Warranty Question,,,,,Serious one.

[gedixon]

Out of curiosity ... How much was the 5 year extended warranty? Picking my car up tomorrow.

[hognutz]

Originally Posted by tmandoug1

My issue is that they are touting it as a track car.

Yeah extended waranties are odd sometimes though. Is it a GM extended waranty or third party? Just because GM will make statements about standing behind the facotry waranty at the track does not mean they will extend it if that makes sense.

GM's waranty model right now is basically 5 years powertrain. they throw the 100k on there for people who drive a ton.

Lets face it if you really track you car it is not going to last forever without maintence/wear so nobody smart is goign to give you 10 years on a car you track or should anybody expect to go that long without having to replace parts.

a waranty is ment to cover defects not worn out parts.

I would not buy the extended waranty personally unless I was going to baby the car. I you want to do any mods or track you car I would not do it personally for fear if I had to use it they would deny me.

[ZoomZoom]

I paid 2,300 for it because it will sit for extended periods of time. I was told it cost the dealer 1,400. It is a third party. My dealer said they will warranty anything as long as I won!

[Scrappy Doo]

Originally Posted by ZoomZoom

I paid 2,300 for it because it will sit for extended periods of time. I was told it cost the dealer 1,400. It is a third party. My dealer said they will warranty anything as long as I won!

Those warranties are usually pure profit. We got one for the hen's cruze for 5 years or 100k, listed at 1950, paid 700. Gm through the dealer.

[Rhyder]

Originally Posted by hognutz

Yeah extended waranties are odd sometimes though. Is it a GM extended waranty or third party? Just because GM will make statements about standing behind the facotry waranty at the track does not mean they will extend it if that makes sense.

GM's waranty model right now is basically 5 years powertrain. they throw the 100k on there for people who drive a ton.

Lets face it if you really track you car it is not going to last forever without maintence/wear so nobody smart is goign to give you 10 years on a car you track or should anybody expect to go that long without having to replace parts.

a waranty is ment to cover defects not worn out parts.

I would not buy the extended waranty personally unless I was going to baby the car. I you want to do any mods or track you car I would not do it personally for fear if I had to use it they would deny me.

Added to that many times, the warranty they sale, touting it as a chevy warranty, is not in fact a GM sponsored warranty, but a third party warranty that they have been talked into selling as they (the dealership) make huge profits off of them since they are worth little more than the paper they are printed on.

The one I bought actually is backed by Rick Hendricks, the owner of the dealership where I bought the camaro. They clearly and at the beginning stated that fact. Many dealers do not so you must verify that the one they are selling is actually the GM warranty not a third party "Chevy" warranty.

(I will add that the honesty of Rick Hendricks Chevrolet was proven through all my dealings with them, and they very obviously truly wanted me to be happy with my purchase when it was all said and done. I am not implying they were trying to pull a fast one by selling thier own instead of the GM warranty, it was stated from the first and the warranty they have far exceedes the GM warranty in multiple cases, as well as being cheaper so I had no problem buying it, and would do so again)

[LIM3]

so you pay for a FAST car to go pick up groceries ? screw that...

[Chevrolet Customer Svc]

tmandoug. In this situation the best answer you've received is the one from your dealer. If all else fails and GM is not willing to cover you for racing or competing with your vehicle then it would fall on your dealer to cover you. Just like with modifications. I'll do what I can to look into this for you to see if there are any sort of stipulations on the warranty for the ZL1. Hopefully I'll have something back soon.

Jeff Morris, Chevrolet Customer Service

[mlee]

This is one reason I never buy extended warranties... the factory warranty is about as good as it gets...

...and with a performance car you blow two warranties as soon as you make some simple performance mods.

at least you know what you can and can't do now with your new extended warranty. I believe there is also a way to cancel and get most of your $$$ back..

[kush396]

Originally Posted by ZoomZoom

I paid 2,300 for it because it will sit for extended periods of time. I was told it cost the dealer 1,400. It is a third party. My dealer said they will warranty anything as long as I won!

sorry for going off this thread , but if this is a ZL1 speedo or a Canadain, not sure.... but my speedo says 200 mph not 180mph?????

[Mr. Wyndham]

Originally Posted by tmandoug1

My issue is that they are touting it as a track car.

Camaro Team has stated time and again that the car, unmodified, and not abused...will have its warranty honored should something break at a non-competitive racing event. I've myself heard those words come out of Al Oppenheiser's mouth in person. But I imagine this means that the diff fluid needs to be changed and a small host of other things to ensure the vehicle is prepped.

It IS a track car - and when warranty claims make their way up the chain, I'm confident the Camaro team will honor claims where appropriate...

The problem is.....they're not writing that anywhere (at least not yet - I imagine the legal department had a cow when this was proposed). And so this warranty/ZL1/track thing requires a decent amount of trust on the part of the consumer....

[n2oSS]

Originally Posted by Dragoneye

Camaro Team has stated time and again that the car, unmodified, and not abused...will have its warranty honored should something break at a non-competitive racing event. I've myself heard those words come out of Al Oppenheiser's mouth in person. But I imagine this means that the diff fluid needs to be changed and a small host of other things to ensure the vehicle is prepped.

It IS a track car - and when warranty claims make their way up the chain, I'm confident the Camaro team will honor claims where appropriate...

The problem is.....they're not writing that anywhere (at least not yet - I imagine the legal department had a cow when this was proposed). And so this warranty/ZL1/track thing requires a decent amount of trust on the part of the consumer....

Abuse is a very broad statement. Non-Competitive race event seems like an oxy-moron. Bingo, not writing it anywhere.

If your hard on the car expect to pay out of pocket. They will be damn careful about covering drag racing and such as well cause if one gets through the flood gates will open.

When they show these cars burning rubber, drag racing, doing the ring ......... they are showing what the car is capable of, not what they will cover. They cover daily driving that does not entail the rpm's getting pegged all night and such.

[armysig]

Originally Posted by CAM....ZL1

Arizona has unlimited speed.....I'm goin....count me in..

Huh? I live here and no where is that posted....Maybe I'm missing something.

[daveagogo1]

Originally Posted by tmandoug1

My issue is that they are touting it as a track car.

Join the Corvette clubs pain. They have dealt with this for YEARS

[Dyno1]

I have had friends in the business, service writers for Chev., the only extended warranty to buy is from GM, all the others are junk. There have been many companies that have been in the business that are not there when you need them. Watch your hard earned money. Dyno