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Re: 02 Acura EL vs new Corolla
« Reply #20 on: July 20, 2006, 12:28:54 pm »
We decided to get the Acura. The dealer (really he is a repair shop owner and sells a few used cars on the side) is a Lubrico warranty dealer and offered us their 2 year/24km warranty if we want. Is anyone familiar with their warranties, and are they worth getting?

*edit* I did a search for Lubrico here, and it seems that it and other after market warranties are not recommended by the experts here. There is still 11,000 km left on the factory warranty on this 1.7EL. I wonder if I could still get an extended warranty from Acura, and would that be worthwhile?

Which reminds me, I got a letter recently from my GM dealer saying it's been almost a year since buying my 05 Vibe, and offering $350 off their extended GM Protection Plan. Any thoughts on this would be appreciated too.

I'd check out extended warranty option with Acura.

When I bought my Civic about a month ago, I paid for an extended warranty (I was intending to keep my car a very long time) because Honda will re-imburse you(!!) for the entire cost + taxes of the extended warranty if you do not use it.

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Re: 02 Acura EL vs new Corolla
« Reply #21 on: July 20, 2006, 01:22:38 pm »
I'd check out extended warranty option with Acura.

When I bought my Civic about a month ago, I paid for an extended warranty (I was intending to keep my car a very long time) because Honda will re-imburse you(!!) for the entire cost + taxes of the extended warranty if you do not use it.

Really? Wow, I don't think they had that when I bought my Odyssey in 98. I will check with Acura. I assume I can still get an extended even though I'm not buying from an Acura dealer?
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Re: 02 Acura EL vs new Corolla
« Reply #22 on: July 20, 2006, 07:55:55 pm »
Really? Wow, I don't think they had that when I bought my Odyssey in 98. I will check with Acura. I assume I can still get an extended even though I'm not buying from an Acura dealer?

I think you can still get an extended warranty as long as the original warranty has not expired. I hope it extends to Acura for you.