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Thread Number: 33729
NYT: What to do when the warranty expires |
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Post# 506938 3/26/2011 at 08:42 (4,634 days old) by Supersuds  (Knoxville, Tenn.) |
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Thought this article by a Times reporter with a malfunctioning LG French door fridge would be of interest.
Basically, it suggests: 1) finding a factory authorized repairman; 2) buying appliances with a credit card that doubles the factory warranty; and 3) taking up the offer of an extended warranty if it is offered to you after the problem crops up. Sears offered her an extended warranty after they knew her fridge was broken! If they will do that there is no reason to buy an extended warranty before you need it, apparently. CLICK HERE TO GO TO Supersuds's LINK | ||
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Post# 507031 , Reply# 1 3/26/2011 at 16:23 (4,634 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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INTERESTING ARTICLE | ||
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Post# 507077 , Reply# 2 3/26/2011 at 19:11 (4,634 days old) by Supersuds (Knoxville, Tenn.) |
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Lol | ||
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Post# 507082 , Reply# 3 3/26/2011 at 19:36 (4,634 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula) |
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What to do when the warranty expires... 1)Sit and cry! 2) Start praying asking God to make your appliance survive a few days more. LOL | ||
| Post# 507095 , Reply# 4 3/26/2011 at 21:13 (4,634 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
story of a repair on a fridgedair fridge in this picture this fridge has had 2 repairs on it 1 was the whole circuit board that had to be change luckyly the fridge was still under warrenty when this repair happen and the second repair cost 200$ for changing a flip switch For the water. Sorry for the blurry picture
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| Post# 507162 , Reply# 5 3/27/2011 at 04:25 (4,633 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
Usually,before selling any type of service contract on any major appliance,the company insuring this has a tech come out to look at it and make sure it's in good working order. If it is in need of repair,they will charge the full amount,parts and labor as well as mileage.Then,after it is repaired,they'll let you get full coverage.So, if Sears is letting you get full coverage on the broken down refrigerator with no strings attached,go for it!!
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| Post# 507183 , Reply# 6 3/27/2011 at 05:53 (4,633 days old) by aegokocarat (United Kingdom) | ||
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i always take extended warrenty's and i renew them when they expiere | ||
| Post# 508387 , Reply# 7 3/31/2011 at 13:39 (4,629 days old) by Hunter (Colorado) | ||
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who in the USA has found the best extended warranty? I've found that Lowes has very reasonable prices. I have used mine on various appliances, and had good luck. Anyone else have any good luck? | ||
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Post# 508973 , Reply# 8 4/3/2011 at 10:22 (4,626 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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EXTENDED WARRANTIES Are never a good deal as you only average a 25%return on your outlay, playing the lottery is a much better deal as they usually pay back about 50% and you don't have to go through endless service calls by 2nd rate companies while they try to fix your appliance where you have very little if any control on how it is fixed and by who and when.
If you are buying an expensive appliance or car and you can't afford to keep it in repair you shouldn't be buying that product. People who buy service plans suffer more service problems and tend to keep thier appliances and cars for shorter periods of time than those who don't buy service contracts. And you will be almost guaranteed to have a much higher cost of ownership for your particular appliance than those that forgo contracts. | ||
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Post# 508984 , Reply# 10 4/3/2011 at 11:19 (4,626 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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EXTENDED WARRANTIES | ||
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