Warranty Insurance

[Hye Smart]

Hi All, I will be picking up my Smart Car next week and the Dealer has asked if I want the extended Bumper to Bumper Warranty. I thought the numbers were a bit high. Has anyone done any research on comparing the Smart Extended Warranty to another company?

[JPaul]

Plenty of arguments for or against it in:
To buy or not to buy, extended Warranty???
It's your call!
I did pass...

[heathere3]

My local dealership did not offer me the 'smart' extended warranty, but did offer another third party one, at double the cost of the one I'd already researched myself. When I immediately declined, he asked why and I explained. He hemmed and hawed, flipped through papers and then offered to meet the price of the one I'd researched with his. I asked to check the coverages first and had to really push to get them. In the end, the coverage was significantly less than what I'd found on my own.
In short, you're doing the right thing. Do your own research and go in prepared! Go in prepared with an outside quote (and make sure you have a copy of the coverage/exclusions list).

The company I went with (and have dealt with before quite satisfactorily on my lemon Saturn) is Warranty Direct: Warranty Direct

[Lisa and Leslie]

As automobile extended warranties go, the one for the Smart struck me as imminently inexpensive. I paid $675 for an additional 2 years of coverage. I also sprang for the road hazard (wheel and tyre) warranty.

[PittsburghGirlee]

I was told that the extended warranty for 3 additional years would be $1,500.00. WOW, that is a huge diff. I will be checking other options for warranties b4 I purchase for sure.