Toys4RJill

I remember 0% in a new Toyota. Times were definitely better.

AJT123

Sure, but that's not as low as ours all are heh heh. Ours are just STUPID low.

I remember us all talking about it and refinancing back then.

mmarshall

Cheap financing is still available from some automakers, on some models. GM, for instance, is still doing 0.9%, 1.9%, and 2.9% on a number of leftover 2023s.

Ford is also doing 0.9% and 1.9% on some of its 2023s.

SW17LS

They weren’t better when you consider why rates were 0%…much healthier for the economy overall for rates to be higher.

link13

My home came with an AHS warranty. It’s pretty useless on an older home. My house was built in 1957 and it’s on a raised foundation. We had a plumbing backup after about 10 days in the home. The clean out is under the raised foundation. The AHS plumbing contractor wouldn’t touch it. I kind of understand that, but then what good is a home warranty if no one will work on the house?

AJT123

The key is to know what stuff has a limited life and then buy the warranty. I knew my water heater was dying and ice maker was already screwing up etc.

My experience wasn't the norm, though.

TangoRed

Doesn't AHS lock you in to using certain parts and contractors? That alone steered me away from the warranties I reviewed.

SW17LS

I did that, still couldn't get them to pay for anything lol

They do.

Bringing it back to cars, its kind of like the dilemma with car warranties. Do you buy a factory warranty that ties you into using the dealer or a third party one thats well regarded who will pay anyone?

link13

The AHS warranty was a throw in by the seller’s agent. You don’t buy a 1957 house that was vacant for a year without expecting some issues.

For car warranties, I have never purchased an extended warranty. My GS300 was already 8 years old when I bought it from a private party. I could have purchased a warranty, but an old school member (VeilsideGS300 I believe) referred me to an excellent shop back in 2005 that I still take my cars to today.

I turned in both of my IS vehicles at lease end. My current DD could be a candidate for an extended warranty. Honda did not offer anything like that to me and probably because I paid cash to buy the car off lease rather than financing the buyout.

SW17LS

Oh if you get it for free, then why not?

For a GS I wouldn't buy one, I would for an LS...and if I keep my S560 I will. I'm actually starting the process of deciding what to do, I did just find out that the MB Extended warranty does not cover the air suspension, which makes me want to look at alternatives...

TangoRed

The suspension exclusion is bizarre imo. They also exclude some of the convertible top mechanisms which I found equally odd. I'm sure you've researched this on MB World, but in the cases where I've kept any of my European cars past the factory warranty I've always had good experience with the Fidelity Platinum warranty.

SW17LS

I have heard the same thing about Fidelity

geko29

I'm not surprised that they carve out exclusions for "money pit" systems like air/hydraulic suspension and convertible tops. They do intend to make money (in aggregate) on these policies, after all.

On the convertible we just inherited from my FIL, I've learned that if it ever has an issue with the roof, the car will be mechanically totalled. Individual parts were never available, so the only repair option is an entirely new unit for ~$17k installed. Which is actually no longer available anyway, but still not a cost the finance/warranty arm would want to pick up during a typical extended warranty period.

link13

It does seem like air suspension on the S class is a failure item. I see quite a few that are 5ish years old where it’s obvious the air suspension failed. It’s also true of Lexus LS cars that have air suspension.

The GS, I figured it would have some issues over time. It needed front control arms, which was a bit speedy. I bought the car with 59k miles. The most major failure was the head gasket at 177k miles. Lexus did address the head gasket in the 2GS. In the 1GS, the head gaskets would corrode and then fail catastrophically. The car was quite modified cosmetically with paint, interior, Veilside kit etc so I had to fix it. I hired two friends who are Supra guys to fix it. They know the 2JZ-GE quite well. They have 2JZ-GTEs in their Supras. The internals on the N/A engines are identical though.

xjokerz

The Genesis G90 looks sick. I watched the Throttle House video of it last night and I was amazed. I don't get that way often about modern cars but that captivated me. I think you mentioned how it's high on your list. You should go drive it again and see if it's still worthy of replacing your 560.