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No, you pay a higher price through your dealer for the added option of being fully refundable. For example a Pilot warranty from Saccucci will run you about $1,160 for a 7 year/120K as opposed to the $2,100 fully refundable one.
Read the fine print on the fully refundable warranties carefully. I've seen ones that said that you can only get the full refund after the 7 year period expires. So if you decide to sell after 5 years, you can't get the full refund.
Standard Honda Care warranties such as the one sold by Saccucci offer a prorated refund based on the time/mileage. For example, I had a 7 year warranty and sold the car after 5 years, so I got a pro-rated refund straight from Honda. And I didn't pay an extra $1,000 for that option.
Online warranty purchases is being disallowed by Honda at the moment.
The XM radio has to be installed, they asked $391 for the purchase and installation. Should I move forward with it or cancel. (this xm radio does not support traffic reports.)
Online warranty purchases is being disallowed by Honda at the moment.
Online warranty purchases are NOT being disallowed by Honda at the moment. Go to myhondawarranty.com and you'll find the same warranty to be around $975.
The warranties are honored at all Honda dealerships no matter which state it was purchased in.
Florida has a law that the warranties can only be sold to Florida residents by Florida dealers. That's why none of the online dealers sell to Florida residents.
In California, the law is less clear. Some of the online dealers stopped selling to California. Last time I checked, however, curryhondacare.com did not mention of a restriction to selling to California residents.
Having been a Honda owner since 1979 and never had a problem with any of our cars (including the Acura & the 2000 Insight and our 1984 CRX), I was hesitant. However, the new cars are laden with technology, so we decided it would be wise to have it. After researching, we were satisfied that our dealer's price & terms were within reason. I would negotiate with your dealer. Sounds pricey and the terms are shaky. Maybe go to another dealer and tell your dealer that's what you have to do to shop appropriately. If you are a COSTCO shopper, be sure to go to a dealer that reps them.
You can buy the same Honda Care warranty online from a Rhode Island Honda dealer and save a lot of money. Just go to myhondawarranty.com.
It looks like they are selling the 7 year 100K for the Odyssey for $1,055. It's the real Honda Care and you'll get the paperwork from the corporate office in California, the same as you would if you bought it in Texas.
Google search :"Honda Care Extended Warranty"... they are the same why pay more?
Could you buy just before the standard warranty expires?
Thanks.
Could you buy just before the standard warranty expires?
You can get the same price until the car hits 6,000 miles. After 6,000 miles the whole pricing structure changes. As the car approaches the end of the standard warranty, the options offered become less and less.
You can go to myhondawarranty.com, type in several different mileages, and see the different terms for your vehicle.
Another advantage of getting the extended care early on is you receive free roadside assistance from the beginning.
5yrs/ 60k (D56) - $435.00
5yrs/ 80k (D58) - $600.00
5yrs/ 100k (D50) - $715.00
6yrs/ 80k (D68) - $660.00
6yrs/ 100k (D60) - $860.00
6yrs/ 120k (D62) - $965.00
7yrs/ 80k (D78) - $750.00
7yrs/ 100k (D70) - $1,055.00
7yrs/ 120k (D72) - $1,160.00
8yrs/ 100k (D80) - $1,135.00
8yrs/ 120k (D82) - $1,235.00
Compare that to what our dealer offered us:
7yrs/ 100k (D70) - $1780 ($725 more)
8yrs/120k (D82) - $1905 ($670 more)
Altho i bought my Honda Care EW online from Ray Laks Honda in upstate NY (580 for 6 year/80,000)...............i wish i'd purchased from the gutsy family dealership in Rhode Island...........Saccucci (spelling today; may be different tomorrow).
Anyone have any information about the pending legal action?
all the best from a west coast dude driving a manual shift Accord V-6 coupe that is both fast as hell AND extremely fuel efficient (calc'd over 40 a coupe of times in the flat Arizona desert at 2150 RPM on 87 octane).
