Take advantage of our Father’s Day Promotion to save on your vehicle service contract (extended auto warranty).

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Take advantage of our April End Of Month Sales Promotion to save on your vehicle service contract (extended auto warranty).

This offer is available is available for a limited time. (Discount offer not available in Florida or California.)

Call 800-632-4222 or visit Warranty Direct today for more details!

1. Rust-Proofing: Some dealers charge up to $800 for this service, which sometimes amounts to no more than spraying a coating from an aerosol can in the wheel wells.
2. Fabric Protection: For a couple of hundred dollars, some dealers will try to sell you fabric protection for your car’s interior that will repel stains. You know it as Scotchgard.
3. Paint Sealant: This is another instance where the dealership hopes the car buyer will be gullible enough to believe that it’s using some special technique and material that’ll keep your car’s paint looking factory fresh
4. Window Etching: Another easy-money markup for car dealers; they etch your vehicle’s VIN on a window so that your car can allegedly be tracked in case it’s stolen.
5. Alarm System: Many cars come with a basic form of security, such as coded keys, but many dealers will also try to sell you a full-featured alarm system.
6. Extended Warranty: Since vehicles come with longer and more comprehensive warranties these days, extended warranties are usually not worth the extra money. If you plan to hang onto the vehicle for a long time, an extended warranty can be a good investment if and when your car needs major repairs. But don’t buy it from the dealer, since you can often get a better deal through independent insurers, such as Warranty Direct.
7. CD Changer: The price of a CD changer at a dealership can be twice what it is at a car stereo shop or electronics store.
8. Rear-Seat Video: Whether to choose this dealer option is not as easy to decide as the ones above.

Consumer Reports says almost the same thing:

“Dealerships often try to sell you extras that boost their profit margin but are a waste of you money. They can include rustproofing, fabric protection, paint protectant, or VIN etching, in which the vehicle identification number is etched onto the windows to deter thieves. Don’t accept those unnecessary services and fees. If you see those items on the bill of sale and you haven’t agreed to them, simply cross them out and refuse to pay for them. Vehicle bodies are already coated to protect against rust. And recent CR reliability surveys show that rust is not a major problem with modern cars. You can treat upholstery and apply paint protectant yourself with good off-the-shelf products that cost only a few dollars. If you decide you want VIN etching, you can buy a kit to do it yourself for less than $25, instead of the $200 that some dealerships charge. Also think twice about an extended warranty. It can cost hundreds of dollars. But if you buy a model with good reliability or if you expect to have the vehicle only for five years or less, it often isn’t worth the cost.”

Regarding Car Warranties, US News & World Report says:

“The dealer’s extended warranty isn’t necessarily the best deal; in fact, it usually costs more. Plus, you’re in a high-pressure situation at the dealer and might not be able to read the fine print. Finally, if you buy the dealer’s extended warranty, you might be required to return to that dealership to get it honored – which could become a problem if you move.”

So save yourself some money:

• Skip the rust proofing
• Buy your own can of Scotchguard for your cloth upholstery as well as the carpeting and matting
• Say no to paint sealant which is often just a wax job that you can do yourself or pay the neighbor’s kids to do
• For your alarm upgraded stereo and video systems you can often find a better system cheaper at your local car stereo shop or a big box retailer like Best Buy
• Window Etching – check with your local police or sheriff department – a lot of them hold free etching days like the Amhearst Police Department
• Car Warranty or Vehicle Service Contract – contact Warranty Direct at 800-632-4222 for your best deal on an Auto Warranty

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According to US News & World Report, you don’t need to purchase a warranty the moment you buy the car. If you want one, you can easily buy it later from a reputable third-party company. “The dealer’s extended warranty isn’t necessarily the best deal; in fact, it usually costs more. Plus, you’re in a high-pressure situation at the dealer and might not be able to read the fine print. Finally, if you buy the dealer’s extended warranty, you might be required to return to that dealership to get it honored – which could become a problem if you move.” So contact Warranty Direct and buy direct from us and save.

If you need a vehicle service contract (generally known as an extended warranty), call Warranty Direct first and let us help you get protected  from unexpected repair bill costs when a break down occurs. You can reach us at (800) 632-4222 or visit www.warrantydirect.com to find out more.

But you need to decide whether you want to see them from the driver’s or passenger’s seats, because these minicars might not protect you if you’re involved in an accident.

Recent crash tests put the minicars to shame. Several demonstrations have pitted mid-sized automobiles with minis such as the Honda Fit, the Toyota Yaris, and the Smart Fortwo. Why are the minicars falling short despite their trumpeted arrival on the US car market?

