Infiniti M35/M45 Extended Warranty Questions
billgould1
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I recently purchased a 2004 Infiniti M45 with only 11,500 miles on the odometer. The 4 year/48,000 mile warranty is expired and I'm soliciting opinions about buying an extended warranty as well as any recommendations as to who to purchase from.
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Read the service book that came with the car. You really don't have to do all those fluid changes/inspection things that are rolled into the $900 services offered by your dealer. In order to maintain the Nissan warranty, all you have to do is the most simple service option. In fact, I recommend that you ignore the dealer "packages" and just follow that simple maintenance schedule. Doing the premium maintenance recommended by the dealer and suggested by Nissan only puts money in their pockets.
I would appreciate any suggestions on where I can purchase a warranty at a more reasonable price. Thanks...dan
Of course once you get the extended warranty, you also believe that you have to follow the dealer's recommended service or it will void the warranty...which is wrong. You have to follow the maintenance in the book for normal use which, of course, the dealer does not tell you.
My recent 15000 mile service on my 08 M35 (I don't drive the M all that much) was $100 (oil/filter/air filter/rotate tires) vs the $399 service they recommended
Consider if the extended warranty is worth the cost...and if you do go that route, make sure you get a contract that covers the electronics (navigation/computers) or it's worthless on the M.
If you have never leased, this sounds like a terribly expensive way to have a car. I think you should get the numbers before you jump to that conclusion....I think, in many cases, you'll be surprised. And when you're comparing, consider that you don't need to buy that extended warranty at all.
I realize that this is nothing but an insurance policy and one that may or may not payoff. However, it gives me peace of mind for the next 7 years. I'm retired and I did not want any unexpected and costly out of pocket expenses.
I purchased an extended warranty for wife's 2004 Accord ($875 I think ) and last summer I had a defective fan motor break and a few weeks later, her navigation system stopped working. Both were replaced at no cost to me. If I had not purchased the warranty, these cost would have been over $2500. In this case, purchasing the warranty paid off and I still have another 15 months to go on the Accord warranty.
Contact Info: Daniella @ Daniellak@circleinfiniti.com
Two weeks after I purchased from Daniella, my contract arrived from Infiniti.
Should you buy an extended warranty, buy one from the manufacturer. I would never purchase an extended warranty from anyone other than the manufacturer.
Best of luck....dan
Is MBI Coverage Similar to a Dealer's Extended Warranty?
Typically, GEICO MBI provides much broader coverage than a dealer's extended warranty because all mechanical parts of the vehicle are covered*. By adding MBI to your policy, you only pay a small premium each policy period rather than hundreds of additional dollars at the time you purchase your vehicle.
Yes, it's legit!. I received my Nissan/Infiniti warranty a few weeks after I paid Daniella and it was exactly as we discussed.
Remember these warranties are based on actuaries that know how to make money off of the product sold. You are on the losing side of this actuarial data. And, warranty sales are the most lucrative for a dealer.
Go for the manufacturer Infiniti Elite Warranty. It's worth it. Mine paid for itself in the first 2 years. Beware of the dealerships though. It's marked up pretty high. Look around the internet get a couple of quotes. I found warrantyninja.com to be helpful in quotes. Get a baseline before you negotiate with the dealers.