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If purchasing an extended warranty is a gamble, I'm 1 for 1. My wife's 2014 Escape SE 1.6 had many problems in the six years we drove it, ranging from wiper motors to the blend door to emissions parts. The blend door was a fun one, they had to remove the entire center console and most of the dash to replace. But the one that took the cake was the transmission failure at ~40k miles. To be fair it was her idea to purchase the warranty with maintenance package. Like most guys I thought it would be a waste when I can do my own oil changes.
But we took advantage of that coverage and brought that car in for anything that went wrong. Easily >$10k in repairs. The other thing to consider is while I'm looking forward to installing step bars and a Console Vault, I don't want to be locked into vechicle projects. I work two jobs, I'm busy, and I need my truck. I can't drop everything to work on it if there's a problem. Not to begrudge anyone that does, I used to but I don't have that time now.
So yes, I've learned the lesson that I'm likely to be on the hook for way over what the warranty costs, and my time is more valuable than whatever the warranty costs.
(that said, if you have a recommendation for a dealer offering a great deal on Ford ESP, I'll take it)
But we took advantage of that coverage and brought that car in for anything that went wrong. Easily >$10k in repairs. The other thing to consider is while I'm looking forward to installing step bars and a Console Vault, I don't want to be locked into vechicle projects. I work two jobs, I'm busy, and I need my truck. I can't drop everything to work on it if there's a problem. Not to begrudge anyone that does, I used to but I don't have that time now.
So yes, I've learned the lesson that I'm likely to be on the hook for way over what the warranty costs, and my time is more valuable than whatever the warranty costs.
(that said, if you have a recommendation for a dealer offering a great deal on Ford ESP, I'll take it)
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