[Muskoka_Detour]

Potential buyers of Solterra: have you had any thoughts on getting/not getting extended warranty?

My thoughts on not getting: there are less fluid to deal with (ie. no oil or gasoline to deal with), so less things that can go wrong.
My thoughts on getting: this is a new model, potentially unknown history, warranty maybe be a good idea depending on the terms of the warranty.

I'll definitely inquire with my salesperson about it (to see how much, what's covered, what's not covered, etc.), as well as any troubles reporting from early owners (I won't be getting the car until late in the year or even 2023).

 

[Jenovalente]

Potential buyers of Solterra: have you had any thoughts on getting/not getting extended warranty?

My thoughts on not getting: there are less fluid to deal with (ie. no oil or gasoline to deal with), so less things that can go wrong.
My thoughts on getting: this is a new model, potentially unknown history, warranty maybe be a good idea depending on the terms of the warranty.

I'll definitely inquire with my salesperson about it (to see how much, what's covered, what's not covered, etc.), as well as any troubles reporting from early owners (I won't be getting the car until late in the year or even 2023).

I would get the extended warranty just for all the electronics. The “powertrain” and battery warranty is ok, but if any of the electronics blow out, I think you’ll get your money’s worth from an extended warranty that covers the parts and labor.

I had an extended warranty on my Mini Countryman and recouped the price of the warranty really quickly.

My wife has a 2019 Forester and the extended warranty was not outrageous. I think it covers bumper to bumper up to 100,000 miles.

 

[Crumas]

I would get the extended warranty just for all the electronics. The “powertrain” and battery warranty is ok, but if any of the electronics blow out, I think you’ll get your money’s worth from an extended warranty that covers the parts and labor.

I had an extended warranty on my Mini Countryman and recouped the price of the warranty really quickly.

My wife has a 2019 Forester and the extended warranty was not outrageous. I think it covers bumper to bumper up to 100,000 miles.

I’ve purchased the extended warranty on my wife’s 2011 Legacy and my 2015 CrossTrek. Used the daylights out of it on the CrossTrek (bought it used and apparently abused), but haven’t used it at all on the Legacy which we’ve owned for over 10 years. I would say in general I don’t know of too many people who have had a lot of problems with their Subarus, but I like the peace of mind just in case. Please forgive me, Clark Howard.

 

[md.]

The extended warranty can be purchased at any point before the 3/36k factory warranty expires, correct? Unless you need it rolled into your financing, I think waiting and purchasing it after you see how things are going and if you'll keep the vehicle is the way to go. I also dread the thought of paying $1,000 for a new screen or hundreds of dollars if the surround cameras stop working.

Another reason for me to wait is that this will go one of two ways for me. Either I'll trade it in in a couple years if they offer some nice features in 2025/26 like a 120V/1500W outlet or other V2L system or I'll keep it until it dies.

Has anyone figured out how to get a good deal on the warranty? I know with Toyotas, there are a couple of dealers who sell them for less than 50% of what other dealers charge. I don't think it matters at all where you get your Toyota extended warranty. With Subaru, I believe I've heard that you can purchase them from a different Subaru retailer than the one from whom you purchased your vehicle, but it has to be in the same region (or something like that).

 

[Muskoka_Detour]

I've never heard of people buying ext. warranties from second dealers here in Canada. I'll have to see whether this option is available. When financing the vehicle, it may make sense to get the warranty to cover at least until the length of the financing period. That way, you don't need to worry about paying for the loan + paying for repairs.

AMD (TCCN) has a pretty good video talking about ext. warranty. His video covers mostly Toyota vehicles from a technical/repair side but he does have some non-technical ("soft" side) videos; his thoughts on ext. warranty in that video are quite helpful - regardless of brand.

 

[Subie Longtimer]

I've never heard of people buying ext. warranties from second dealers here in Canada. I'll have to see whether this option is available. When financing the vehicle, it may make sense to get the warranty to cover at least until the length of the financing period. That way, you don't need to worry about paying for the loan + paying for repairs.

AMD (TCCN) has a pretty good video talking about ext. warranty. His video covers mostly Toyota vehicles from a technical/repair side but he does have some non-technical ("soft" side) videos; his thoughts on ext. warranty in that video are quite helpful - regardless of brand.

do you have a link to that video please?

 

[Muskoka_Detour]

do you have a link to that video please?

Hint: his channel is a must for any Toyota owners . Even for non-Toyota owners you can still pick up some good tips. He now has a second channel covering non-Toyota cars.

 

[Patrick]

I would get the warranty as I plan to keep the car as long as they will offer a warranty for it... but generally not a good reason to do it up -front unless you get a really good deal. You have until 3 years or 36k miles (whichever comes first) to add it.

 

[DougK]

Emailed eight in-state Idaho dealers 4 days ago and have received two quotes for a Subaru 8yr, 80,000 mile, $100 deductable Gold Plus extended warranty.
One was at the dealer I purchased the vehicle through and was offered this "at their cost" and the other is a different dealer.
Both gave me the exact same price of $2680.
One also offered 8/80K/$0 deductable for $2824 ($144 additional over $100 deductable)

Anyone else get any quotes?

The leaf(s) I had for 8 years have averaged about 9K miles a year but with the longer range I might be putting more miles per year on the Solterra. So it may be better to wait two years before I look again at the extended warranty. Hopefully the price does not change too much over that time period if I choose to wait!

 

[Patrick]

They didn't provide quotes beyond 7/100 for me. That was $2016 with no deductible. I would think that 8/80 would be LESS than 7/100 but not sure. Maybe this is all age (and not mileage) related in the EV world. Personally I'd like to see the numbers for 8 years/120k and 10 years/100k which are standard offerings in the gas world.

 

[R P]

Nope, not for me. Never had one, and never needed it. But I did get the 5 year replacement insurance ($2200 CAD) that replaces any damaged, wheel, glass, etc with OEM only parts, and of course the whole car if it is totalled with the current model of that year. If I sell the car in 3 years, I can cancel and get my money back for the last 2 years. So I figured that was worth it.