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KARNUT Senior Enthusiast

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3 hours ago, Abody711 said:

Anyone know of a dealer selling factory warranties at a discounted price? 

The experience I’ve had with extended warranty is the best time is during the buying process. I bought a vehicle during retirement with the idea I wouldn’t drive that many miles. I passed on the extended warranty. Then I decided to give Uber a run for something to do. Next thing I new I’m nearing the end of the warranty. The dealer I bought the vehicle from plus several more over the years basically said bend over. No deal. At the end of the warranty I traded for a different brand.

Steve-2019 Enthusiast

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3 hours ago, Abody711 said:

Anyone know of a dealer selling factory warranties at a discounted price? 

 

In my experience (b/c I bought one), the best two to choose from are:

 

 

http://www.gmoutlet.com and https://www.knappvehicleservicecontracts.com

 

I purchased mine from Knapp earlier this year and have no regrets.  They have numerous different plans depending on what "you" want as for how many months and milage and deductible.

 

P.S.  If you're already out of factory warranty be prepared to pay a lot.

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Do a Google search and it should pop up. The Corvette forum and the other Truck forum both had a list of GM Dealers who offered a great price. Good luck with your search.

BIGDOGx Senior Enthusiast

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Go with a gmpp plan if you don't want to hassle or find repair places that can stomach said aftermarket warranty company. As was said good luck on cost if you choose to not wrap it into the price of the car when purchasing. The 2 extended gmpp plat plans i bought were at sale time and paid 1,800 for my 05 silvy and almost 2k for my 14. Both paid for themselves and both of my trucks have been relatively problem free. Get a single a/c issue and one fix pays for said warranty.

 

Especially with today's sensor ridden and tech loaded trucks. Imo your a bonehead if you have a 55-70k truck that you are not leasing and want to own with a standard 35k warranty, good luck to those people!

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AlexTheMan Enthusiast

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Did some shopping back in May with few of the popular dealers for selling contracts online. I got best offer from Todd Sutherland at MacMulkin Chevrolet. Bought 8yrs/80k plan.

Joe98 Enthusiast

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Be careful to make sure it's GMPP.  When I bought my 2018 Denali I didn't realize the lady who did the financing paperwork had sold me a " Tricor " Extended Warranty.  According to her that's what majority of her customers go with.  I never really used it, and I sold the truck after only two years got back almost all my money.  Warranty was around $2,500 or so, got back $2,100.

Other than that I can't complain.  But not sure if dealers will discount them, that's a cash cow for them.  Don't believe the " unfortunately it's a set price " crap.  Anything is negotiable.

 

Good luck

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