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warranty almost expired - anything I should/can do?

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Old Oct 26, 2005 | 09:13 PM
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warranty almost expired - anything I should/can do?

Just wondering if there is like a free tip to toe checkup I can have done for free, or oilchange or whatever. Never had a car with warranty before so I'm wondering if there is something you recommend doing. Thanks guys.
Old Oct 26, 2005 | 10:19 PM
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is the car making any funny noises? driving weird? smelling weird? if not, let it go.
Old Oct 26, 2005 | 11:02 PM
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Or buy extended warranty if you planning on keeping the car for a while.....
Old Oct 27, 2005 | 06:55 AM
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how much would that cost? depends i guess...
Old Oct 27, 2005 | 02:07 PM
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I'll tell you what not to do.
Get into a minor accident to void your warranty right before you wanted to take the car in for a few minor things which would have been covered in it.

Learn from my experience. Heh...
Old Oct 27, 2005 | 06:48 PM
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yeh just drive it hard and see if anything goes kapoot hehehe
Old Oct 27, 2005 | 07:48 PM
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yeh just drive it hard and see if anything goes kapoot hehehe
Um ,yeah, that's what I recommend (did) and had a VICS screw sucked into my engine!
Old Oct 29, 2005 | 12:46 PM
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What is a VICS screw?? should I have them checked???
Old Oct 29, 2005 | 02:07 PM
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lol
Old Oct 29, 2005 | 07:42 PM
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I've got an extended warranty twice: once at 50k to 75k - cost $1250 a one time payment and second at 75k - 100k around the same price. Such warranties usually cover main car components such as engines, suspension, tranny, gas tank etc... but does not cover your cd player... There are numerous companies who offer such warranties and numerous variations on what they will cover if it breaks down. But if nothing breaks down then its $1200 lost.
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What is the standard Mazda Warranty? Is it 5 year 50K miles?
Old Oct 30, 2005 | 07:17 PM
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I think 3 year 50k
Old Oct 31, 2005 | 11:18 AM
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What if your car's got a salvage title? That would make the warranty expire wouldnt it? The only thing I would like to fix is my EGR problem, I never managed to get it fixed because I don't have money for it, so since my car's at only 25,000 do you think the stealership would just take it in and do it or would they bust me and say pay up beyatch!
Old Oct 31, 2005 | 11:45 AM
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What is that EGR problem?? I've seen others mention it before.

For me they checked warranty history and found that the odometer was replaced. Was no problem though. They added it up with the new mileage and it was under 50k so they did it for free. If your salvage status shows up then they may be a stealership.
Old Oct 31, 2005 | 02:30 PM
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I just have a CEL due to "insufficient EGR flow" so in my case it's just an annoying light which I burned out cuz I couldn't stand looking at it anymore : / In other cases it causes bad idling and stalling ...
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