Guest girlpath Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 I just bought a used SE 4WD with just under 12k miles on it. Woohoo, lucky me! The factory warranty is expired. I'm considering an extended warranty. I like Warranty Direct from the reviews. It looks like I could get a 4yr/60K, $100 deduct for about $960. I need experienced owners feedback about whether I should spend the money on the warranty, or bank it. Thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herm Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 The extended warranty I bought for my 97 (in 2000) wasn't useful at all. All my repairs were not covered: suspension issues, mainly, which is a 'wear and tear' clause, and a clutch. I should've banked it at $1400; the only warranty repair I had done was a cracked exhaust manifold covered under Nissan's 100,000 mile warranty. Not sure if a 2001 has any specific concerns that the $960 warranty may give you peace of mind for, but in my case it was money wasted and led to a frustrating relationship with the dealer. My guestimate is your SE will easily roll to 60k miles with little to no major repair service. m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrvanas Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 Well, With those low miles I would personally say no. I said no to my warrenty and it almost got me. I have a 2001 and had to replace 3 sensors and the BOSE radio which sucks. It all depends, I did enough yelling that I made Nissan pay for the parts even though I did not have a warrenty. Long story short - not too much should go wrong. But you never know! Hope that help a little! ~Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyer Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 Well, I bought a 2002 LE with 44K miles and bought the warranty. The critical thing here is that its a Nissan warranty and generally the manufacturer's warranty is easier to deal with and covers more. Mine has no deductible and covers 6 years and 100K miles. I think I paid around $1,200 for it. I like peace of mind so I bought it since thisis a 4x4. I have not bought one before but I've always owned Honda cars and not needed one. With a 4x4, I figured it would probably pay off in one repair. Since it's a Nissan Pathfinder, I may never have to use it and that's just fine. Now if I were to buy a domestic 4x4 or domestic anything, you bet I would buy the warranty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runnerman Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 I would have to say it depends where you live as if you live in a colder climate I would say get it if you live say in a warmer area all year round then you will be fine without it, and bank your money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyer Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 The problem is that I only know ONE person who would actually bank the money and save it for vehicle purposes. However, if somthing goes wrong with your computer or tranny, it'll cost more than $2K to diagnose/fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest girlpath Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Thanks for all your replies. I live in northern MD - so it does get cold and hot, but usually not extreme for too long. I read one of the reviews that says the warranty companies price their warranties a couple hundred $$ over what average repair cost is on that vehicle for that time period. So, statistically, I will actually lose money even if I do have a costly repair within the warranty period. But you're right -- it is a crapshoot. I wish they sold warranties by the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edta1 Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 I have almost 50K on my car now. And I've used it thrice. Once to replace a sensor (can't remember what it is called). The other to replace the belt pulley. Other than that, it has been all wear and tear on my car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyer Posted December 24, 2004 Share Posted December 24, 2004 It is a tough one but for me, it was additional insurance. The "average" cost of repair may be $1,000, which is why they price it well over that. HOWEVER, that average may be taken from 20,000 repairs. Some may have been $250 repairs while some may have been $4,000 repairs. The average is kind of a silly number, in my opinion. It's kind of like saying that your chances of being bitten by a mtn lion are 1 in 1,000,000. Well, if you mountain bike and hike in California, your chances have increased a lot. Same thing with sharks and swimming. I bought it for peace of mind since I'm not good with fixing vehicles and I sure can't afford a $2K repair. But that's just me, I'm a bit paraniod If you do buy one though, go with the Nissan one. Otherwise bank that $$ right now and don't touch it till a real problem occurs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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