Posted: 11/22/2011 4:19:27 PM EDT
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Going through some old mail today, and I see a brochure for the Ford Extended Service Plan.
I've got a 2011 Flex that I bought August, 2010. I currently have a bit over 40k miles. I intend to keep the car for a few years. I suppose until I pawn it off on my kids (who turn 11 in Jan) or the wheels fall off. Is the ESP worth it? I haven't called, so I have no idea what it costs. Currently my 2003 F250 has 110k on it, and beyond ball joints I haven't had many problems with it. However, my father-in-law buys the ESP w/ all the cars he purchases. I've been a Ford guy all my life, but I've never put miles on a car like I am now. I'm a sales man w/ a 5 state region, so I put a fair amount of miles on the car. Pros? Cons? Worth it or not? Thanks! K |
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Quoted: Going through some old mail today, and I see a brochure for the Ford Extended Service Plan. I've got a 2011 Flex that I bought August, 2010. I currently have a bit over 40k miles. I intend to keep the car for a few years. I suppose until I pawn it off on my kids (who turn 11 in Jan) or the wheels fall off. Is the ESP worth it? I haven't called, so I have no idea what it costs. Currently my 2003 F250 has 110k on it, and beyond ball joints I haven't had many problems with it. However, my father-in-law buys the ESP w/ all the cars he purchases. I've been a Ford guy all my life, but I've never put miles on a car like I am now. I'm a sales man w/ a 5 state region, so I put a fair amount of miles on the car. Pros? Cons? Worth it or not? Thanks! K You have a standard 5 year / 60k mile powertrain warranty and a 3-year / 36k bumper to bumper warranty. My experience with the ESP and from a few others I know, is that it doesn't cover everything because they'll say it isn't covered or claim your floormats caused the problem. My vote is to skip it and just fix stuff outside of warranty as they break. It's unlikely to happen because most cars outside of VW/Audi are fairly reliable these days. But with your mileage it wouldn't hurt so long as you read the fine print. Like the 5 year unlimited mileage corrosion warranty is useless because unless the rust goes right through the body, they won't cover it. A co-worker's 2010 Dodge Ram is rusting on the surface, but no coverage. A co-worker's Cadillac CTS has rust bubbling through the aluminum hood (like many 2005-2006 Mustangs) and no coverage since there's no perforation. |
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Going through some old mail today, and I see a brochure for the Ford Extended Service Plan. I've got a 2011 Flex that I bought August, 2010. I currently have a bit over 40k miles. I intend to keep the car for a few years. I suppose until I pawn it off on my kids (who turn 11 in Jan) or the wheels fall off. Is the ESP worth it? I haven't called, so I have no idea what it costs. Currently my 2003 F250 has 110k on it, and beyond ball joints I haven't had many problems with it. However, my father-in-law buys the ESP w/ all the cars he purchases. I've been a Ford guy all my life, but I've never put miles on a car like I am now. I'm a sales man w/ a 5 state region, so I put a fair amount of miles on the car. Pros? Cons? Worth it or not? Thanks! K You have a standard 5 year / 60k mile powertrain warranty and a 3-year / 36k bumper to bumper warranty. My experience with the ESP and from a few others I know, is that it doesn't cover everything because they'll say it isn't covered or claim your floormats caused the problem. My vote is to skip it and just fix stuff outside of warranty as they break. It's unlikely to happen because most cars outside of VW/Audi are fairly reliable these days. But with your mileage it wouldn't hurt so long as you read the fine print. Like the 5 year unlimited mileage corrosion warranty is useless because unless the rust goes right through the body, they won't cover it. A co-worker's 2010 Dodge Ram is rusting on the surface, but no coverage. A co-worker's Cadillac CTS has rust bubbling through the aluminum hood (like many 2005-2006 Mustangs) and no coverage since there's no perforation. Your experience must have been with an aftermarket ESP. Anyways, it's like any other insurance policy - great if you need it, a waste of money if you don't. I had a 6 year/75,000 mile Premium Care Ford ESP on my truck when I bought it new and didn't use it. I've now got 130K relatively trouble free miles on it. If I were to do it all over again, I'd take the money I spent on the ESP and buy a CD with it or stick it in a rainy day account, along with whatever spare money I could afford to save up along the way so if/when I needed a major repair, I got cash in the bank, and if I don't need any big repairs, I still got cash in the bank. Win/win. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Going through some old mail today, and I see a brochure for the Ford Extended Service Plan. I've got a 2011 Flex that I bought August, 2010. I currently have a bit over 40k miles. I intend to keep the car for a few years. I suppose until I pawn it off on my kids (who turn 11 in Jan) or the wheels fall off. Is the ESP worth it? I haven't called, so I have no idea what it costs. Currently my 2003 F250 has 110k on it, and beyond ball joints I haven't had many problems with it. However, my father-in-law buys the ESP w/ all the cars he purchases. I've been a Ford guy all my life, but I've never put miles on a car like I am now. I'm a sales man w/ a 5 state region, so I put a fair amount of miles on the car. Pros? Cons? Worth it or not? Thanks! K You have a standard 5 year / 60k mile powertrain warranty and a 3-year / 36k bumper to bumper warranty. My experience with the ESP and from a few others I know, is that it doesn't cover everything because they'll say it isn't covered or claim your floormats caused the problem. My vote is to skip it and just fix stuff outside of warranty as they break. It's unlikely to happen because most cars outside of VW/Audi are fairly reliable these days. But with your mileage it wouldn't hurt so long as you read the fine print. Like the 5 year unlimited mileage corrosion warranty is useless because unless the rust goes right through the body, they won't cover it. A co-worker's 2010 Dodge Ram is rusting on the surface, but no coverage. A co-worker's Cadillac CTS has rust bubbling through the aluminum hood (like many 2005-2006 Mustangs) and no coverage since there's no perforation. Your experience must have been with an aftermarket ESP. Anyways, it's like any other insurance policy - great if you need it, a waste of money if you don't. I had a 6 year/75,000 mile Premium Care Ford ESP on my truck when I bought it new and didn't use it. I've now got 130K relatively trouble free miles on it. If I were to do it all over again, I'd take the money I spent on the ESP and buy a CD with it or stick it in a rainy day account, along with whatever spare money I could afford to save up along the way so if/when I needed a major repair, I got cash in the bank, and if I don't need any big repairs, I still got cash in the bank. Win/win. Nope, not an aftermarket ESP - it was the Ford ESP offered at the dealership. Most cars these days are reliable enough to not need an extended warranty and it's better off if you fix the small stuff yourself. For the things you can't fix, like corrosion, the ESP or regular corrosion warranty isn't that great unless the rust is bad enough that there is a hole/perforation. |