In a message dated 10/8/00 4:20:58 PM, TSmith5041@AOL.COM writes: << Ask to see a copy of their written warranty, some offer lifetime on paint & labor as long as you own the car. >> Lifetime warranties are for suckers lost in a Fool's Paradise. For example, we could supply toilet paper to China from the lifetime warranty certificates handed out by the rustproofing shops who disappeared once they had filled their coffers. The vendors handing out "lifetime" warranties have compiled accurate mortality tables and they bank on the fact that you will not own the car in 2 years. So, you get a product that has a half-life of 1 year. The best shops I have found are in the second or third generation of ownership by the same family. They seldom advertise, they take more time to do the job then planned and they invariably charge much more. A warranty from them is superfluous because they do the job right. Rich |
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