Are you doing any of these at Murray's BBQ? It seems like he has quite the lawn for this?
Anyone Past Their 5 Year Warranty on Their C8...
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My 5 years was up in May. Have had the car since 2022, now at 35000KM. Zero issues what so ever under my ownership.
So is the general consensus amongst C8 owners that the car is pretty well constructed, and extending the bumper to bumper
coverage to 5 years/60 k from the 3/60 is probably not needed? My dealer quoted me the same that I paid to do that with my truck,
$2000, after trying to get more, of course. What do you guys think...do it or pass?
coverage to 5 years/60 k from the 3/60 is probably not needed? My dealer quoted me the same that I paid to do that with my truck,
$2000, after trying to get more, of course. What do you guys think...do it or pass?
I think there are a lot of factors involved.
Peace of mind is right up there at the top of the list.
How long you intend on keeping the vehicle, the mileage you put on, and the type of driving you do are all important considerations.
The cost of replacing some of these components can be pretty drastic.
Personally, I bought it, and I hope I never need to use it.
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How is that relevant, lol? I'm semi-retired, and work from home, so I don't put a lot of mileage on my vehicles anymore, so the 60,000 km.
in five years works for me.
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It was 1st in a series of question I was going to ask you to help you figure out your inquiry to the group....
I think you should develop a spreadsheet for this thread. Years of suggested warranty coverage could be based on Age; Current Health Condition; Previous Health Issues; Projected mileage per Year; How often do you eat at McDonalds; etc. etc. etc. A factor for each answer producing a final score representing how much warranty is advised.
Murray is good with spreadsheets so I'm sure he would help with this.
I traded in my 2015 C7 stingray convertible (yes seven speed stick) this past June for C8 Stingray R convertible.
My C7 had 61K on it…. No issues. Bought extended 7 yr warranty for my C8 only to buy time bc it has many more electronics and mechanical gears etc. I will never go over km limit but time is more important to me as it might be my last vet, after owning C6, C7 and now C8. In all three cases never exceeded km limits.
Money well spent to buy time. I paid around $2200 for the extended warranty.
Thank you Ben, so you bought an all-inclusive bumper to bumper 7 year warranty for $2200, I imagine it is, as you mentioned electronics are covered?
This is excellent information, as dealerships play games with the price of extended warranties. May I ask the kilometer limit, is it 60,000? If you took
the 3yr/60,000km factory warranty and extended it to 7yr/60,000km for $2200, that's a good price and would work for me too. I don't see myself
driving the Corvette more than 1500km/month for the six months per year it'll be on the road.
Yes it is bumper to bumper including all electronics. 7 years 60k extended warranty. Just wear and tear not covered as it is in basic warranty.
Sorry my error.
Extended warranty was $2487 + tax and I also bought the Essential maintenance package for $2363 + tax.
Don Le at Georgetown Chev ….. great guy gave me employee pricing.
I bought my C8 at another dealer, who I will not name, wanted to charge me $4000 + tax for the extended warranty alone.
As long as "What are you wearing?" isn't part of this in-depth analysis, right?
I'm dealing with Bannister Chev in Penticton, B.C., and if they give me the same great pricing I'll be announcing it here and other social media.
Thanks again for the great information, Ben, in this world we live in today we have to let folks know who the good guys are!
Well DW, seeing as the questions were coming from a gent named Jack, I'd VERY VERY much hope he has no interest in what another guy is wearing!
Like Clint said , do you feel lucky *&@$ ? The Transmission apparently runs about $22,000 not counting re and re . On the other hand many people have been paying for total glass coverage at probably $50 or more a year for the last 20 and have yet to replace a piece.
Ist Vette, peace of mind for 7 years, bumper-to-bumper, for $2500 is a no-brainer. I asked my rather intelligent cat, her name is Savvy,
and she totally agrees! She asked me to tell you she appreciates your recognition of one of the world's great truths, and how you declared
it right under your site name...yes, cats rule!
and she totally agrees! She asked me to tell you she appreciates your recognition of one of the world's great truths, and how you declared
it right under your site name...yes, cats rule!
I did all my mods in the first week of ownership from the factory. Why wait 5 years to really enjoy your ride...At least they can now add some mods ……
Makes sense that the extended warranty to 7 years is relatively inexpensive, as you kept the limited milage figure the same. No miles, no wear & tear or opportunity to have even electronics go down.
In May I was told the usual 3-year bumper to bumper but they offered me four additional years for $3, 000 Canadian dollar I usually don't buy extended anything but I couldn't turn that down so I believe I have 7 years and I'm hoping it starts the day I bought it not the day was important but he said it was bumper to bumper for 7 years so I've never checked yet they'll check when I go to the dealer next week
I never inquired about mileage whether it's $60,000 or $80,000 miles or kilometer either way I won't reach either in 7 years