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R'elise Me · 01-06-2009, 10:08 PM

The cars are solid mechanically IMO, and my service history would support that. However, the are super costly to repair mechanically so one should buy the ext warranty, especially if you drive them hard. It's not likely that you will actually use the value of the policy, but in the entirely-possible event that you need it, you'll be damned happy you bought it because NOTHING mechanical on this car costs less than $1k to repair. Trannies are in the $5k area, engines and blowers are astronomical. And they do blow - I've seen it a number of times. It's just peace of mind for those that hate to pay dealers what they charge to work on these cars.

01-06-2009, 10:08 PM	#37 (permalink)
R'elise Me My other car's a mtn bike Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Venice CA Posts: 1,367	The cars are solid mechanically IMO, and my service history would support that. However, the are super costly to repair mechanically so one should buy the ext warranty, especially if you drive them hard. It's not likely that you will actually use the value of the policy, but in the entirely-possible event that you need it, you'll be damned happy you bought it because NOTHING mechanical on this car costs less than $1k to repair. Trannies are in the $5k area, engines and blowers are astronomical. And they do blow - I've seen it a number of times. It's just peace of mind for those that hate to pay dealers what they charge to work on these cars. __________________ Sometimes you have to go in circles to move forward. 05 Elise NA 1750 lbs w/ full cage, fuel cell, aero, 173 whp - Colin would be proud. 2008 LR3 HSE 2005 Mini S Convertible If I'd thought that one day ALL my cars would be British, I'd have laughed at myself!