Popntx
Junior Member
I've never been a fan of purchasing extended warranties, as I know that they generally favor the manufacturer. However, in the case of my 2012 Ram 1500 with 135,000 miles, an extended warranty would have easily paid for itself due to several high cost repairs after the regular warranty expired, including broken exhaust manifold bolts requiring an expensive fix.
I know there are lots of threads about this, but now that I'm ready to consider a new truck, I have a couple of specific questions. First of all, do the new Rams have this issue resolved? This seems to be a design flaw that Chrysler need to fix.
Secondly, if the issue isn't resolved, chances are very good that at some point there will be a problem with the manifold requiring an expensive fix. So, this makes me reconsider the value of an extended warranty. If you can almost count on having the problem, it might make sense to deduct the cost of the repair from the cost of the extended warranty, knowing that you'll probably have the expense sooner or later anyway.
I know I wouldn't buy the extended warranty at time of purchase as this is a high profit margin "add-on" and you can purchase them much more cheaply later on before the factory warranty expires. I also would never consider purchasing anything other that a Chrysler warranty.
I would appreciate others thoughts/comments. Thanks.
I know there are lots of threads about this, but now that I'm ready to consider a new truck, I have a couple of specific questions. First of all, do the new Rams have this issue resolved? This seems to be a design flaw that Chrysler need to fix.
Secondly, if the issue isn't resolved, chances are very good that at some point there will be a problem with the manifold requiring an expensive fix. So, this makes me reconsider the value of an extended warranty. If you can almost count on having the problem, it might make sense to deduct the cost of the repair from the cost of the extended warranty, knowing that you'll probably have the expense sooner or later anyway.
I know I wouldn't buy the extended warranty at time of purchase as this is a high profit margin "add-on" and you can purchase them much more cheaply later on before the factory warranty expires. I also would never consider purchasing anything other that a Chrysler warranty.
I would appreciate others thoughts/comments. Thanks.