Yikes, Allstate's $250 rebate sounds like no holds barred data mining.
I'm debating about buying an extended warranty but not sure how long I will keep this truck. I think there's only been one minor issue aside from the "it's functioning as expected" crap a/c. and the hack is working fine for me.
List of common dealer responses:
1) can't duplicate issue,
2) it's functioning as expected,
3) we don't have that in stock,
4) did you buy that policy at this dealership?
5)
Well there's already so much out there already available (including motor vehicle registration data that seems to be rented or sold all the time) that it doesn't bother me. I did accept the $250.
Extended warranties (from RAM only):
Pro's -
relative peace of mind for a period of time
these are expensive, hi tech trucks so you could save a big repair bill
if you don't have a couple K in reserve it could sideline you w/o the warranty
Cons -
Big dealer/FCA money maker so its basically just gambling - you are betting you will have a covered problem
3 years factory warranty should/could shake out most issues and some things go 8 years out (emissions, ET system)
FCA denies some claims anyway (like all makers do) so not everything is covered (and you must be able to prove you met the maintenance requirements for some things)
Doesn't really give you that much of an extra coverage period unless you ponied up and got the unlimited (which is gone)
People like me run out of time wayyyy before they are out of miles. For others its the other way around.
I go back and forth, I've never had an extended warranty pay off for me, my Ferd's is up in March and I've had 0 claims. That was $2K flushed down the toilet basically.