[s-cars] Long-term Warranties

[Bruce Mendel]

nope....no one will, including the manufacturer with the new-car warranty. 
all have an exclusion around "non-manufacturer approved modifications".

that being said, about 75% of my audi customers have mods to their cars. so 
consider:

1. inspectors typically come out only for larger claims. so unless the shop 
you select does something boneheaded like calling it in as "we have highly 
modified chipped car here with blow turbos....can you give me a claim number 
please?", you'll be ok

2. if an inspector is going to come out, you'll have advanced notice, so you 
can go back to stock if necessary for a large claim

3. the inspectors are not really car guys, so subtle mods will escape them 
anyway

but if you have two miles of polished intake and lots of underhood bling, 
massive tires, big porsche calipers, exhaust, aftermarket boost gauge, etc, 
you're going to get denied, and it might be impractical except in the worst 
of claims to try and go back to stock.

Bruce
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Myers" <bob at chips-ur-s.com>
To: "Bruce Mendel" <brucem105 at comcast.net>
Cc: "Brian Armstead" <barmstea at voanews.com>; "Taka Mizutani" 
<t44tqtro at gmail.com>; <s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com>; 
<s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 4:31 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Long-term Warranties


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As an aside, Bruce, will any of your companies
provide coverage on many of the rather highly
modified vehicles of list members or are we stuck with doing OEM only?

Bob


At 04:22 PM 12/15/2009, Bruce Mendel wrote:
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>What?
>
>I deal as an agent with a lot of different companies. Depending on age,
>mileage, year of car, coverage requested (engine only, powertrain,
>comprehensive named component, exclusionary) and budget, I will find the
>right fit for you.
>
>I work on 9% margins, so it's no biggie for me to not make a sale, 
>therefore
>I don't have to lie like most salespeople (hahahaha, just kidding other
>salespeople). I can also review something you find and let you know if it's
>worthwhile or not.
>
>So the answer is unfortunately 'it depends', as there is something for 
>every
>car, coverage, and budget.
>
>But yes, US Fidelis sucks eggs. That I can confirm.
>
>Bruce
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Brian Armstead" <barmstea at voanews.com>
>To: "Taka Mizutani" <t44tqtro at gmail.com>
>Cc: <s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 4:14 PM
>Subject: Re: [s-cars] Long-term Warranties
>
>
>Thanks guys!
>
>Bruce?
>
>Taka Mizutani wrote:
> > Second that advice- bruce is the man to talk to.
> >
> > Taka
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 11:50 AM, Wylie Bean
> > <theringmeister at triad.rr.com <mailto:theringmeister at triad.rr.com>> 
> > wrote:
> >
> >     Yup...get in touch with Bruce Mendel...
> >     Wylie Bean
> >     TheRingmeister at triad.rr.com <mailto:TheRingmeister at triad.rr.com>
> >     90 cq
> >     91 90q20v
> >     92 UrS4
> >     08 Q7 3.6
> >     Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®
> >
> >     -----Original Message-----
> >     From: Brian Armstead <barmstea at voanews.com
> >     <mailto:barmstea at voanews.com>>
> >     Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:33:42
> >     To: <s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> >     <mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com>>
> >     Cc: <s-car-list at audifans.com <mailto:s-car-list at audifans.com>>
> >     Subject: [s-cars] Long-term Warranties
> >
> >     I'll eventually transition to an A or S8, and will certainly want to
> >     invest in a quality long term warranty.  I've heard US Fidelis is
> >     a scam.
> >
> >     Any suggestions?
> >
> >     Brian
> >     93 S4
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