Do you have to pay a diagnostic fee under a warranty?
A warranty is not insurance, you don’t owe a deductible. A warranty is a guarantee. There is no practical reason a customer should have to pay a $100 diagnostic fee under a manufacturer’s warranty. If something is wrong with the car, the manufacturer should be eating that cost in that circumstance.
Is the price of an extended warranty negotiable?
The F&I manager at the dealership at which you’re buying the vehicle might say that the price of the extended car warranty is not negotiable. That might not actually be the case. If you check with other dealers, you’ll find that some of them do have a lower asking price for the same product.
How to find out if your car has an extended warranty?
Here’s how to do that. Get a price quote from the F&I manager for the warranty that’s offered. Then shop it around by phone with F&I managers at other dealerships, simply to compare prices on the car you’re getting ready to buy.
How to shop for the best extended warranty?
If buying the vehicle is already a financial handful, you can shop for a better price on the extended auto warranty after the sale. Here’s how to do that. Get a price quote from the F&I manager …
What kind of odometer does a car have?
The odometer shows the mileage of the car and may be a electronic digital odometer or a mechanical odometer. Many cars have an additional odometer that can be reset called a trip odometer. Federal law makes it a crime to tamper with the odometer reading of a car with the intent to defraud.
A warranty is not insurance, you don’t owe a deductible. A warranty is a guarantee. There is no practical reason a customer should have to pay a $100 diagnostic fee under a manufacturer’s warranty. If something is wrong with the car, the manufacturer should be eating that cost in that circumstance.
What causes the odometer to count the wrong mileage?
Odometer may count the mileage incorrectly if the tire size is changed. See our Speedometer Calculator to see how much error you may have. The error will also affect the speedometer readings as well. Wrong mileage.
Is it a crime to tamper with the odometer?
Federal law makes it a crime to tamper with the odometer reading of a car with the intent to defraud. However there may be a legitimate reason for changing the mileage like theft replacement. In those cases we require a notarized Odometer Statement Many odometers fail because the gears that drive them fail.