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  • driver08
    Noobie
    • Sep 2008
    • 29

    #1

    recommend extended warranty company?

    Way of topic but i'm at my wits end. Wife's car, an '03 Audi Allroad. Good car but potentially very expensive. It is a CPO car about to go out of warranty. The dealer sells a plan that looks great on paper but it is through a company called fidelity and i can't find anyone with anything good to say about them. Can anyone recommend a company they have had luck with or heard good things about? Thanks for any help here. -George.
  • Maluco
    R3V OG
    • Oct 2005
    • 6572

    #2
    I think you mean Fidelis. US Fidelis...

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    • delatlanta1281
      Dart Master
      • Mar 2006
      • 10317

      #3
      APCO, Easy Care. Same company.
      Yours truly,
      Rich
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      • RobertK
        Kicked cancer's ASS.
        • Jun 2005
        • 5864

        #4
        They're rip offs.. I wouldn't touch them with a 10ft pole.

        You're better off putting back the money you spend into a savings account.

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        • driver08
          Noobie
          • Sep 2008
          • 29

          #5
          Thanks for the feedback, "easy care" does seem to have more positive feedback than most others. A crapshoot to some degree whoever i go with and it may well be a false sense of security. In case anyone else is ever looking in to this- edmunds.com has a "town hall" section on their site and it provided by far the most information/feedback regarding extended warranties. I wish i had started there. -George.

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          • delatlanta1281
            Dart Master
            • Mar 2006
            • 10317

            #6
            Apco (parent company of Easycare) is a good company. Easycare is actually Ford's product, but you can get the same coverage from Apco.
            i trust this company and know it's owner on a personal level. he is a stand up guy that came up with the idea of an extended warranty years ago. believe it or not his first customer was Honda of america. I can't vouche for his product completly, but I can vouch for his character and the people he surrounds himself with. Purely one of the best people I have ever met, and I have met alot.
            GL!
            Yours truly,
            Rich
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            • delatlanta1281
              Dart Master
              • Mar 2006
              • 10317

              #7
              Originally posted by RobertK
              They're rip offs.. I wouldn't touch them with a 10ft pole.

              You're better off putting back the money you spend into a savings account.
              And that is the best idea. i would agree with Robert. You would only use an extended warranty if it was a job over 2k. A warranty costs @ 3k IIRC. so, save the money, don't touch it, and cross your fingers.
              Yours truly,
              Rich
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              Originally posted by Rigmaster
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              • driver08
                Noobie
                • Sep 2008
                • 29

                #8
                Thanks for the info. That is good to know. I am going to go with the Dealer sponsored "Audi Pure Premium" plan. I have my reservations but at least i can get in their faces if they try to squirm out of thing instead of doing it over the phone. A benefit of using their paln is free loaner cars which sounds small but with my wifes schedule and shuttling kids around it is a big deal. I did some more research and talked to a couple more people at the dealer including a service consulatant to get some more info. In my gut i side with Robert but this car is so complex i want to have something for it even if it is a fight to get them to honor a claim. Also, it was the only plan that listed the suspension compressor and airbags as covered items. -George.

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                • damith
                  E30 Addict
                  • May 2006
                  • 422

                  #9
                  Ge

                  GE Auto Warranty is another way to go. Check it out here



                  Damith
                  [All the Bronzit haters]

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                  • eurohick.
                    Advanced Member
                    • Nov 2008
                    • 126

                    #10
                    on "old" newer luxury cars id say its definitely nice to have. Theres alot of stuff that can go wrong, being able to roll it in to a dealer and get the front end suspension links replaced or the ABS control module, and the plan has paid for itself already.

                    if you have a honda accord, id say its a waste. If you have a early 2000's 7 series, hell yes.

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                    • Alecs MacDonald
                      Mod Crazy
                      • Feb 2005
                      • 729

                      #11
                      Originally posted by delatlanta1281
                      And that is the best idea. i would agree with Robert. You would only use an extended warranty if it was a job over 2k. A warranty costs @ 3k IIRC. so, save the money, don't touch it, and cross your fingers.
                      QFT, been there, done that.
                      '88 325ic

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