Dear all,<br><br>Please let me know if you have any suggestions about buying an extended<br>warranty for Honda Odyssey.<br><br>I just bough a 2000 Honda Odyssey LX with 38,000 miles on it from a GM<br>dealer in Memphis, TN.<br><br>When I bought the van, the dealer wanted me to spend $1,500 for a GM<br>warranty, i.e., 3 years/36,000 miles. I plainly refused. The dealer then<br>offered me the same term warranty but only for $1,100 from Wynn's Extended<br>Care warranty. I then bought the Wynn's Extended Care warranty.<br><br>Unfortunately, when I contacted the only Honda dealer/service station in my<br>town, the service station told me that it could not and would not honor any<br>third party warranties because it sells Honda extended warranty. The service<br>station says that I must pay any repair with my own money and then get a<br>reimbursement from the third party.<br><br>After researching the Internet, I found many places offer cheaper (although<br>not always better) warranties than the Wynn's Extended Care. I can get<br>anywhere from $800 to $1,600 for additional 7 years/100,000 miles<br>(odometer reading) extended warranty. Therefore, I have decided to cancel<br>the Wynn's Extended Care.<br><br>I drive only about 7,000 miles/year. I am thinking that it may be better for<br>me to buy a 7 year warranty rather than a 3 year warranty because during the<br>next 3 years my odometer reading may be only 38,000 miles (original<br>mileage) + 3 x 7,000 miles = 38,000 + 21,000 = 59,000 miles. I do not think<br>that my Odyssey will break down with only 59,000 miles on it.<br><br>I also found a warranty coverage from Honda warranty<br><a href=http://www.hondawarranty.com/cov.cfm target=new>http://www.hondawarranty.com/cov.cfm</a><br>However, it seems to me that the Honda warranty only covers mechanical breakdown but<br>not wear and tear. For example, the Honda warranty covers timing belt only<br>if the belt fails. I am also not sure who run the Honda warranty website.<br><br>Someone told me that Honda has just extended the mileage allowance for the Honda-Care warranty from 36K to 42K. It means that my van is still eligible for the the Honda-Care warranty, because the mileage is 38K<br><br>Should I buy an extended warranty? If yes, should I buy a Honda warranty or<br>a third party warranty? Where is the best place to buy a warranty?<br><br><br>Thanks for your info.<br><br>asyamil@...