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RFOneWatt

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Posted: 03/10/12 06:39am

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Thanks. I plan to do my research. Was just going to get it from the dealership I've been using for years. Bad idea?

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Be careful in choosing an extended warranty. Most are carefully worded as to what is covered and what is not. The catch is, if a non covered item such as "belts and hoses" causes a covered item to fail, then the covered item is also not covered. This leaves a huge loophole for them to wiggle out of. It's usually a non covered item that causes the failure of a covered item.

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Posted: 03/10/12 09:02am

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How much money would it cost to get a 5.4L to 580hp/1150tq reliably?

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Posted: 03/10/12 10:25am

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Find out who it's with and go over the details carefully. I'm sure it's not the dealership's extended warranty.

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Hannibal wrote:

Find out who it's with and go over the details carefully. I'm sure it's not the dealership's extended warranty.

Yep, it's the Ford ESP! I was told when I bought the truck that I could buy the ESP at any time.

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Thanks for the link. I downloaded the brochure and down at the bottom is the list of owner maintenance requirements. Beware this loophole that if a belt or hose fails and destroys a trans or engine, it will be called lack of maintenance or caused by a non covered part. Not trying to discourage you. Just want to pass along what I've learned from someone else who found out the hard way. To me, a maintenance contract should include scheduled maintenance and they should be responsible for any lack of maintenance as long as you brought the truck to them on schedule for that maintenance.

RFOneWatt

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Hannibal wrote:

Thanks A LOT! That's one thing I have going for me - I am meticulous about maintenance on all of my vehicles and with that little tidbit of information you just pointed out I'll be sure to have all "major" regular maintenance done at the dealer and be sure anything I do is well documented.

I totally agree with you about regular maintenance being covered in the service contract. I would gladly pay a bit more for that peace of mind. Oh well, nothing a little bit of attention can't address.

Doesn't Hyundai and BMW include all scheduled maintenance? Just makes sense to me. I also think it should be included in all leases. I know I sure wouldn't have wanted to be the second owner of any of my lease returns.

I had a 1994 Explorer that I never changed the oil on once. Just kept adding oil when the oil light went on. (I know, kind of rude but I was young and figured why waste my money on something that wasn't mine?)

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Posted: 03/13/12 11:19pm

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Everybody’s situation is different but this information is helpful.

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Posted: 04/09/12 12:43pm

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This thread has only 327 pages, so I'll just chime in.

Diesel rules.

Gas sucks.

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