I don't have the maintenance package but it shouldnt realistically be needed. You will have to change your oil roughly every 7500 miles so don't buy it. I have the extended 7 year or 100k mile warranty I would recommend it. Who knows what will happen with the cvt tranny and other things of the like.
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Yes, it is called INSURANCE! Insurance uses the law of large numbers to spread risk around. Do you say "bahh I've never had my house burn down in 20 years, so I'm not gonna buy home insurance"? No. And the reason is that the expected hit if you did have a catastrophe is often much more than a normal person can cover (and in any case if you have a mortgage you're required to have insurance anyway
)When it comes down to smaller items like cars, or TVs, or toaster ovens, then it becomes murkier. Yes, on small electronics Best Buy makes a mint by selling you a $10 insurance policy on your $50 toaster oven. Why people buy these policies is beyond me! On the car, it can be more of a coin toss. With the added complexity of these parts, one major glitch can easily cost more than the price of a warranty. So the question is, what is the likelihood that you will experience such a glitch in the period between the regular 3/36 warranty and whatever additional period your extended covers. Nobody really knows that of course. On my Odyssey I gave in and bought the warranty since the DVD player alone costs $2000 as a part, before any labor. MAKE SURE IF YOU BUY A WARRANTY THAT YOU GET THE QUOTES FROM THE ONLINE DEALERS OF THESE WARRANTIES so you don't overpay. For many, $800-1000 for added peace of mind over their ownership period is worth it. By definition, it is probably a money-loser over the aggregate number of buyers, and on a Honda I think this is less likely to have all those major problems.
Why would you buy a "maintenance package" that is prepaid maintenance? That locks you into doing your work at that dealer. Especially if they are "forcing" it on you? No thanks.
SO ON THE ABOVE TOPIC OF WARRANTY with respect to this specific Accord....what beyond the CVT is really worthy of being worried about? I won't have a DVD player. I won't have power doors and tailgate like on my Ody. Those 3 things were what pushed be over to getting the warranty on the Ody. All the electronic doo-dads like LDW and blindspot monitoring are all just parts-related risks right? I mean they are just little cameras in the mirrors that shouldn't really just "fail" any more than a backup camera should fail. I tend to agree with Flyboy that you already have a 5/60 warranty on the CVT right? And if there are problems developing you probably have a decent shot of getting a partial or full payment on a CVT even past the warranty period by a few years. How much would a brand new CVT cost for parts and labor? $3000? $4000? So if that is the PRIMARY thing you're buying the warranty to protect, then is it really likely that there is a 25% chance it's gonna fail between years 5 and 8, AND Honda will tell you to pound sand? My guess is no.
Pilm, I hope to drive it at least 200k miles. Manu warranty is only 30% of my hopeful life. Much prefer bumping it to 60%.
Also, yeah I revised - not a jerk, I just don't understand why he's so longwinded with people who simply want peace of mind.
Also, yeah I revised - not a jerk, I just don't understand why he's so longwinded with people who simply want peace of mind.
In the end if you are a normal male you gave the main reason to buy the maintenance package.
All of us can only hope that sanity returns to Washington, but I wouldn't bet on it because there are too many special interest lobbyists involved.
Sanity and DC are mutually exclusive.
Many of us are in the same boat
and there is no guarantee that furloughed workers or exempt employees will get paid.Back on topic - Saccucci gives a $200 discount on the maintenance package if you buy a warranty.
Another thing to consider is that you pay tax at a dealership but you pay no tax on the package. For $850 or so, the maintenance package (up to 60k miles) should easily pay for itself - we tallied up the services on my wife's Civic with 55k miles and we paid 986.56 (after our military discount and every second oil change free) at the local dealer getting service around every 7500 miles or so.
Psychologically, you are more likely to just get the required services done on schedule and without being tempted to cut corners since you've already paid for it.
Or just learn to DIY your oil changes and for $20 you're done! What did you spend $1000 on for routine maintenance at a dealer? Just curious.Sanity and DC are mutually exclusive.
Many of us are in the same boat
Back on topic - Saccucci gives a $200 discount on the maintenance package if you buy a warranty.
Another thing to consider is that you pay tax at a dealership but you pay no tax on the package. For $850 or so, the maintenance package (up to 60k miles) should easily pay for itself - we tallied up the services on my wife's Civic with 55k miles and we paid 986.56 (after our military discount and every second oil change free) at the local dealer getting service around every 7500 miles or so.
Psychologically, you are more likely to just get the required services done on schedule and without being tempted to cut corners since you've already paid for it.
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