Upped my Service Contract miles this week

[dfritz]

When my wife and I bought our XLT sight unseen in early April, we hadn't actually found a 2024 model to test drive, we more or less took a chance on it. ( We did drive a Maverick and a used 2023 Ranger Tremor, both of which seemed ok). So when it was time to consider the Service Contract, we went a bit too conservative. I drive a agency vehicle for my work, which is about all the driving I mostly do, and we have a Outback for running around. And if we didn't like the Ranger, we needed to figure out how to get out of it, so we went small.

The Ranger exceeds our expectations, and we really like it, it's a keeper, and we're projecting our usage up a bit from the 60,000 miles/120 months we signed on for the Service Contract. So we went up to 100,000 miles, same time, costing $1000 more. It was a bit of a transaction, took a couple of days of emails ( we live 100 miles+ from our dealer).

Anyway, the Ranger is just a bit too complex, and high costs for service hourly rates, parts seem to make this a no-brainer. I'm not a big fan of extended warranties, but of late, I've been rethinking it, especially for automobiles. I think one even modest repair on electronics or drivetrain will cover the cost of the warranty.

So, if you're looking to buy, get the right plan first, you'll have less hassle, an easier path to get Ford points.

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[fordgt]

I have never bought an extended warranty until I bought my XLT. The electronics scare me. My last truck was a 2010 F150 Lariat with 164k miles. I got the 10 year 100k warranty with $100 deductible . I am 69 years old, this is probably my last new vehicle.

 

[patc890]

I have never bought an extended warranty until I bought my XLT. The electronics scare me. My last truck was a 2010 F150 Lariat with 164k miles. I got the 10 year 100k warranty with $100 deductible . I am 69 years old, this is probably my last new vehicle.

"I am 69 years old, this is probably my last new vehicle." No way! I'm turning 73 and that way one of the reason I got this RR but I still think I have a least one more new one down the road

 

[fordgt]

"I am 69 years old, this is probably Imy last new vehicle." No way! I'm turning 73 and that way one of the reason I got this RR but I still think I have a least one more new one down the road

I drove my 2010 F150 for 14 years but since I retired, I don’t drive much. I’ve had my Ranger a little over a month and I just turned 450 miles.

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