the last month I have had a headlight go out, the Navi voice stopped working, the seatbelt retractor wouldn't retract, the hood wouldn't stay up. Everything was fixed under warranty.

Just the headlight repair would have been at least $800, they were gonna replace the Navi and that is about what $2000, but it just needed a new amp, probably $500 or more.
If a window regulator goes out I bet it is at least $600.
sure it's a reliable car but electronics break and are expensive to repair.
I would not keep this car for over 2 years out of warranty without an extended.

 

You make some really good points here. I'm not all that car savvy, and doubt I would be able to do any kind of mechanical work on my car. I installed the Icebox intake myself, but it was the biggest PITA for me cause I'm really impatient and I swear I have ADD. I don't know if I trust myself working on the car after that.

See, that's the kind of stuff I'm worried about. I already had the passenger side inverter replaced under warranty, and like you said, it would have been ~$800 w/o the warranty. Luckily that's the only thing that has gone wrong with the car so far, but you never know what else might come up. Before reading this post I was leaning towards not getting it, but now you've totally made me question my decision.

Is that a dealership, and would it be recognized by any other Acura dealership? I haven't really thought about going w/ a SC, but I know my dealership sells and installs CT parts, so I think if they install any future upgrades/aftermarket parts it wouldn't void the warranty.

 

The longer you wait in getting an extended warranty thru acura the higher the cost

New vehicle plans (under 6K miles) are cheaper then used vehicle plans. As the mileage get higher and higher, the cost for the used vehicle plan goes up too...

I was thinking about getting a extended warranty from curryacura (one of the dealers with low priced warranties mentioned here if you search) but my 03 CL is too old... Oct 02 in service date with over 50K miles:

http://www.curryacuracare.com/

I'm suprised that the dealership could quote you a price on an ACURA extended warranty for an 03 CLS... I figured that since curry didn't offer, other dealers wouldn't either...

I usually don't like to gamble, but I've been without a warranty since sping of last year...

 

Just went to that link you provided and got a great quote for $1270 after a $90 promotional discount for the 4yr 48K mi extension. I called my dealership and the guy a financing is gonna see if he can price match that. Otherwise I'm just gonna go through Curry Acura. Thanks for the link GM.

I've been pretty lucky w/ my dealership. They have excellent customer service and have never hesitated to give me a loaner when necessary, despite my age. They actually go out of their way to make you feel well taken care of. If it wasn't for that I don't think I'd bother looking into an extended warranty. I wouldn't want to deal with service reps who question every little claim you make.

 

All extended warranties are the same. I use to work at Best Buy back in the day, and their extended warranty was the number 1 thing that they pushed. When selling computers, they try to scare the crap out of people to make them feel that they "need" the warranty by telling you how much it would cost to fix a potential problem.

The situation with 123456speed is why the price of warranties are so high, they sell 10 warranties at 2K a piece and by spreading out the risk of cars going bad, they are guaranteed to make a profit, because they know out of those 10 warranty cars, only 1 might be over the $2K paid for the warrany and they will lose money. But now the other 9 cars, they might only dibby out 1k in repairs over the time of the extended warranty. Unfortunately, it all comes down to luck and if your car is that "1" that has the unusually high amount of problems.

Once your car is out of warranty, its probably best to familiarize yourself with a local shop mechanic who is familiar with your car and build a relationship. Its always nice to have a person who can give you honest advice and not taking you for a ride.

 

I think it's better to have one for piece of mind. I got mine through Curryacuracare.

I just got a refund for the unused portion of the warranty since I sold the car with less than 100K.

 

I agree... the dealership treats me like trash... seems the only way to get your problem fixed is to call client services and bitch till they give in to what they are supposed to do in the first place!

 

good question.. but if you pull your vehicle into the srvc bay and they see CT headers or an Icebox do you think they will really care?

Unless of course the problem your getting serviced has something to do with the intake system or exhaust system then maybe they will try to pull a fast one.

 

It usually depends on the dealership. I never had a problem with all the mods I had. In fact they replaced my struts under warranty even though I had H&R Sport springs installed at the time.

 

No problem... I think there was another dealership mentioned before w/ low prices, but I can't recall who...

 

Get the warranty, I had to replace my Engine Mounts and Drive Shafts. That alone was probably nearly 2k worth of parts/labor.

 

Got the warranty today. They matched Curry Acura's price of $1270. I feel better knowing that I have that much more time of coverage in case something goes wrong.