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      07-29-2008, 01:00 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by dmlgc View Post
I'm curious to get folks opinion on getting the extended warranty for my X6 (hopefully will be here in 2 weeks). What experiences, do's, don'ts that you would like to share. Is it best to get the warranty at time of purchase or wait until a you have passed a certain mileage/time ? Any thoughts appreciated.
you'd do better to invest the money for the extended warranty in something low risk and let it build until the regular warranty is up and use it as a fund for additional repairs if you keep the car that long (or not use it if you end up not needing repairs). Warranties in general are usually not a good deal and aren't needed unless the consequence of not having it would be ruinous (i.e. if you can't afford major repairs and can't live without your car). Given that you're buying an expensive car, I'm guessing that even if something happened that was greater than the value of the money otherwise spent upfront on extended warranty + interest earned, that it won't kill you.
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