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From: mlg@akgua.UUCP (M.L. Graham [Mike])
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: extended warranties
Message-ID: <1754@akgua.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 22-Oct-85 16:44:18 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct 22 16:44:18 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 23-Oct-85 05:41:43 EDT
Organization: AT&T Technologies/Bell Labs, Atlanta
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I'm going to be ordering a new van soon, and I was wondering
what the opinion is on the net of the extended warranties offered
by the auto companies.  I know I don't think those type of plans
are worth the cost (from the consumer's view) for smaller
appliances.  However, I'm not so sure on something as 
expensive as a car powertrain.  In that case, it might be
more like collision insurance - on the average it makes
money for the offering company but the very high cost of a
claim (new engine, for example) may make it look attractive.

Mike Graham @AT&T Technologies 
Atlanta, Georgia
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