Brian Ritter

I am looking to buy a 2015-2017 Zo6 and would like to know what a extended warranty will cost if I find a Zo6 that is close to the end of the factory warranty?

JJLAI724

Just bought my 2016 Z06 and added a 84 month extended warranty for $2400 with a $200 deductable.

Redc8z06

I paid about $1800 for my 84 month with 0 deductible if I take it to the original dealer and $50 otherwise for my 2015.

Brian Ritter

I forgot to ask, is the extended warranty bumper to bumper or drivetrain?

Bill Dearborn

You can purchase bumper to bumper or drivetrain. The best deal is if you plan on keeping the car for a while is to go with the 84 month $0 deductible B2B coverage. The price averages out to about the cost of one repair per year which is about the average number of visits per year all makes of cars make to a shop for some sort of a repair.

With a plan like the GM sponsored plans that Fichtner sells you can take it to the dealer or an authorized shop if a dealer isn't available. The plans can be canceled and you can get a partial refund for the unused portion of the plan.

My experience over the last few years vehicles that don't have any coverage is I spend about $350 to $400 for a repair including parts and labor. Certain repairs have relatively low labor charges but extremely high parts costs. Those are the ones that make a plan worth while.

I suspect plans sponsored by auto manufacturers get some sort of deal on parts prices since the parts cost the manufacturers far less than what they charge dealerships. For instance a $1000 wiring harness at retail prices may only cost a dealer $700 but it may only cost GM $75 to procure and another $100 to put into inventory. There is a lot of room for them to play with parts cost that an individual doesn't have.

Sort of the way our health insurance system works. A visit to the ER costs an individual $10K but the it only costs the insurance company $500.

Bill

rikhek

Good info Bill. I think a lot of people overlook what I consider the biggest advantage of the extended warranty. It's a lot easier to sell a used car like the C7Z if it comes with a warranty. Thx

Bud Coogan

I purchased a 72 month warrany with $0 ded from Greg Bell Chev and Cadillac. I am now looking to add a warranty to the 2017 Z06 that I just purchased. I contacted them and they have several plans available with various terms and deductibles. May be worth a phone call. Call Jerry Hayes at Bell Chev
877-265-3140.

I found their pricing to be very reasonable compared to local dealers.

Good Luck and please let mwe know what you decide to go with.

Thanks

mdolandese

I'm buying a 2019 Z06 with an extended warranty 72 months for 1885 B2B or 56,000 miles. Is that a good deal? Also tire and wheel for 5yrs $773. If I wait until the factory warranty is up will it be a lot more $$ or should I just get it now

SuperdadZ06

I am a few weeks from taking delivery on my new Z06, had not thought about an extended warranty or the wheels. I am now leaning toward at least a wheel pkge if not the extended. Bill makes a great point about resale value w the EW

cmicasa

I just bought a 48/48000 Platinum GM warranty for only 1173 (had a $200 discount) from Dennis Fitchner 406-896-3082 Office who has been recommended on this forum for a while.
I went with that set up because in truth.. I will be keeping this car for maaaaaybe 3-4 years, depending on the C8's arrival in 2020 and dissipation of first/second model year issues. It is GM's first mid-engine in 30 years (Pontiac Fiero). I bought for the years.. not the miles because it will probably get 14-16K put on it in 4 years tops.

In truth, these cars still carry their 100K Drive-Train warranty and any real purchase of an extended is for the Bumper to Bumper stuff like electronics, and what not

davepl

I paid a lot more, $3K. Mine was 10 years, $100 deductible. But I upgraded to the "Ultimate" package after reading the exclusions on the other packages.

The one I got covers the NAV and ecms and the screen, which are otherwise exempted.

Bill Dearborn

They keep the 5 year Drive Train Duration but the mileage was dropped from 100K to 60K miles with the 2016 model year. Basically, the mileage has been dropped down to the point that most GM car owners that have a car reaching its 5 year point will see the mileage pretty close to 60K. The average yearly mileage on cars in the US is about 12K miles per year.

Bill

cmicasa

So they came in line with not only the industry, but also the driving characteristics of most Americans? The thing is that I never saw a reason other than re-assurance during the BK years for GM to have such a Hyundai-ish warranty.. especially on a Vette, or Cadillac. Simply because, at least in my case.. and my colleagues cases.. we normally got rid of these cars after 3-4 years. The way it stood with my last two Vettes (2008 Z51 and then the 2014 Z51) neither hit over 20K. The 2008 hit 16K and the 2014 hit 14K. I hit my YEARS well before mileage. On a Malibu? Yeah.. Sure.. but these cars tend to not be Daily Drivers as a whole.. and in truth Vettes reeeeeally need to branch off from Chevy. Chevy has Camaro as a Flagship.. Vette should be Vette. and I'm hoping that the Mid-Engine is the start of a Vette Division... SUV and all. JUST LIKE PORSCHE.

Bill Dearborn

Unlike the Korean car company warranties the GM one is transferable to subsequent owners. That does make a difference. You also have to remember the 5 year power train warranty was introduced in 2007 two years before the Government took over and decided to give everybody who had invested in GM a haircut.

Bill

cmicasa

True.. but I think that the writing was on the wall.. as in 2008 was when GM, Ford, and Chrysler all went up on Capitol Hill and asked for the original loan.. (Remember??? Private Jets??? LOL) Me personally?? I thought GM should have filed in 2004, due to legacy costs from union workers over the preceding 100 years

rwheelz

Can you guys post where you found these cheap warranty prices?

JJLAI724

I got my warranty through the dealership when going through the financing. It was $4000 and we negotiated it down. I would buy it incase your dash cluster or radio goes bad. That alone will be $1500-$2000 if it were to go bad.

davepl

I got my warranty through the dealership when going through the financing. It was $5000 and we negotiated down. Basically I didn't want any part of it, so the price kept going down. When it got under $3K for a ten year Ultimate, I figured unless it's a total scam, might be worth it!

Basically, I've found that sometimes when you really don't want something the price comes down to the point you might consider it!

Bud Coogan

I just purchased my second Corvette warranty from these folks. There we great to deal with and offer a wide range of pricing based on duration; mileage and deductible. My fist one I purchased almost 5 years ago was under the GM name. The new one is the same exact coverage and allows you to have the work done at any licensed repair shop and not just limited to GM dealerships. I just purchased an 84 month 58,000 mile warranty with $100 deductible for $1,580. It is transferable so if you sell the car this is a good sales feature.

You know how it works buy it and hope you never need it. Sounds crazy doesn't it.

Good luck below is the contact for the folks I have used both times.

Jerry Hayes
Ally Premier Protection Warranty Specialist
Bell Chevrolet Cadillac
877-265-3140

Bill Dearborn

Ford didn't ask for any money for itself because they had just received funding from the banking industry. It is sort of interesting with the timing of things. GM was in better shape than Ford and waited longer before seeking funding but by the time they were seeking funding Lehman Bros had taken a dump and the financial crisis was in full swing. There wasn't any money to be had through the banking industry and that is why they sought loans from the Government.

The business about Private Jets was all Politics and Grandstanding by Politicians. When you have high level corporate executives traveling to meetings in Washington it is far cheaper to have them arrive in their own Jet than to have them spend time waiting for a commercial flight. Time is money and their time was very expensive on an hourly basis.

It is typical of the Government to demand economy and cost controls while spending more to accomplish the same goal than if they didn't have the demands for cost controls. I think the statement is Penny Wise but Pound Foolish.

Bill