Hello,
I just purchased a 2018 Leaf S with 12,000 or so miles at a Nissan dealership. I am very happy with the purchase, and the car seems to be in near-perfect condition. Battery has 12 bars which I suppose is to be expected for a car of that age and mileage.
The car still has a warranty on the battery, for another 8 years or up to 100k miles, in case the battery goes below 9 bars by that time.
When I bought the car, I got a pitch from the finance guy for a "wrap" warranty that will cover anything other than consumables (e.g., tires) for the next 8 years or 100k miles. He said it's transferrable so will increase the value of the car if I sell it in a few years. The price: about $2500.00.
I have 30 days to cancel it for a full refund. Should I cancel and get the refund? I am inclined to cancel it, and the only reason I got it is because it would buy me some time to do research. I get the sense that it's not likely that I will need that amount of repairs (again, other than tires and things like that) in that period of time. But the finance guy said that if something like the computer breaks, it could be ridiculously expensive.
I am good with car repairs and with computers, and am good at researching how to fix things. But I wonder if repairs to Leafs require proprietary equipment and training that would be beyond me.
Thanks for any help you can provide,
-Tom
I just purchased a 2018 Leaf S with 12,000 or so miles at a Nissan dealership. I am very happy with the purchase, and the car seems to be in near-perfect condition. Battery has 12 bars which I suppose is to be expected for a car of that age and mileage.
The car still has a warranty on the battery, for another 8 years or up to 100k miles, in case the battery goes below 9 bars by that time.
When I bought the car, I got a pitch from the finance guy for a "wrap" warranty that will cover anything other than consumables (e.g., tires) for the next 8 years or 100k miles. He said it's transferrable so will increase the value of the car if I sell it in a few years. The price: about $2500.00.
I have 30 days to cancel it for a full refund. Should I cancel and get the refund? I am inclined to cancel it, and the only reason I got it is because it would buy me some time to do research. I get the sense that it's not likely that I will need that amount of repairs (again, other than tires and things like that) in that period of time. But the finance guy said that if something like the computer breaks, it could be ridiculously expensive.
I am good with car repairs and with computers, and am good at researching how to fix things. But I wonder if repairs to Leafs require proprietary equipment and training that would be beyond me.
Thanks for any help you can provide,
-Tom