Originally Posted by anoop

They are rare, but you're rolling the dice. So even if it's 1 in 10 or 1 in 20, you have to bet that it won't be your car. Electronics has a bath tub curve for failure, so things will get worse, just a matter of when. Many folks that buy these used may just live with glitchy electronics. There were many intermittent glitches with my 2019 like parking sensors getting triggered for no reason and crackling speakers that the dealer was never able to fix.

Because of the pandemic and crazy prices, I owned my car for a few months with the extended warranty and made a claim because of a leaking shock. IIRC, it would have cost $600+ out of pocket for that but was covered by the extended warranty. I was reimbursed for the unused part of the warranty when I traded the car in.

Originally Posted by fiatlux

Statistically speaking you’re better off without an extended warranty. However, if you literally can’t afford expensive repairs and you’re treating it like it’s indemnity insurance, that’s different. Then again, anyone who buys a car that they can’t afford worst case repairs is a whole separate issue.

Originally Posted by fiatlux

Statistically speaking you’re better off without an extended warranty. However, if you literally can’t afford expensive repairs and you’re treating it like it’s indemnity insurance, that’s different. Then again, anyone who buys a car that they can’t afford worst case repairs is a whole separate issue.

Originally Posted by anoop

Did you get an extended warranty?

Yes, the older car will definitely be more cost effective (depreciation, sales tax, annual VLF/taxes), but if something malfunctions with electronics and there's no extended warranty then it becomes a problem. That's why I upgraded from my 2019. My 2023 has a few better things like wireless CarPlay, slightly quieter cabin, cleaner display, better implementation of driving aids.