Let’s take a look at the safety features of two cars. We chose the Honda Fit and the Honda Accord, because they are both made by the same manufacturer.

They both come with 16-inch wheels, dual-stage, dual-threshold airbags, three-point restraints that function in all seating positions, tire pressure monitoring systems, daytime running lights and side-impact door beams, child safety features such as outboard lower anchors and tethers as well as child-proof locks.

The Accord also offers dual chamber front side airbags with passenger-side occupant position detection system. And while they both offer Honda’s trademarked Advanced Compatibility Engineering Body Structure, only the Accord boasts the Vehicle Stability Assist™ with Traction Control—although you can obtain this feature in the Fit Sport.

Both of them come with anti-locking brake systems and electronic brake distribution, but only the Accord has something called Brake Assist. Only the Accord offers an immobilizer theft-deterrent system and an emergency trunk release, which probably have little to do with safety unless your two-year-old first takes your keys and then locks himself in the trunk.

But you’ve got to be honest with yourself here. Probably the most significant difference is the weight of each vehicle. The Honda Fit weighs in at 2,489 pounds. The Accord enters the ring at 3,230. You do the math and decide which piece of metal you want to have wrapped around your family in the event of a crash.

The tests we’ve seen were conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, and they compared brand versus brand: the Fit versus the Accord, as well as the Smart Fortwo—one of the Mercedes family—against the Benz, and the Toyota Yaris versus the Camry.

In all of the tests, the crash dummies sustained head, chest, and leg injuries. With the Fit, the dummy struck his head on the steering wheel right through the activated airbag. The dummy in the Fortwo was damaged by instrument panel and steering wheel dislodgment. The smaller vehicles sustained more structural damage than the mid-sized vehicles. For those who are curious, the Accord is about thirty inches longer and six inches wider than the Fit, but these statistics were not mentioned in the test results.

The manufacturers are protesting that the test conditions were not realistic, but physics don’t lie. Just like scissors is crushed by rock, these mini cars are not going to stand up to the big boys in head-to-head competition—or, in this case, collision. Why are the manufacturers whining about the test conditions?

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, as well as its sister organization—the Highway Loss Data Institute—are funded by auto insurance companies but maintain they are “independent, nonprofit, scientific, and educational…dedicated to reducing losses.”

They maintain that head-on crashes at 40 miles per hour, which was the standard used in the minicar tests, provide the best evaluation of a car’s ability to survive an accident.

It is true that all three of the minicars did well in frontal barrier crash tests. But the collision testing resulted in a barrage of controversy because of government and environmental pressures to reduce gasoline dependence and increase fuel economy.

There’s no doubt that the minicars give you much better mileage, whether you’re driving in the city or on the highway. And once again using the Honda Fit and Accord models for comparison, the MSRP difference is about $6,000, which could make an appreciable difference in your monthly payment. But the results issued by the Insurance Institute could result in higher premiums for drivers who buy minicars.

So do you pick better safety features just in case you have an accident, or do you conserve gas and save the environment? In an economy with gas prices rising and paychecks stagnant, many consumers feel that they have to vote with their pocketbooks. What’s a poor dummy to do?

Warranty Direct offers extended warranties for minicars – call to get a free quote and find out what is covered on your new mini car.

One thing we haven’t heard much about, however, is how Chrysler owners will be effected by the bankruptcy filing.  Being in the extended warranty business, we’re frequently fielding the following questions:

• How will my factory warranty coverage be effected by Chrysler’s bankruptcy?
• The President said that Chrysler purchasers would be protected even if Chrysler filed bankruptcy.  Are there any caveats?
• Does my extended warranty coverage immediately go into effect if Chrysler’s factory warranty is terminated?

At Warranty Direct, we’ve been examining the Chrysler bankruptcy issue and want to assure our customers that we can provide them with solid answers.  Starting next week we’ll be posting information on our blog to help Chrysler owners better understand what happens in a bankruptcy situation.

If you’re a Chrysler owner and you can’t wait, feel free to call us at (800) 632-4222 with any questions you might have.

Cartalk.com recently did a study on this topic and now we have some cold, hard facts. The results showed that on average the dealerships in the study charged 15% more than independent car repair shops for the same repairs.

Buy an Extended Car Warranty Direct and Save

When you buy a new car, you have the option to purchase your extended car warranty through your dealership; the problem with this is that if you purchase it through your dealer then your extended vehicle warranty will only cover repairs that are done at your dealership.

So on top of the higher prices that the dealer charges anyway, if you ever need service when you’re miles away from your dealer then you’re going to get stuck with the entire car repair bill.