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Originally Posted by tbln930
I'll check it out. When should I buy it? (should I wait towards the end of the new warranty period?)
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Anytime. The ESP Ford Motor Warranty kicks in on the day your Factory original warranty ends. Iwould not wait (personally) until the end of the factory warranty period, I'd buy it when you can afford it but sooner than later. When I put things off, I tend to forget.
Keep in mind that both the factory original warranty and the ESP warranty are mileage based as well as time based.
In other words if say, your original warranty is 3 years, 36,000 miles and you exceed 36,000 miles before the 3 year time period, your warranty lapses. The ESP warranty can be for various time durations and mileages and the longer time and more mileage, the more the initial cost is..
Again, the ESP warranty kicks in at the end of your factory warranty mileage limit or time limit and your extended warranty again is time and mileage limited, so, if you take, say, the ESP warranty for 5 years and 70,000 miles and you drive 70,000 miles before the 5 year time period is up, the ESP coverage lapses at 70,001 miles, not 5 years. (adding in the original 36K warranty puts you at 106,000 miles)
The warranty is in addition to the 3-36 factory warranty (or whatever your base warranty is.
Example, on my 2014 Ford Focus I took an additional 5 years and 70,000 miles so I'm actually under warranty for 8 years 106,000 miles. (original warranty included)
Little note.. I bought my 14 Focus as a Ford Certified used vehicle (was off lease) and was under the 3 year / 36,000 mile cap, so no inspection was required because the factory warranty was still in force and I bought it from a Ford dealer, not a used car lot. if, you bought a used, but still under factory 3/36 warranty from a used car lot, or private individual, you would have to have the vehicle inspected by an authorized Ford dealer before you could purchase the ESP coverage.
Finally, any Ford dealer anywhere will honor the ESP warranty. I believe Mexico and Europe are excluded, not sure about Canada (you can call them and find out, like I said, the ESP number is in every owners manual under 'Warranty Information' about the middle of the manual near the tire stuff....
We are of course a Fords employee family but (we) I certainly don't have anything directly to do with the warranty. I got it because my Focus is loaded with electronic gizmo's and I'm electronically challenged...lol
My contention is, with a new truck, especially a diesel, the warranty is like having a savings account for repairs and one repair can easily exceed the cost of the warranty.
Again, I would purchase it direct not through a dealer or third party, no reason to when you can call them and speak to a real person.
Every dealer or third party will 'mark it up', some more, some less. In my case, the dealer rolled in an additional 5% just for making the same phone call I made. Of course when I bought the car and the dealer (Varsity Ford) quoted me the warranty price, I passed. I already knew what I was going to do.
When you call the representative will already have you vehicle information at hand (when you buy a vehicle, all the info goes in Fords data base so all you have to have is your ID (I think they asked me for my physical address, e-mail address and the last 4 of my SS. plus, the rep will give you the time and mileage limits on each warranty and the price and you can decide which one you want and pay via credit card or bank transfer or send them a check.
keep in mind that under Federal Law, your emissions related hardware and software are warranted for 5 years / 70,000 miles with no deductible, thats Federal Law on any vehicle, gas, diesel, car, truck or chassis.
I know that was long, but it should address everyone's questions.
Not sure but I believe GM and Fiat-Chrysler offer similar programs.
Myself, I would never purchase a third party warranty, no matter how good the cost. Reason being, with the ESP warranty everything is covered (except consumable stuff like light bulbs, brake shoes and tires and it's a Ford warranty through Ford factory dealers.
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