"Mopar Man" <Mopar (AT) Man (DOT) com> wrote
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Yea, you're right.
That explains Chrysler waranty going from 3 years / 36k miles to 7
years / 70k miles in the last few years... |
That is in response to competitive pressures, not as a result of any
inherent
improvement build quality. Anyway it's a joke, all they are doing is
tacking
on an extra $1000 or $2000 to the cost of the car to cover the warranty,
it's no different than 3 years ago when the cars were $2000 cheaper, and
people bought them with 3 year warranties then spent an extra $2K for
the extended warranty. All of the automakers are doing this because they
have all now managed to raise the price of a new car so high that most new
car buyers end up spending the rest of their lives making a $300 a month
car payment. (because by the time the car is paid off, it's worn out)
The system today is little more than a subscription service to essentially
permanently "rent" a vehicle from an automaker. The automakers are
doing today exactly what the banks do with residential property.
Ted