henrysunset
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The title says it all, I'm trying to decide if I will cancel either of these additional purchase decisions we made in the stressful room with the finance guy. I bought both, in a large part since both are cancellable withing 30 days. Now I'm trying to make an educated decision about both.
1) What do people think about buying extended warranties for the leaf?
(Price is ~1350$ for 96mo/100,000mi/100$ dedictible). The claim made at the dealer was that the car has a lot of expensive electronics, but only the battery itself has a serious warranty.
The included warranty says: "Every US specification Nissan LEAF® is backed by a New Vehicle Limited Warranty providing: 36-month/36,000-mile basic coverage (whichever occurs earlier); 60-month/60,000-mile powertrain and electric vehicle system coverage (whichever occurs earlier); and 96 months/100,000 miles Lithium-Ion Battery coverage (whichever occurs earlier)."
Upon closer inspection of the warranty, I'm pretty sure it's not worth the money and can cancel it within 60 days. My biggest worry is the battery and it's covered already. Am I missing something?
2) What do people think about the Security Plus Prepaid Maintenance?
It's a slightly harder calculation, and seems to pivot on how hard you drive the car. (service schedule 1 vs 2) Sicne our usage is light, I think I can save a lot of money by following schedule 2 and dropping the service plan.
It costs about 1000$ and covers the first 8 services of the car. Per the service schedule, the 7500mile (1/2 year) service is just to rotate the tires (based on Schedule 2 which I will qualify for due to relatively easy driving). I think I can get that done for free at a tire shop. The 15000mile (1 year) service depends in cost for Schedule 1 vs. Schedule 2. I don't think that I will warrant the agressive replacement of brake fluid - Does anyone know the cost for a 15k service following Schedule 2?
Most important question: What is the minimum "nissan certified" servicing interval to keep the car properly warranted?
1) What do people think about buying extended warranties for the leaf?
(Price is ~1350$ for 96mo/100,000mi/100$ dedictible). The claim made at the dealer was that the car has a lot of expensive electronics, but only the battery itself has a serious warranty.
The included warranty says: "Every US specification Nissan LEAF® is backed by a New Vehicle Limited Warranty providing: 36-month/36,000-mile basic coverage (whichever occurs earlier); 60-month/60,000-mile powertrain and electric vehicle system coverage (whichever occurs earlier); and 96 months/100,000 miles Lithium-Ion Battery coverage (whichever occurs earlier)."
Upon closer inspection of the warranty, I'm pretty sure it's not worth the money and can cancel it within 60 days. My biggest worry is the battery and it's covered already. Am I missing something?
2) What do people think about the Security Plus Prepaid Maintenance?
It's a slightly harder calculation, and seems to pivot on how hard you drive the car. (service schedule 1 vs 2) Sicne our usage is light, I think I can save a lot of money by following schedule 2 and dropping the service plan.
It costs about 1000$ and covers the first 8 services of the car. Per the service schedule, the 7500mile (1/2 year) service is just to rotate the tires (based on Schedule 2 which I will qualify for due to relatively easy driving). I think I can get that done for free at a tire shop. The 15000mile (1 year) service depends in cost for Schedule 1 vs. Schedule 2. I don't think that I will warrant the agressive replacement of brake fluid - Does anyone know the cost for a 15k service following Schedule 2?
Most important question: What is the minimum "nissan certified" servicing interval to keep the car properly warranted?