Re: mercruiser extended warranty
Warranty generally covers defects in materials and workmanship.... most materials and workmanship issues show up in the first 10 hours of running...<br /><br />You'll need to read it carefully...<br />see what it covers...<br />Year 4... if something blows up, it's probably not covered anyways, it'll be "worn out" or improperly maintained, or you hit something, or you used inferior lubricants, or you didn't change the water pump every 15 minutes or whatever other nonsense has to be done to keep the warranty active...<br />Plus... say it's not running right... well..you take it in.. they insist on a $500 tune up, then a battery, then this and that... then they might cover it when all that doesn't help...or they offer partial coverage, flat rate their labour and put the parts in at cost and you still paid for it...<br /><br />$16/month though... that's only 1 beer and a table dance you'd be sacrificing...they figured out the price tolerance of the consumer didn't they...<br /><br />You can self insure- put the $200/yr. aside ...over the next 10 years if the engine or drive goes, you'll have $2000 to help fix it...without any arguments from the service writer...<br /><br />Not sure where you are exactly, but in Ontario, boats get used an average of 35 hours/year.... that's 3 hours a month, which means you're paying $5+/hour for that warranty assuming it's 4 years EXTRA beginning when the standard warranty ends...<br /><br />EDIT - I just reread your post.. make that $10/hour