Fact is if it doesn't break in the original warranty, the odds are way way in honda's favor. Has anyone actually used the ext warranty? The new hondas are more bullet proof than the older ones. Save your money. I'm through with extended warranties. Plus they have exclusions not in the original warranty.
I wish that were the case. Please see some of the repair threads on the Hondas on this forum and many long term Honda owners aren't saying what you are about the newer ones being more bullet proof. I have used Honda Care before and it works great. When you buy online currently, you get a low price. Plus when I get 8 years of free roadside assistance, that covers a big part of the cost.
Also the following states charge sales tax on the price of the warranty. We do not.
Arkansas
Connecticut
Florida
Hawaii
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana
Nebraska
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Virginia
Washington, D.C.
West Virginia
Wisconsin
What is actually keeping you from purchasing Honda Care online? I am curious.
I ended up purchasing an EW from Saccucci Honda and it was a snap. They answered my questions online and over the phone, and Honda sent me the paperwork - no glitch, no problem, no back room pressure or inflated price.
Thanks Saccucci Honda, for the EW and for putting up the fight. A good American story for this Independence Day season.
thanks.
thanks, ez.....
the EW the dealer originally offered ME was HC, but underwritten by a THIRD PARTY who would pay back the premium ONLY if it wasn't used. NOT the HondaAmerica-backed HC EW. Sorry if it confused you.
5yrs/ 60k (D56) - $435.00
5yrs/ 80k (D58) - $600.00
5yrs/ 100k (D50) - $715.00
6yrs/ 80k (D68) - $660.00
6yrs/ 100k (D60) - $860.00
6yrs/ 120k (D62) - $965.00
7yrs/ 80k (D78) - $750.00
for example, I was just wondering when do these actually kick in? I'm looking at an '06 with 83000 miles, and I'm thinking it might not be a bad idea to get an EW. Thanks again,
Devin
The quotes you see can be purchased for cars that have not reached 6,000 miles yet. They have another set of quotes for cars that have not gone over 36,000 miles. If the car you're looking at has 83,000 miles, you're probably not going to be able to buy a standard Honda Care for that. The only option is if you buy it from a private owner who did purchase a Honda Care on the car already. He can transfer the remaining amount of time on the Honda Care to you by paying a $50 transfer fee.
JC
Can anybody confrim this ?
Honda Care agreements are called Vehicle Service Contracts. Even though even this thread is called "extended warranties", technically they are not. They are separate agreements with their own inclusions and exclusions. Fortunately, you're free to review the materials and cancel for a full refund if you don't like what is covered.
You don't have the first year to do so. You have the first 6,000 miles of the vehicle to get "new car" prices on the Honda Care. Then you have until the rest of the standard warranty term (3 year/36,000 miles) to get "used car" prices on Honda Care. Once you get into the used car prices, the options for mileage and time decreases and the prices may increase as your vehicle gets more mileage.
Florida law only permits Florida dealers to sell Honda Care. You can buy from any Honda dealer in Florida. So you'd have to check around to see who is willing to give you the best price. Because they have a "monopoly" they're probably not going to get as low as the online dealers in other states. However, you should be able to do better than the $2,300 quote.
At this point, whille I prefer Honda Care, I am willing to go to a third party that is reputable and will to pay claims. Any suggestions? I think the right price for a 8yr, 120k is around $1500, well at least that is what I'm willing to pay
Wow. The State of Florida is doing no favors for their residents, by mandating that all Honda Care's must be sold at such an inflated price.
He said he couldn't match it. So we signed a sales contract without it. Then as I was getting in my new car to leave, he approached me and said that maybe he'd been looking at the wrong numbers. He looked at the "right" numbers and agreed to match Honda Curry's #, so I bought the policy from him. I used the same tactic with LoJack (I'd called around and found out what the going rate was but didn't have a written offer). Same thing happened with the LoJack. When he came back to me on the warranty, he also dropped his LoJack price quite substantially.
Good luck to all & thanks for the tips on this board!