a word on warranties

ok, for you people who have bought an older car with a vw certification this DOES NOT MEAN BUMPER TO BUMPER. the “”certified”" warranty will actually cover more components than purchasing an extended warranty will, but will NOT COVER THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. please also be noted that extended warranties are PRIVATELY OWNED COMPANIES that make up their own contracts. so please read what you are purchasing before you make a potentially costly mistake. if you have questions contact the customer service center for the extended warranty that you are about to purchase. they can make it crystal clear for you.
from what i know (and, no i don’t know everything – but don’t tell my husband that!)there are NO extended warranties that will cover the ENTIRE car bumper to bumper for any amount of time or mileage. and in the slightest chance that there are you will definitely have to pay an arm and a leg for it (but i have never ever seen a warranty like that. they just don’t exist). and please keep in mind that when you purchase a vehicle – new or used – that these salespeople are trying to make money. if they think you’ll buy an extended warranty or pay more for a certified car under the assumption that it will be covered bumper to bumper then they will let you think just that! but it is certainly far from the truth. the best warranty is the original manufacturers warranty which is only on new cars or cars within the warranty period. say, for instance, you are looking at buying a 2003 jetta with 27k miles on it (god help you!). it does still have a manufacturers warranty but the powertrain warranty (which, again, only covers the internal engine and internal transmission) is allotted to the second owner for a lesser amount of time. to make that a little clearer, if you are the second (or third) person to buy that car you will not get the 10 year, 100k mile warranty. you will get a 5 year, 50k mile powertrain warranty. certain emissions items are covered regardless of ownership for 7 years 70k. please refer to your manuals.

disclaimer – please don’t crucify me people i just want to help you guys out and try to answer some questions you might have!