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- Subject: Re: Extended Warranty (3rd party recommendations)
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- From: johns@trident.datasys.swri.edu (Stephen Johns)
- Date: 20 Nov 92 14:38:24 GMT
- References: <PHILG.92Nov15161532@zug.ai.mit.edu> <1992Nov16.213211.16188@noose. <1992Nov19.143203.12911@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
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- In article <1992Nov19.143203.12911@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> bqueiser@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Brian J Queiser) writes:
- >philg@martigny.ai.mit.edu writes:
- >
- [lots of stuff deleted about ESP. And an example on a Sable.]
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- >Bottom line: Find a good car. Find a good dealer. Buy an ESP
- >if it's a used car and the price is right. Consider an ESP for a new car,
- >buy it if the price is right. The right prices for ESPs? I'd say
- >under $1000 for a good used car with average mileage and under $600 for
- >a new car priced from $15,000 to $20,000. I think it is cheap insurance.
- >
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- Agreed, find a good car. A "good" car will NOT NEED an ESP. I have purchased
- 2 used Toyotas ( 86 Corolla, 90 Supra ), and my father another 2 ( 83 Tercel,
- 90 Camry ). NOTHING has gone wrong with mine, and very little on my father's.
- I have never purchased an ESP, and have never gotten stung, additional repair
- outlays for 5 years - $0. My father likes ESPs, despite my protests, and has
- purchased one for each of his cars. Well, guess what? The one ESP expires
- next month, used once to replace the EGR valve @ 90,000 mile, counting the
- cost of the EGR that's ~$300 down the drain, on the 83 Tercel. His '90 Camry
- is still under the basic warranty, but still nothing has gone wrong.
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- By all means, when purchasing a used vehicle, have it checked out by an
- independent mechanic you trust.
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- Stephen Johns, Research Analyst
- Southwest Research Institute, SA, TX 78228 (512) 522-5751
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