alexdsheff

uberwgn

Alex, are the roads where you drive in perfect condition? Defect-free?

Obsidian3K

Also worth asking yourself is, "How much money have I spent repairing or replacing damaged tires and wheels in the past?"

For me, in the last 11 years I've spent $125 on fixing one bent aluminum wheel, and $11 to replace one damaged tire (thanks, Costco road hazard warranty!). Barring a major change in circumstance (road maintenance, location, my own driving skill, etc.), tire and wheel protection will never make sense for me.

My sister, who drives the very same roads, had had to replace 3 tires and 1 wheel in the last year alone. She'd get rather more value out of a protection package.

alexdsheff

A4Driver

When I bought my previous B8 Audi, I let the sales manager talk me into getting wheel protection. Back then, it cost $800. But after a couple of days went by, I had buyer's remorse.

Well, one day a couple of weeks later I was reading my contract, and in tiny print on the very bottom of the back of the contract, it said I could cancel the contract within 30 days. So I hopped in my car, drove back to the dealership, and told the sales manager to cancel the wheel-protection plan. He was not too happy, to say the least. He told me -- as if he was trying to discourage me -- that I wouldn't get the money back directly; it would applied to reducing my car payments. I thought, who cares? ... as long as I'm getting it back.

But much to my surprise, I received a check for the $800 in the mail.

If I was you, I would take that $2,000 and deposit it in an interest-bearing savings account. In the unlikely event that you damage a wheel or tire, you can withdraw the money you need. By the time you trade your car in, you'll probably still have some -- if not all -- of the money left.
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bob m

Agree, save your money.

alexdsheff

anoop

This is business as usual. When I was buying my BMW, even though I was paying cash, I had to spend 1/2 hour signing paperwork declining all kinds of add-ons (wheel & tire protection, paint protection, dent removal, extended warranty, ...), each one prefaced by a fear-based sales pitch. A year later and I bought a 2nd car from the same dealership. By this time the finance guy knew me and the signing went a lot quicker because there was no sales pitch.

caranddriver

Well you are lucky to be in the 30-day cancellation period (hopefully it is on your contact). That seems like a ridiculous amount of money for that coverage. I've never damaged a wheel in my entire life. My last car went 3 years with one nail in its tire which was plugged. However, it also depends on where you drive - horrible roads or a lot of construction workers leaving crap on the ground.

StKnowhere