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Originally Posted by DenverTaco07
peeps got some deep pockets round here....$70K on ZL1 and MODS right away? Why even worry about warranty if you have so much $$$ in your pockets, just pay for your own parts when they break - I'm being a bit snippy I know.
I'll be giddy just to get into a stock ZL1.
Me...If I were that worried about the warranty I'd just wait until it expires then there's nothing to worry about.
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I understand your point and I totally get where you are coming from but I had a horrible experience with a S-10 pickup once and learned REAL QUICK that warranties in the car business are pretty weak. I found out the hard way when my S-10 spun a main bearing with only 27K miles on it and the dealer would NOT cover it under warranty because I chose to do my own oil changes and basic maintenance. Less than two years later I had a SUV that had a transmission issue @ 67K. The tranny was covered under the 100K mile power train warranty, or at least I thought. Seems I missed a REQUIRED transmission flush service interval @ 30K and 60K miles which voided the warranty. After those two incidents, I realized that the warranty was only really there to keep me hostage to the Service Department for things I could easily do on my own. I know times have changed but I haven't forgotten.
So ever since I have never bought a car because of the warranty. What is the good in owning something if someone else can tell you what you can and cannot do with it? No thanks!! With the exception of the Lemon Law I basically consider all costs of maintenance and repairs on me once I drive off the lot and that allows me to have an absolute blast with zero regrets.