I just got in to my office (8:30am) and looked at the Audi Extended. It is called AUDI PURE PROTECTION PLAN. The Phone is 877-800-0286

PARTIES: AoA ..appointed Fidelity Warranty Services as administraor.
100.00 deuctable ...SOP
$50.00 deduct is waived if returned to selling dealer for repairs.

Transerfable 40.00 fee

THREE COVERAGE LEVELS:

Silver: Basic INCLUSIONARY..Engine Block, Trans, etc.

GOLD: More inluded, Electrical, cooling, etc.

PLATINUM: Includes Silver and GOld plus ANY OTHER MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN except for those listed in EXCLUSIONS....


Rental reimbursement @ 35.00 for any breakdown, 75.00 towing.

Exclusions that I question...

Under Paltinum Coverage, any of the following parts:

Brake Linings, Brake Drums, and rotors, Disc pads, standard transmission clutch components, air bags, hinges, glass, lenses, sealed beams, trim, molding,s door handles, lock cylinders, tires, batteries, upholstery, paint, bright metal, freeze plugs, exhaust system, shock absorbers (phone call confimed ar suspension is covered) audio and or security systems not factory installed, front end alignment, wheel balancing, cv joint boots, navagaiton, rear avoidance systems.

15: BURNT VALVES, WORN RINGS, THE CORRECTION OF OIL CONSUMPTION ANY REPAIRS FOR REDUCTION IN ENGINE EFICIENCY THAT MUST BE PERFORMED FOR YOUR VEHICLE.

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Comments???? Advise? alternatives?

 

I spoke with the Service manager at Jack Daniels Audi...(not my dealer) He sees the COMPLETE CARE(Universal Underwritting) extended warranty as being better.. less exclusionary, than the Audi. His problem with Audi is it is restrictive and it is a third party provider (JM+A GROUP)http://www.jmagroup.com/index.asp, that is using another outsourced administrator.

Hmmm.....

 

What's the co$t...?

 

Complete Care is dealer sold only, I'm trying to find a dealer to...deal with.

 

are you going to buy the extended from jack daniels? have you talked to anybody there?

 

gave me the 2350 down from 2800 on the Audi. I have a call in to JD, am awaiting a repply. It was their service manager who suggested the Complete Care instead of the Audi.

 

Whatever you settle on, find out if the warranty company uses a Risk Retention Group before you sign up...bad news if they do.

I did a quick search on the Audi warranty company (JM&A). They are members of BBB with satisfactory record. But also discovered they are part of Fidelity Warranty Company. Searched on that and found:

http://consumeraffairs.com/auto_warranty/fidelity.html

May just be a few isolated cases, but tells you a little something about what to watch out for.

And also...

http://www.jameshoyer.com/problem_carwarranty.html#more

That last one seems to be more a problem with dealers ripping people off than the warranty itself. Which is what disturbed me about the JM&A website in the first place...it seems to be geared toward the dealer and how profitable the warranty sale will be for them, rather than focusing on the merits of the product the consumer is getting.

All I can say is, do your homework before you buy!

 

Can you point me to it? Thanks!

 

One other thing with JM&A is that you need the top level warranty if you want the turbos covered

 

sounds like a hit to me, tell them $2150 and its a deal.