tuxacura

I know Acura/Honda vehicles are very reliable, but with the amount of electronics going on with today's cars, anything thing that goes wrong would mean $$$.

My new car (to be picked up tomorrow) will have commuting duties and I expect I will use up the OEM warranty in 3 years. I plan to keep the car for a long time so does it make sense to get a 7 yr/120K warranty?

If I do, I plan to get it online. I don't think the dealer will match it or willing to match it since I know that no matter what they offer, it will be far more expensive than the one online.

tuxacura

Mods, I found several threads about this same subject.

Please feel free to delete this thread if needed.

Thanks.

lji

I believe Bob Leab @ Hyannis Honda will give you a 7yr/120k $0 deductible Acura Care warranty for somewhere around $1250. Contact him: bobl dot sales at hyannishonda dot com

tuxacura

Thanks!

On the phone waiting for him as I type

naiza3k

what year and how many miles is on your tl? Bob quoted me around $1500 for 5 year/120k $0 deductible.

lji

The price I mentioned above from Bob are for Acura Care on brand new cars with less than 6000 miles on the odometer and within the first year of purchase. At least that was the case last year when I bought it for my 2010 TL.

Mr Marco

Typically a suckers bet, but if you decide to buy it get the Acura one (not aftermarket cov).

andvari

Yeah, ALL insurance is a sucker's bet, not just an extended warranty. You don't buy it except under some special conditions:

1. You can't afford the loss. This is why you buy homeowners insurance even after the mortgage is paid off. Or you have a young family you want to protect so you get term life. Or medical insurance.

2. You are legal required to buy it. Car liability insurance.

3. You have some special reason to believe it will pay off. For example you are buying an item that has a lot of new technology that you plan on keeping for a while.

Consumer Reports is famous for recommending against extended warranties, yet they recommended getting one when buying one of the early rear projection TVs because the failure rates where coming in high. I followed their advice and a good thing too because I had a lot of trouble with mine.

I also think getting one for a new Acura TL is not that bad an idea. There is an awful lot of technology in these things.

The TL and the RPTV are the only two warranties I have ever bought.

But when you do definitely don't take what your dealer offers without shopping around. Hyannis Honda's AcuraCare offer was 1/2 of what my dealer wanted for a third party plan. These third party guys go bankrupt at the drop of a hat and you end up with bupkis. I have a lot more faith in Honda being around down the road.

wmahmud

as a canadian TL owner (2009 tl - 69,000km) am i able to purchase acura warranty from anywhere (canada or usa?) and how can you buy online?

my dealership as of.today offered me 6years/160,000km for $1750 + tax

any thoughts?

Hamma Tyme

Honda cars are very dependable, so I would self insure by taking $1500 and depositing into a seperate account for anything other then normal maintance such as oil changes, brakes, and tires for example.

My Acura had 155k miles without any issues so I ended up with $1500 plus interest when I traded her in for a my new car.

nj2pa2nc

decided against getting the extended warranty on my 06 tsx when it was new. Glad I did. The factory warranty ended when my car was 18 months old (50,000 miles). No problems with my car (knock-on-wood)

jspagna1

No extended warranty here either. I buy all my cars and keep them for a loong time. Am a stickler when it comes to maintenance and never saw the need.