Anyone else getting the 2’nd call for your extended auto warranty about to expire?

cl8ton · 03-20-2009, 10:16 PM

All family and all my friends keep getting this call twice a month that starts off like:
“This is you second notice that your extended car warranty is about to expire...”

Going on for a long time now, anyone else???

tb912 · 03-20-2009, 10:17 PM

I HATE THAT CALL!!!! I just tell them my car was born in 68 and they say they'll leave you alone. but they never do.

slodave · slodave's Garage

I have been getting them for about a year. There seems to be no way to get off the call/mail list.

Porsche-O-Phile · Porsche-O-Phile's Garage

I've gotten it about a dozen times now for my Mercedes. Really starting to annoy the f*ck out of me. The people that set up these auto-dialers should burn in a very special corner of hell for all eternity.

Thank goodness for caller ID (I don't answer #'s I don't recognize and let it go to voice mail) but eventually I do have to check it, so it still ends up wasting time. Extremely annoying.

cl8ton · 03-20-2009, 10:38 PM

For the first year I would just hang up. The caller # seems to alternate between visible numbers and un-registered numbers?

Just this year I actually listened to the message to the end where they pronounce:
“Press 0 to speak to a company representative or press 1 to quite receiving this message”

Pressing 0 hangs up the phone and you can guess what pressing 1 does

Dantilla · 03-20-2009, 10:43 PM

I don't get calls, (do not call list, never bought an extended warrenty), but I used to get quite a few cards in the mail trying to sell me a warrenty. I just toss 'em out.

slodave · slodave's Garage

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Originally Posted by Dantilla

I don't get calls, (do not call list, never bought an extended warrenty), but I used to get quite a few cards in the mail trying to sell me a warrenty. I just toss 'em out.

I never had an extended warranty either. I tend to get into one sided arguments with the recording.

cl8ton · 03-20-2009, 10:50 PM

Ok, I’m seeing the pattern here…
It’s the West Coast people getting these calls

I have never bought a used car warranty which is bugging the $hit out of me why they are calling?

Noah930 · Noah930's Garage

Why are we b!tching? We drive cars that are 20 years old. If someone wants to sell me a warranty on this financial timebomb, I'm all for it! I'll gladly pay a grand or two for a policy that'll pick up the inevitable $15-25K rebuild.

KFC911 · 03-21-2009, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Noah930

... I'll gladly pay a grand or two for a policy that'll pick up the inevitable $15-25K rebuild.

I could pay cash to replace anything I own (except houses), and still be ahead of the game vs. paying for ANY type of extended warranty (considering everything I've purchased over the years). You "might" win, but the odds are sure stacked against you over the long haul imo.

Porsche-O-Phile · Porsche-O-Phile's Garage

I bought the warranty on my M.B. because newer cars scare the crap out of me (lots of electronics thing-a-ma-jigs in them that are insanely expensive to diagnose and replace). Most of the mechanical stuff I've done myself (brakes, oil & fluid changes, etc.) The warranty paid to replace a burned-out "auto-dimming" mirror, a faulty crank position sensor, a hood shock and I think one or two other things thus far - nothing major but still about $1,200-$1,500 worth of parts/labor, something like $600 for just the parts if I'd done it all myself. It's good for another two years and I've got another $2,500-or-so to make up in order to break even on what the warranty cost me so it's likely I'll end up considerably behind versus the purchase price of it (about $4k for 4 years). Even so, I think it's been worth having - the peace of mind is rather nice for a person who's never had a warranty (or a "newer" - as in <10 years old - car ever in his life). The thought that if something goes seriously wrong (other than a clutch) I don't have to turn any wrenches is a very nice one. Worth $4k to me.

My biggest beef was/is that the warranty does not cover clutch replacement. A new clutch on a Mercedes SLK manual is around $800, but it takes a long time to do (as clutches always do). I dread the PITA of it and having the car down for repair more than I do the cost, honestly. And I normally like fixing stuff. I just hope it doesn't decide to go anytime soon (way, way, way too busy right now!) No way I'd ever pay a shop the $2,500 or whatever obscene amount they charge for it though.

Noah930 · Noah930's Garage

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Originally Posted by KC911

I could pay cash to replace anything I own (except houses), and still be ahead of the game vs. paying for ANY type of extended warranty (considering everything I've purchased over the years). You "might" win, but the odds are sure stacked against you over the long haul imo.

Dude, do all you guys need actual green font to understand sarcasm?

KFC911 · 03-21-2009, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Noah930

Dude, do all you guys need actual green font to understand sarcasm?

You mean when I haven't had all of my morning coffee yet? Yes, I absolutely need the green font, and a hand popping out and smacking me upside da head wouldn't hurt either...sorry 'bout that

Stanley · 03-21-2009, 08:36 AM

I used to get this call a couple of times a month. But recently the calls have dropped off and I haven't had one in a few months. They are real annoying because it was a different number every time.

Porsche-O-Phile · Porsche-O-Phile's Garage

True.

As a general rule, if it's not a # or area code you recognize, don't bother answering. Calls that are blocked (i.e. "Private Call") I never answer.

sammyg2 · 03-21-2009, 10:09 AM

I got them all the time on my cell phone and at work. Only the toyota dealer could have had all those pieces of info.
i called toyota and pitched a beotch, they said they had nothing to do with it. BS.
I filed a complaint with the FCC and placed all mu numbers on the do-not call list. Guess what? No more calls in over a month.

Porsche_monkey · 03-21-2009, 11:53 AM

I get them on my cell phone monthly. And I haven't bought a new car since 1989.

Zeke · 03-21-2009, 12:43 PM

They just use random dialers. They have no idea what you drive but the percentages are in their favor that you have a car that will qualify. Biggest rip off yet.

I try to play along and give my name as a South East Asian, "Mr. Suk Mi Dyk."

DasBoot · 03-21-2009, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by cl8ton

I have never bought a used car warranty which is bugging the $hit out of me why they are calling?

It's called "phishing". They call everyone on their list (just like the dolts calling to "fix" your mortgage or save you from foreclosure). Telemarketing. They don't care if you have a car that just fell out of warranty or a hoop-de that runs on two cylinders. They only want to sell YOU an extended warranty...which, in turn, will be pretty much worthless.

It's telemarketing, that's all.

cl8ton · 03-21-2009, 06:30 PM

Guys, I listened to these calls all the way to the end of the message.
Not once did they mention a Co name or offering to sell me anything?

At the end of the call it will say press “0” to speak to a representative or “1” to quite receiving this call.

Clicking either one will just hang the phone up