Roadster - new options

[dsm363]

Yes! Replace the Alpine unit!

I think the extended warranty is worth it and I'm normally with you on extended warranties usually not being worth it.

[vfx]

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I think the extended warranty is worth it and I'm normally worth you on extended warranties usually not being worth it.

Can you scan and post your extended warranty paperwork?

Redact as needed.

[dsm363]

Can you scan and post your extended warranty paperwork?

Redact as needed.

I'll look for it when I get home. I think it basically says same warranty extended 3 years/36,000 miles. It was $5,000 added onto car when I ordered it.

[vfx]

I'll look for it when I get home. I think it basically says same warranty extended 3 years/36,000 miles.

Thanks. Many of us were never offered it.

[daniel]

I can scan and post the agreement I was offered (but did not buy). It is three pages of tiny type. But I think it just extends the original 3-year, 36,000 mile warranty for another three years / 36,000 miles. Except that there is a $100 deductible, and there is a $50 fee to transfer it to another owner if you sell the car. And you have to do all required maintenance.

I would not assume that the new extended warranty would necessarily be identical.

[vfx]

I can scan and post the agreement I was offered (but did not buy)....l.

Did anyone buy the extended warranty? And did you buy it on delivery or months even years later?

Obviously I'm getting to the end of mine and looking at my options if there are any.

[jory]

notwithstanding reports that this might change, as of this writing tesla will not sell you the roadster extended warranty after the initial sale of the car as new.

i asked when i bought my car that had 840 miles on it and no go.

[vfx]

That's news.

What if they never offended it in the first place?

Grasping at straws here.

[daniel]

My paperwork says that I had 90 days after the car was delivered to me, to buy the extended warranty. Since they never offered it to you, I suspect you're out of luck. But if they now offer a second chance, I'm guessing everyone would get the opportunity.

But of course, there's a $100 deductible, and there will be a price for the warranty, and that's balanced against whatever you might otherwise have to spend on repairs. If the car is well-made, there's a small chance you'd save by buying the warranty, unless you have a lemon. But the companies who sell warranties make money. That makes them a poor value unless you really cannot afford a repair.

The only time I ever bought an extended warranty I never needed it. And the only problem I ever had with my present computer happened literally one month after an extended warranty would have expired, had I bought it.

[jordanthompson]

I've been asking about extended warranties in this thread: Extended Warranty (not with new car))
I had an extended warranty that my wife (thankfully) made me buy for my Toyota Sienna (yeah, its a minivan - get over it I still LOVE this car!!) (one of the most sophisticated automobiles of its time in 2004). It wasn't the warranty the dealer usually tries to foist on you, but an honest to goodness Toyota warranty. I think I paid around $1500 for it in 2004 and it paid for itself several times over. The nav unit alone was around $3500, and the steering wheel (with the abs in it), etc. - AND there was no deductible! I think if a reputable company is behind it, an automobile warranty is worth it - of course it depends on what Tesla is going to charge for it. If its astronomical, that tells me that they don't have faith in their own cars