Thinking of whether to get VIP or similiar extended warranty for my T6 about to go off factory warranty. Figure it will cost about $1K - $2K.

Opinions anybody? ;)

For the reliability curious, in 25K (yeah, not driven much) / 4 yrs service record includes:
* electrical problems fixed (a couple)
* mystery electrical problems not fixed multiple times (5), including car insisting on unlocking itself (happens intermittently, dealer cannot reproduce --> cannot fix)
* both front anti-roll bar links replaced
* front wheel hub replaced

Thanks

The extended warranty I purchased on my S80 was the best buy I ever made. The contract cost me $1,860.00, and the extended contract company paid more than $22,000.00 for repairs. The extended warranty company called me and offered me a complete refund if I would go away with my S80. When they hit $22,000.00, they advised that their payout exceeded the market value of my car and I was on my own for the next round. The first bill o me was $2.400.00. This car is a bottomless pit. Absolute crap.

I have an extended warranty, to cover my 2000 S80 T6 from 50 to 100K miles. I got for about $1800 from Warranty-by-Net.

I have used the warranty twice (it worked very well) for a $500 repair and a $900 repair. It will take three or four major repairs for me to break even. Most cars don't have that many major repairs between 50 and 100 K miles. If I were to do it again, I would shop for a less expensive power train warranty, since those repairs could be around $3000 and I would bet that I would have no more than two or three major repairs between 50 and 100K miles.

Rich

Got my V70 R AWD from a dealer at about 80,000KM,( 50,000MI) and was given a $50.00 deductible version of the VIP warranty to 160,000KM as an inducement to buy, along with 1.8% financing for 3 years.

So far, the main front-rear propshaft assy has been replaced, as have the sunroof guides, front steering links, a stabilizer link, replacement of faulty tailgate latch unit, and faulty drivers' power window switch pack.

This recounting reminds me that after the car sits all night with a heavy rain during the night, I often find a few drips coming down at left front corner of opening in the headliner in the morning when I round the first corner!..despite once having the little drain pipes that run down inside the A-pillars checked.

In general I've found the warranties have paid off...indeed I've found some dealers play a good warranty game! They poke around, find something I have not mentioned, get the service advisor to call in a claim to VIP, advisor calls me and tells me what they've found and assure me it'll be covered..when I pick up the car the item is described on the work order as " customer complained about grinding sound in left front..diagnosed as faulty XYZ." Can this be a symptom of a dealership with dwindling business having to fight for every item they can possibly spend time on?

If the wagon were a new 245, or 745, I might avoid the extended warranty but the v70? Especially a vehicle as complex as the R AWD.

YES, get it.
Very soon your ABS/STC control unit will go out $700.00 to $800.00.
Then the ETS will go out that is about $1,000.00.
These have been known to to out in about 5 yrs. or about 80,000 miles.